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Emma Wagstaff
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Associate Professor of French at the University of Birmingham writing and teaching on poetry, translation, and art.
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jrkasstan.bsky.social
Staggering harm is being done to #language learning in Higher Ed. No oversight or strategic thinking, with cold spots now present. Petitions alone this week in response to closures:

Nottingham · Change.org
Leicester · Change.org

#edusky #langsky @britishacademy.bsky.social @hetanshah.bsky.social
Change starts here
Join over 500,000,000 people creating real change in their communities.
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November 12, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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wendya-b.bsky.social
What does it mean to think like a linguist? And how can we bring creativity and inclusive culture into language learning? Read Charlotte Ryland's fascinating piece in our LSP edited collection www.lspjournal.com/post/think-l... @cforsdick.bsky.social
Think Like a Linguist: Community and collaboration for a new languages curriculum
In this article, Charlotte Ryland reflects on how the learning from creative translation and languages advocacy projects can feed into languages curriculum reform. By focusing in particular on the lin...
www.lspjournal.com
June 25, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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ucflangs.bsky.social
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
University of Nottingham cuts target language teaching staff
The University of Nottingham cuts all casual staff at its Language Centre, with evening classes going.
www.bbc.co.uk
June 16, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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lawrentian.bsky.social
Opening next week (& running till Nov) at London's Senate House Library is the "Spineless Wonders" exhibition. This free exhibition focuses on works without a bound spine & presents "rarely-seen printed materials spanning five centuries." www.london.ac.uk/senate-house...
Spineless Wonders: The Power of Print Unbound
Senate House Library to open Spineless Wonders exhibition charting the history of unconventional publishing
www.london.ac.uk
June 14, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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thatiliazdguy.bsky.social
Saw about half of "After Words: Visual and Experimental Poetry in Little Magazines and Small Presses, 1960-2025," curated by Granary Books's Steve Clay and M.C. Kinniburgh, at The Grolier Club. This translation of Queneau, _One Hundred Million Million Poems_ (Kickshaws, 1983) was in the first case.
Translation of Raymond Queneau's book of sonnets in which lines appear on strips of paper that can be combined in one hundred million million combinations. Book is displayed with one sonnet composed on the right hand page and multiple strips sticking up up from the gutter.
June 17, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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stephenspender.bsky.social
How do you translate a poem?
Find everything you need in our NEW collection of poetry translation resources!
Including worksheets for #teachers and top tips from former winner Gabi Reigh:
www.stephen-spender.org/stephen-spen...

Submit your entry by 31 July!

#SSTPoetryPrize2025 #PortugueseSpotlight
Yellow background. Brightly coloured cartoon of stacked books, brightly coloured cartoon people sitting on the books reading, white clouds above, yellow hot air balloon on the left. Image heading reads “Categories 2025”. Image text lists the categories: “Schools Laureate Prize; Individual Youth Entry for under 18s; Portuguese Spotlight; Teacher Laureate Prize.” Image footnote reads “We harness the power of language and translation to celebrate heritage, unlock creative and educational potential, and inspire communities. www.stephen-spender.org ”. SST logo in yellow bottom left
June 12, 2025 at 2:30 PM
erhwagstaff1.bsky.social
The interview in this volume with endlessly inventive French poet Philippe Beck, conducted by @markrobsoninfo.bsky.social and Elodie Laügt, is a fascinating dialogue on poetry and prose.
countertext-eup.bsky.social CounterText @countertext-eup.bsky.social · Jun 4
Just Published: CounterText Vol. 11.1
Special Issue: The Sentence
Guest Editor: Mark Robson

The latest issue of CounterText is now out, published by Edinburgh University Press.

