French and Francophone Studies at @ucddublin.bsky.social is seeking a Language Assistant in French on a temporary appointment (until 31 May 2026). Apply by 6th November: www.ucd.ie/workatucd/jobs/ ➡️ Under Vacancy Area: select ALL ➡️ Under UCD School/Unit: choose Languages, Cultures and Linguistics

Congratulations to Mara Josi on the publication of the Italian translation of her monograph 'Rome, 16 October 1943: History, Memory, Literature' The new edition, incl a new Introduction, was launched last week in Italy. To mark the occasion, an article appeared in the national newspaper Novecento.

Happy to be presenting my talk “Imperial Ecologies and Anticolonial Ways of Seeing in Caribbean Plantation Modernities” at the UCD School of Languages this Monday at 3 pm (Irish time) in Newman Building, D301. If you’d like to join via Zoom, feel free to contact me for the link!

#UCDSLCL French and Francophone Studies Research Seminar 👇 Join the conversation between Prof Michael Brophy and acclaimed French novelist and essayist Philippe Forest this afternoon, 16th October at 5pm in D301, Newman Building.

Celebrate the 25th Week of the Italian Language in the World! Join Italian at UCD for a special double event featuring Italian musician & author Giulio Pantalei. 📖 Book Launch | Tuesday, 14 October at 6:30 PM | IIC Dublino 🎵 Songs & Stories | Wednesday, 15 October at 11 AM | UCD Quinn, Room 116

This installation is part of the research project 'Imagined Sustainabilities', funded by @ucdsustainability.bsky.social and the @ucdhumanities.bsky.social, led by Dr Eva Bru-Domínguez and Dr Ana Vera @ucdslcl.bsky.social

We are excited to announce Metamorphosis, a giant installation by Spanish artist Olga Diego, opening 6th October at UCD's Newman Building. On view until 10th October, it’s an immersive, participatory sculpture highlighting plastic pollution + sustainability. More info: www.ucd.ie/slcl/newsand...

The first talk of the 2025/26 Italian Seminar Series takes place today at 5pm in D301, Newman Building, UCD, and online via Zoom. 👉 Find out more and access the online link here: www.ucd.ie/slcl/newsand...

📢 Good news for UCD postgrads: The Postgraduate Research Centre (PRC) will return to its original location on Level 2 of the James Joyce Library from 12pm, next Monday 18 August. 📆 Booking is via SISWeb 🤫 The temp location on Level 3 will revert to a Silent Study Room 🙏Thank you for your patience!

Deutschlandfunk Kultur recently devoted a 13-minute segment to the new anthology "Die ganze Geschichte fasse ich an der Hand": Literatur und Kunst zur Einwanderung ins Nachkriegsdeutschland - with a spotlight on the contribution by @joetwist.bsky.social. You can listen here: bit.ly/4luau7D

📢 Delighted to announce that my book, "Film Comedy and Spain: Humour, Genre, and the Nation 1970-2020", is out! Get your copy - or ask your library for one - here: www.mhra.org.uk/publications/Film-Comedy-Spain Thanks to everyone who supported me through this process! #NewBook #FilmStudies

We are delighted to announce a new funding opportunity available to prospective PhD students starting in the academic year 25/26. To be eligible for this scholarship, applicants must first receive a full offer to our PhD programme. All scholarship Terms & Conditions: bit.ly/SLCLFeeWaive...

Apply now for the UCD MA Languages Scholarship – open to students starting the MA in Languages and Image Studies this September 2025 at @ucddublin.bsky.social! This is your chance to dive into an exciting, interdisciplinary programme and get financial support through #ucdslcl.

The UCD School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics is currently recruiting for two positions: 👉Language Assistant in German (3-year post) 👉Language Assistant in Italian Studies (temporary specified-purpose post until approximately 29 May 2026) Apply now: www.ucd.ie/workatucd/jo...

