Bangor Modern Languages
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Modern Languages teaching & research at Bangor University, part of the university since 1884. #mfl
Wir yn edrych ymlaen at Magosto arall yn fuan! / Really looking forward to soon celebrating another Magosto!
November 14, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Wir yn edrych ymlaen at Magosto arall yn fuan! / Really looking forward to soon celebrating another Magosto!
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I recently wrote a blog article about legacies of colonialism in contemporary French sports films. I discussed some of the themes which feature in my upcoming book French Sports Films: Visions of Masculinity. Read it here:
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Dreams of integration and legacies of colonialism in French sports films
Jonathan Ervine The way in which contemporary French sports films depict social justice issues is evolving. Not as many are based on the exploits of stereotypically macho males; an increasing amoun…
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October 31, 2025 at 11:40 AM
I recently wrote a blog article about legacies of colonialism in contemporary French sports films. I discussed some of the themes which feature in my upcoming book French Sports Films: Visions of Masculinity. Read it here:
cinemasocialjustice.org/2025/10/28/d...
cinemasocialjustice.org/2025/10/28/d...
Welsh translations of George Orwell novels by publisher set up by one of our Translation Studies graduates... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
George Orwell classics Animal Farm and 1984 translated into Welsh
Animal Farm and 1984 will both be published in Welsh for the first time.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 30, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Welsh translations of George Orwell novels by publisher set up by one of our Translation Studies graduates... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Cyfieithiadau i'r Gymraeg o nofelau George Orwell gan gyhoeddwr a sefydlwyd gan un o'n graddedigion Astudiaethau Cyfieithu...
www.bbc.co.uk/cymrufyw/ert...
www.bbc.co.uk/cymrufyw/ert...
Cyfieithu clasuron George Orwell i'r Gymraeg yn cynnig 'persbectif newydd'
Mae dwy o nofelau George Orwell, 1984 ac Animal Farm, wedi cael eu cyfieithu i'r Gymraeg am y tro cyntaf.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 30, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Cyfieithiadau i'r Gymraeg o nofelau George Orwell gan gyhoeddwr a sefydlwyd gan un o'n graddedigion Astudiaethau Cyfieithu...
www.bbc.co.uk/cymrufyw/ert...
www.bbc.co.uk/cymrufyw/ert...
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Really interesting discussion in France Culture's 8am news bulletin about why AI wasn't used in translation of new Astérix album 'Astérix en Lusitanie' as well as what AI can and can't translate (13:08-15:10): www.radiofrance.fr/francecultur...
La Pologne se prépare à des raids aériens russes
Depuis le survol des drones russes au mois de septembre dans leur espace aérien, les Polonais se préparent à l'éventualité d'une attaque aérienne.
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October 23, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Really interesting discussion in France Culture's 8am news bulletin about why AI wasn't used in translation of new Astérix album 'Astérix en Lusitanie' as well as what AI can and can't translate (13:08-15:10): www.radiofrance.fr/francecultur...
Mae hi wedi bod yn wych croesawu ymwelwyr i'r diwrnod agored heddiw! / It's been great welcoming visitors to today's open day!
October 12, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Mae hi wedi bod yn wych croesawu ymwelwyr i'r diwrnod agored heddiw! / It's been great welcoming visitors to today's open day!
We're delighted to be welcoming new students today as Welcome Week begins. Ruth McElroy, our head of school is introducing our school to our Freshers. We hope you have a great time studying with us here in Bangor. Croeso! / Welcome!
September 22, 2025 at 1:53 PM
We're delighted to be welcoming new students today as Welcome Week begins. Ruth McElroy, our head of school is introducing our school to our Freshers. We hope you have a great time studying with us here in Bangor. Croeso! / Welcome!
Rydym yn falch iawn i groesawu myfyrwyr newydd heddiw ar ddiwrnod cyntaf Wythnos Groeso. Mae Ruth McElroy, ein pennaeth ysgol, yn cyflwyno'r ysgol i'n myfyrwyr newydd. Gobeithio eich bod chi'n mynd i fwynhau astudio gyda ni yma ym Mangor. Croeso!