Available now: www.euppublishing.com/toc/count/11/1
June 9, 2025 at 4:05 PM
erhwagstaff1.bsky.social
A really interesting response by @gabrielasaldanhav.bsky.social to @ftnetwork.bsky.social's brilliant project:
ftnetwork.bsky.social Feminist Translation Network @ftnetwork.bsky.social · Jun 9
What does feminist literary translation look like in practice? FTN Steering Group member @gabrielasaldanhav.bsky.social has been following our events closely and offers some reflections here: feministtranslation.bham.ac.uk/2025/06/femi...
Photo of Dr Gabriela Saldanha
June 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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jonathanervine.bsky.social
Stop cuts to Modern Languages at Bangor University - Sign the Petition! chng.it/9vtymFBVFh
Sign the Petition
Stop cuts to Modern Languages at Bangor University
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May 30, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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stephenspender.bsky.social
Not sure what to translate for #SSTPoetryPrize2025? Don’t forget our new collection of resources and top tips on how to choose a poem: www.stephen-spender.org/stephen-spen...

Enter by 31 July for your chance to join the Stephen Spender Prize hall of fame!

#SSTPoetryPrize #PortugueseSpotlight
Yellow background. Image text reads “Resources for choosing a poem”. A brightly coloured cartoon on the right: person holds a magnifying glass in front of a screen as big as they are, colourful leaves burst from behind it, a small pile of books are on the right of it. Clouds and stars are above it and above the text. Image footnote reads "We harness the power of language and translation to celebrate heritage, unlock creative and educational potential, and inspire communities. www.stephen-spender.org ” SST logo in yellow bottom left.
May 29, 2025 at 12:21 PM
erhwagstaff1.bsky.social
I didn't know about this study when I visited Kettle's Yard at the weekend for the first time in years, but can confirm that being there helps with stepping away from the to-do list treadmill.
May 29, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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drswissmiss.bsky.social
This is just awful (on top of the outrage of ancient history and religion and theology degrees going completely). How can you study a language at degree level without learning about the cultures, literatures and histories of that language?
christiesmbc.bsky.social Christie Margrave @christiesmbc.bsky.social · May 28
Sort of good but mostly not. They still want to close 3 languages completely. And teaching-only contracts at basic starting salary grade 6, no research-led teaching, no culture/hist/lit modules on lang degrees. No confirmation on how many T&R in MLANG to be saved.

www.bbc.com/news/article...
Cardiff University backtracks on plans to cut music and languages - BBC News
Music and modern languages will still be offered at Cardiff University, the vice chancellor says.
www.bbc.com
May 28, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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stephenspender.bsky.social
The Stephen Spender Prize 2025 is now open for entries!

Find all the details about this year's categories for schools, teachers, individual youth entrants and the 2025 #PortugueseSpotlight in our special launch newsletter: mailchi.mp/b7741de96744...

#SSTPoetryPrize2025
Yellow background. Brightly coloured cartoon of stacked books, brightly coloured cartoon people sitting on the books reading, white clouds above, yellow hot air balloon on the left. Image heading reads “Categories 2025”. Image text lists the categories: “Schools Laureate Prize; Individual Youth Entry for under 18s; Portuguese Spotlight; Teacher Laureate Prize.” Image footnote reads “We harness the power of language and translation to celebrate heritage, unlock creative and educational potential, and inspire communities. www.stephen-spender.org ”. SST logo in yellow bottom left.
May 1, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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heatherhmw.bsky.social
Please read this
auphf.bsky.social AUPHF+ @auphf.bsky.social · Apr 30
Stephen Forcer shares this open letter as AUPHF+ President to express our grave concern regarding the proposed cuts to Modern Languages at Cardiff University and to other subjects:
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May 1, 2025 at 7:55 AM
erhwagstaff1.bsky.social
Really interesting interview in which Ian Maclachlan weaves together life writing, landscape and language, and advocates for poetry.
themhra.bsky.social Modern Humanities Research Association @themhra.bsky.social · Apr 17
'The North Face of Nicolas Pesquès'

See this great interview by Claire Moran with Ian Maclachlan, winner of this year's 'Modern Language Review' article prize.

👉 www.mhra.org.uk/news/2025/04...