🚩Panel 1 of #SpottingRedFlagsSymposium - RED FLAG POLITICS - gets us right into the danger zone! Slaps vs slugs (Catherine Wheatley) @kingsfilmstudies.bsky.social, Gentrification in rom-com drag (Harriet Idle), Creep time (Louis Bayman), Tradwife Toxicity (Matthew Hilborn) @ucddublin.bsky.social

#UCDSLCL and the Alliance Française de Dublin are delighted to welcome Professor Anne Cheng (Collège de France, Paris) to @ucddublin.bsky.social. Event details below. No booking required – all are welcome!

We’re very proud to share that TWO amazing initiatives from our School have won @ucddublin.bsky.social Values in Action Awards this year! 👇 www.ucd.ie/engage/engag...

I’m happy to say that @ucdslcl.bsky.social is making our return to @eurovision.tv tonight. Follow the tag #SLCLEurovision for fun facts tonight, Thursday and Saturday for the Grand Final.

🎙️ Following the conclave (and Conclave)? New #Palomitas digs into feminist farce "Mi querida cofradía" (Marta Díaz, 2018) - where a woman (shock horror!) is determined to win the election to lead her religious order... With expert Erin K Hogan! #SpanishCinema shorturl.at/DRkJZ

@ucdslcl.bsky.social @PTinIreland Thank you, Portuguese Embassy, for the film showing of 'Sombras Brancas' last night at the Trap Door in UCD about the writer Cardoso Pires. Obrigada!

Video: Sherry Ishak, Lektor in @ucdslcl.bsky.social talks about activities and support that can help your students benefit from active and collaborative learning spaces: youtu.be/bomaLZDYPQg Read our new online resource: www.ucd.ie/teaching/res...

To mark World Book Day | Día del Libro, the #UCDSLCL Spanish Department is hosting a special literary event in the UCD Village. 📅 23rd April 2025 📍 UCD Village 🕒 5pm The celebration is open to everyone – come along and join us! #worldbookday #diadellibro 🔗 www.ucd.ie/slcl/newsand...

We are pleased to share the news that @maikanguyen.bsky.social successfully passed her VIVA 🎓 Her thesis, titled "Writing Home: Haiti and Vietnam in the Autofiction of Dany Laferrière and Anna Moï," was completed under the supervision of Prof Mary Gallagher. Congratulations! 👏

Had a great day in Dublin yesterday, discussing inclusivity in language teaching and learning with colleagues from @ucdslcl.bsky.social! Thank you very much for the invitation and your generous hospitality! www.ucd.ie/slcl/newsand...

Full house at Trapdoor@UCD for this year's Arts & Humanities College Lecture! Renowned journalist, author, and Irish Times contributor Lara Marlowe captivated the audience with her powerful and poignant talk on 'Ukraine’s Quest to Join the West'.

📣 Calling all Career Guidance Counsellors! You're invited to the "Languages at UCD!" event on Tuesday, 29 April 2025, organised by UCD Languages for Life and supported by Languages Connect. Register now: bit.ly/GC25SLCL

The 2025 NUI Grant Scheme for Early Career Academics is now open for applications 🥳 ➡️ Grants for NUI scholars to support the organisation of an international conference or symposium. 🗓️ Deadline: 30 May 2025 More information: www.nui.ie/awards/PostD...

Félicitations to @maikanguyen.bsky.social who passed her viva yesterday, speaking with great clarity and sensitivity about her doctoral thesis, 'Writing Home: Haiti and Vietnam in the Autofiction of Dany Laferrière and Anna Moï'. It was a pleasure and honour to examine the work. Bravo, Docteur!

Congratulations @maikanguyen.bsky.social!! 🥳

Ep 3 of my podcast #Palomitas is out! Explore VOLVER (Pedro Almodóvar, 2006) with *2* world experts: @sarahwright.bsky.social (Professor, Royal Holloway University) and Dr Miguel García (Senior Lecturer, Bristol University). This was such a fun, edifying discussion! open.spotify.com/episode/5TUa...

Here’s a sneak peek of what’s in store this Wednesday evening! Acclaimed journalist Lara Marlowe joined 'The Pat Kenny Show' on Newstalk this morning to discuss the topic of this year's A&H College lecture. Listen online: www.goloudplayer.com/episodes/lar...