September 22, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Rydym yn falch iawn i groesawu myfyrwyr newydd heddiw ar ddiwrnod cyntaf Wythnos Groeso. Mae Ruth McElroy, ein pennaeth ysgol, yn cyflwyno'r ysgol i'n myfyrwyr newydd. Gobeithio eich bod chi'n mynd i fwynhau astudio gyda ni yma ym Mangor. Croeso!
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'“Everything Remains the Same”: Julio Camba Travelling Spain' by David Miranda-Barreiro @bangormodlangs.bsky.social
Read it #OpenAccess: bit.ly/Julio-Camba-Travelling-Spain
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'“Everything Remains the Same”: Julio Camba Travelling Spain' by David Miranda-Barreiro @bangormodlangs.bsky.social
Read it #OpenAccess: bit.ly/Julio-Camba-Travelling-Spain
@benschofield.bsky.social @drmirnasolic.bsky.social @abilox.bsky.social
September 22, 2025 at 1:38 PM
A new publication from one of our lecturers in French is on the way...
Just seen the first cover image of my new book, which is due out just before Christmas.
September 9, 2025 at 10:25 AM
A new publication from one of our lecturers in French is on the way...
Pob lwc i bawb sy'n derbyn canlyniadau Lefel A heddiw. Eisiau gwybod mwy am gyrsiau #IeithoeddModern ar gael trwy glirio? Cysylltwch â'r llinell gymorth clirio Prifysgol Bangor: 0800 085 1818. 🇫🇷🇩🇪🇪🇸🇨🇳
August 14, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Pob lwc i bawb sy'n derbyn canlyniadau Lefel A heddiw. Eisiau gwybod mwy am gyrsiau #IeithoeddModern ar gael trwy glirio? Cysylltwch â'r llinell gymorth clirio Prifysgol Bangor: 0800 085 1818. 🇫🇷🇩🇪🇪🇸🇨🇳
Good luck to everyone getting exam results today. Interested in clearing opportunities in #ModernLanguages? Ring the Bangor University clearing helpline: 0800 085 1818. 🇫🇷🇩🇪🇪🇸🇨🇳
August 14, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Good luck to everyone getting exam results today. Interested in clearing opportunities in #ModernLanguages? Ring the Bangor University clearing helpline: 0800 085 1818. 🇫🇷🇩🇪🇪🇸🇨🇳
Ydych chi'n dilyn y Tour de France eleni? Ella byddwch chi'n clywed Rob Hatch, un o'n graddedigion. Dyma fideo ohono fo lle mae o'n dangos ei sgiliau ieithoedd yn ystod y Giro d'Italia rhai mlynedd yn ôl...
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Live Interviews @ Giro d'Italia - Rob Hatch
YouTube video by Robert Hatch
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July 12, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Ydych chi'n dilyn y Tour de France eleni? Ella byddwch chi'n clywed Rob Hatch, un o'n graddedigion. Dyma fideo ohono fo lle mae o'n dangos ei sgiliau ieithoedd yn ystod y Giro d'Italia rhai mlynedd yn ôl...
youtu.be/7K9Z-3Mbmos?...
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Don't believe people who say learning a language is always difficult. Some people actually reckon it's a piece of cake. Great to meet visitors to today's Open Day. Siwrne saff adref bawb! / Safe journey home everyone!
July 5, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Don't believe people who say learning a language is always difficult. Some people actually reckon it's a piece of cake. Great to meet visitors to today's Open Day. Siwrne saff adref bawb! / Safe journey home everyone!
Dr. Armelle Blin-Rolland, one of our lecturers in French, has just co-edited a special issue of the Journal of Romance Studies entitled 'EcoModLang: Greening The field of Languages and Cultures'. liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/abs/10.3...
June 11, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Dr. Armelle Blin-Rolland, one of our lecturers in French, has just co-edited a special issue of the Journal of Romance Studies entitled 'EcoModLang: Greening The field of Languages and Cultures'. liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/abs/10.3...
Mae'r blwyddyn dramor yn gallu bod yn brofiad anhygoel. Dyma rai lluniau gan Chantal, sydd wedi bod yn Valencia eleni / The year abroad can be an amazing experience. Here are some photos from Chantal, who has been in Valencia this year.
