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Paul Bishop
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Bluesky thinking about business, politics & economics in Scotland & Europe. Languages for global communication. WJC at Glasgow Uni. Personal account. RT ≠ endorsement.
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Derrière chaque grand penseur se cache parfois un grand cœur brisé.
Rousseau, Arendt, Schopenhauer, Comte, Wittgenstein : cinq philosophes aux amours contrariées, où les râteaux et les deuils nourrissent la pensée.
➡️ https://l.franceculture.fr/MAx
September 30, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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Please do sign up to join in our online conversation event on 21st November, 12 noon, about the recent report on language education in the UK from the @hepi-news.bsky.social by @meganlbowler.bsky.social, sponsored by #Duolingo Thanks to @ilcs.bsky.social
for hosting ilcs.sas.ac.uk/research-pol...
Thinking Strategically Seminar Series
Bringing together researchers to discuss issues of major concern and to ensure joined-up action for the future development of the study of languages and cultures.
ilcs.sas.ac.uk
September 23, 2025 at 5:40 PM
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You can now read a little bit about Allie Merrick's & my co-edited book, Nietzsche and Politicized Identities (SUNY Press, 2024), in our co-authored blog post, available here: sunypress.edu/Blog/2024/Ni...
Nietzsche and Politicized Identities
sunypress.edu
May 20, 2024 at 12:02 PM
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Une fois l'ascension de ce roman réussie, on ne peut qu'en redescendre transformé.
➡️ https://l.franceculture.fr/Hg2
July 25, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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A review by @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social into how their consultation on Modern Languages programmes has been handled last year, found decision-making was unstructured and dominated by finances. The university said it accepted there had been "missteps".
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
University of Aberdeen's plans to cut modern language degrees were 'rushed' - review
The University of Aberdeen says it accepts there were
www.bbc.co.uk
June 13, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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There’s still time to book for the CIOL Online Conference on 20 March!
7 expert presenters cover a range of topics include Duolingo’s insights on how fast you can learn a language! Watch from wherever you are!
Tickets close soon - book today:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ciol-confe...
#CIOLConf25 #CPD
March 11, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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Religieuse, compositrice, savante, femme de lettres, Hildegarde de Bingen a été l’une des premières femmes à s’imposer dans un monde de l’esprit dominé par les hommes.
➡️ l.franceculture.fr/FaR
December 19, 2024 at 6:54 AM
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Why employers already know English Literature & the humanities have a future in the age of AI, from Ben Wright for the Telegraph @englishassociation.bsky.social @draperel.bsky.social @byebyepride.bsky.social @artsandhums.bsky.social @britishacademy.bsky.social @univeng.bsky.social
December 14, 2024 at 1:43 PM
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'while there may be many good reasons for universities to federate, for it to make a difference to the bottom line it needs to address the structural reasons why so many universities are in crisis'.
Can a centuries-old federated model really save universities?
The University of London has been held up as an example of how institutions can collaborate during tough financial times. But how easy would it be to replicate elsewhere?
www.timeshighereducation.com
December 10, 2024 at 8:09 AM
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Les sirènes, Calypso, le cyclope... Comment l'Odyssée d'Homère est-elle l'odyssée de l'identité humaine ? Et a de quoi transformer tous ceux qui la lisent ?
Barbara Cassin : "On ne sait pas si Ulysse est un sale petit bourgeois ou l'être par excellence"
Aujourd'hui, notre invitée, la philosophe et académicienne Barbara Cassin, a choisi d'évoquer le poème des poèmes, celui qui nous entraîne vers l'ailleurs des Cyclopes et des Sirènes, de l'île de Caly...
www.radiofrance.fr
December 7, 2024 at 9:19 AM
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Ils, elles ont fait revivre #NotreDame.
Artisans, compagnons, experts dans leurs métiers d'art au défi pendant 5 ans.
Retrouvez les étapes clés d'un chantier pour l'Histoire
www.radiofrance.fr/francecultur...
December 7, 2024 at 7:31 AM
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Vous cherchez une fiction à écouter ce week-end ? Découvrez cette enquête littéraire captivante sur les manuscrits de Kafka, qui, pour échapper aux autodafés nazis, ont connu un destin... kafkaïen.
➡️ l.franceculture.fr/1uu.
November 15, 2024 at 2:59 PM
Lost in Music
Von Sylvia Roth
www.swr.de
November 14, 2024 at 2:42 PM
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Nous avions déjà posé cette question il y a quelques mois, mais avec l’arrivée de tant de nouvelles personnes, elle mérite d’être reposée : quel type de contenu aimeriez-vous voir ici, et à quel rythme quotidien ?
November 14, 2024 at 12:24 PM
LES NUITS LE JOUR : René Girard, à l'écoute du réel (radiofrance.fr)
December 18, 2023 at 10:54 AM
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The University Council For Languages has been made aware of plans to restructure the provision of languages & cultures at University of Aberdeen. An online postcard campaign has been launched. Please see here how you can take part & disseminate: university-council-for-languages.org/2023/11/20/a...
November 20, 2023 at 3:16 PM
Friedrich Nietzsche et la naissance de Zarathoustra (radiofrance.fr)
September 24, 2023 at 12:37 PM
Not coming soon enough ...

#Schopenhauer
September 21, 2023 at 3:14 PM
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"Twitter users arriving at Bluesky", Théodore Géricault, 1819
September 20, 2023 at 10:10 AM
A series of short but fascinating programmes exploring the world of contemporary music in Hungary -- apparently little known not just in the UK but even in neighbouring Austria

Musikszene Budapest (1) | MO | 18 09 2023 | 9:45 - oe1.ORF.at
September 20, 2023 at 12:48 PM
It's the new semester!
September 20, 2023 at 12:34 PM