#MLR #ModernLanguageReview
April 17, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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laurelplapp.bsky.social
LAST CALL

Don't miss your chance to win a Gold #OpenAccess book contract in #PeterLangPublishing 2025 Emerging Scholars Competition. Closes 30 April 2025.

ow.ly/NORO50VAPZJ

#QueerStudies #CallForSubmissions #EmergingScholars #PeterLang #DEI #LGBTQIA
2025 Emerging Scholars Competition
Enter the 2025 Emerging Scholars Competition in Queer Studies for the chance to win a publishing contract with Gold Open Access.
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April 16, 2025 at 5:14 PM
erhwagstaff1.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/ap...
‘Too original for just one medium’: Agnès Varda’s Paris photographs go on show
Esteemed film-maker Varda began work as a photographer, capturing the postwar freedom of Paris, where a new exhibition presents her as a vital part of the city’s creative history
www.theguardian.com
April 11, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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profsarajones.bsky.social
Join us Wednesday 5 March from 5.30 p.m. in Centrala for launch of our guidance packs in support of displaced Ukrainians - co-created with Ukrainians in Brum. We will also talk about our ongoing work on visa precarity for Ukrainians in the UK.

Everyone welcome:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/report-lau...
Report Launch & Cultural Evening – 5th March 2025
Support for Displaced Ukrainians and Mental Health Support for Central and Eastern European Communities in Birmingham
www.eventbrite.co.uk
March 3, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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christiesmbc.bsky.social
Please help us to save Modern Languages at Cardiff University:

chng.it/Hmtvvdtptg
Sign the Petition
Save MLANG at Cardiff University!
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January 29, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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francescaberry.bsky.social
I’d love to be invited in 2025 to talk about it. And, if anyone would like to review it that’d be very much welcomed.

Do please repost, thank you.🙏🏼
January 23, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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francescaberry.bsky.social
I am delighted to announce that today is my book’s publication day!!! 🎉

📕 Édouard Vuillard, the Nabis, and the Politics of Domesticity is in print (and ebook) with @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social

It looks gorgeous. It feels chunky. I couldn’t be happier! 😊
francescaberry.bsky.social Dr Francesca Berry (she/her) @francescaberry.bsky.social · Oct 11
📕 My book, Édouard Vuillard, the Nabis, and the Politics of Domesticity, to be published by Bloomsbury Visual Arts @BloomsburyAcad has a cover and has gone to press! 💃

I am incredibly grateful to the 4 reviewers whose lovely comments grace the back cover.😊

🧵1/5
Book cover including a painting of a figure seated in a domestic room. Back cover of a book.
January 23, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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frenchstudies.bsky.social
Applications for this year's Simon Gaunt Postgraduate Travel Grant are now open. The closing date is 4th April 2025.

For more information about eligibility criteria and how to apply, see the link below:

www.sfs.ac.uk/funding/the-...
The Simon Gaunt Postgraduate Travel Grant
The Society for French Studies is the UK's premier scholarly organisation for encouraging and supporting intellectual enquiry in French studies at all levels.
www.sfs.ac.uk
January 7, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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ftnetwork.bsky.social
Still a couple of travel bursaries left for the feminist translation slam/symposium on teaching feminist translation, 6-7 Feb, Oxford, organised w/ @stephenspender.bsky.social and the Queen's Translation Exchange. More bursary info on FTN website: feministtranslation.bham.ac.uk/events/
Events – Feminist Translation Network
feministtranslation.bham.ac.uk
January 7, 2025 at 1:33 PM
erhwagstaff1.bsky.social
Many congratulations to students and staff @unibirmingham.bsky.social School for their awards in the @stephenspender.bsky.social translation prize competition www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/2024/un...
University of Birmingham School students and teacher win poetry translation awards - University of Birmingham
The Stephen Spender Prize provides a platform for poets and translators of all ages to share their love for languages and literature with a wider audience.
www.birmingham.ac.uk
December 19, 2024 at 5:17 PM
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chmarcandier.bsky.social
Carnet du Monde. Annonce du décès de Jacques Roubaud par ses camarades de l’Oulipo :
Carnet du Monde. Annonce du décès de Jacques Roubaud par ses camarades de l’Oulipo
December 7, 2024 at 9:20 PM