June 10, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Mae'r blwyddyn dramor yn gallu bod yn brofiad anhygoel. Dyma rai lluniau gan Chantal, sydd wedi bod yn Valencia eleni / The year abroad can be an amazing experience. Here are some photos from Chantal, who has been in Valencia this year.
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Tomorrow (Tues. 20 May) I'm doing a free online talk about Cinema and Globalisation. I'll talk about transnationalism, tariffs and Trump. It's for people thinking about studying at university and you can sign up here: www.bangor.ac.uk/taster-sessi...
Transnational Cinema: Understanding Film in an Age of Globalisation | Bangor University
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May 19, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Tomorrow (Tues. 20 May) I'm doing a free online talk about Cinema and Globalisation. I'll talk about transnationalism, tariffs and Trump. It's for people thinking about studying at university and you can sign up here: www.bangor.ac.uk/taster-sessi...
GUERNICA - Pablo Picasso. First-year Spanish language students delved into the history of the Spanish Civil War, focusing on Picasso’s powerful masterpiece, Guernica. This work is now on display in room 429.
May 7, 2025 at 9:48 AM
GUERNICA - Pablo Picasso. First-year Spanish language students delved into the history of the Spanish Civil War, focusing on Picasso’s powerful masterpiece, Guernica. This work is now on display in room 429.
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Next month, I'm doing a free online lecture 'Transnational Cinema: Understanding Film in an Age of Globalisation'. It's for students thinking about studying at university, and will be relevant to both modern languages and film studies. More info here:
www.bangor.ac.uk/taster-sessi...
www.bangor.ac.uk/taster-sessi...
Transnational Cinema: Understanding Film in an Age of Globalisation | Bangor University
www.bangor.ac.uk
April 28, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Next month, I'm doing a free online lecture 'Transnational Cinema: Understanding Film in an Age of Globalisation'. It's for students thinking about studying at university, and will be relevant to both modern languages and film studies. More info here:
www.bangor.ac.uk/taster-sessi...
www.bangor.ac.uk/taster-sessi...
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This book about Antisemitism in Football is out next week. It's edited by Emma Poulton, and I've contributed a chapter entitled 'Football and Antisemitism in France: Visibility and Invisibility'. www.routledge.com/Antisemitism...
Antisemitism in Football: International Perspectives
This book investigates the nature and prevalence of expressions of antisemitism within the context of football in Europe and beyond, as well as attempts to challenge and combat this problematic phenom...
www.routledge.com
March 6, 2025 at 12:41 PM
This book about Antisemitism in Football is out next week. It's edited by Emma Poulton, and I've contributed a chapter entitled 'Football and Antisemitism in France: Visibility and Invisibility'. www.routledge.com/Antisemitism...
Following their session on Graffiti in Bangor, our second-year Spanish students created their own design. ¡Buen trabajo!😎🇪🇸
February 25, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Following their session on Graffiti in Bangor, our second-year Spanish students created their own design. ¡Buen trabajo!😎🇪🇸
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Here are some of the highlights from my recent research trip to Paris where I was focusing on sport and cinema in France...
February 7, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Here are some of the highlights from my recent research trip to Paris where I was focusing on sport and cinema in France...
Dathliadau Blwyddyn Newydd Tsieineaidd ym Mharis. Cofiwch am y digwyddiadau yn Pontio ar ddydd Sadwrn / Chinese New Year Celebrations in Paris. Remember there are CNY events at Pontio this Saturday
January 30, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Dathliadau Blwyddyn Newydd Tsieineaidd ym Mharis. Cofiwch am y digwyddiadau yn Pontio ar ddydd Sadwrn / Chinese New Year Celebrations in Paris. Remember there are CNY events at Pontio this Saturday
Our senior lecturer in German Dr. Sarah Pogoda has written the afterword to Disaster, a novel by Swiss queer author Christoph Geiser.
January 27, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Our senior lecturer in German Dr. Sarah Pogoda has written the afterword to Disaster, a novel by Swiss queer author Christoph Geiser.
Rydym wedi mwynhau croesawu ymwelwyr I ddiwrnod agored heddiw / We've been enjoying welcoming visitors to an open day today
January 24, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Rydym wedi mwynhau croesawu ymwelwyr I ddiwrnod agored heddiw / We've been enjoying welcoming visitors to an open day today