The UCD Italian Society is welcoming Professor Paolo Acquaviva for a special talk on "Language and Identity." Join the talk in Theatre N1, Newman, on Monday, 31st March at 3pm.

We've had an incredible week of events, featuring the opening of 'Dante’s Inferno Reloaded' at the Istituto Italiano di Cultura, a thought-provoking discussion with French writer and politician Azouz Begag, and a visit from Quebec poet Catherine Morency to #ucdslcl.

We had an amazing time taking 19 #UCDSLCL students on our biannual study trip to Leuven, with a visit to the @ec.europa.eu and a deep dive into European politics! 🎓 📖 Read more here: bit.ly/Leuven2025 #LeuvenTrip #Brussels #EuropeanCommission #StudyAbroad

Join us for a conversation with Catherine Morency at #ucdslcl. All welcome. Free event - no registration.

Join renowned journalist Lara Marlowe for an insightful talk on Ukraine’s path toward Europe and the challenges ahead. 📅 2 April 2025 ⏰ 6.30pm 📍 Trapdoor@UCD Secure your spot now 👉

Dante’s Inferno Reloaded – an exhibition celebrating #Dantedì2025 at the IIC Dublino! 🌟 Featuring works by #ucdslcl students and a short one-act play. Composer @cassidycomposer.bsky.social will talk about his latest work: 'Dante: From Inferno to Paradise' Register: www.ucd.ie/slcl/newsand...

Ever thought about learning Portuguese? Now’s your chance! 😀 On Saturday, 5th April 2025 #ucdslcl welcomes Transition Year, 5th Year and Leaving Certificate students curious about studying Portuguese to University College Dublin. 👉 Register now, places are FREE, but limited: bit.ly/4bT9SVP

Another great achievement for UCD! Last Friday, four of our French students took part in the newly revived French-language debates (joutes oratoires) organized by @adeffi.bsky.social. We’re thrilled to share that first-year students Neasa & Eimear won the novice-level competition—congratulations 🥳

Last week's event 'Camões: Echoes and Legacies' drew a full house @ucddublin.bsky.social. A special thanks to our invited speakers Carlos Bobone and Simon Park. The event closed with verses by Camões read by current Portuguese students and a wine reception sponsored by the Portuguese Embassy.

Writer, politician, researcher, French of Algerian origin, Azouz Begag will talk about his varied career and take questions from the audience. Discussion in French and English Date: 27 March 2025, 1pm Location: L143, Sutherland School of Law, @ucddublin.bsky.social Register: bit.ly/4ipIBMG

🌈 Celebrate LGBTI+ History Month with @ucddublin.bsky.social College of Arts & Humanities! 🌈 Join us for a warm and welcoming gathering with coffee, tea, and delicious cupcakes at 11 AM in the Rosemarie Mulcahy Seminar Room (Newman Building). #rainbowweek #LGBTIHistoryMonth

Congratulations to both teams on a great performance, and a special shoutout to Team UCD for securing their fourth consecutive victory! 🥳 A huge thank you to Sherry Ishak, #ucdslcl DAAD Lektorin, for her amazing effort in organizing and coordinating this year’s debate - it was a fantastic event!

#UCDSLCL is delighted to once again collaborate with the 'Embaixada de Portugal em Dublin' in organizing a special event celebrating the life and works of one of Portugal’s most esteemed writers ✒️ Find out more and register online on Eventbrite: bit.ly/3EI4xnU

This evening, the #UCDSLCL German debate team will go head-to-head with @tcddublin.bsky.social, striving for its 4th consecutive victory 😎 This year’s debate will tackle the question: Macht das Internet uns kreativer? Best of luck! 🍀 @daadworldwide.bsky.social @germanyinirl.bsky.social

Congratulations @ciarabgorman.bsky.social 👏

Delighted to have welcomed 35 students of French & Spanish to #ucdslcl for the first of our 11 'Languages for Life' Leaving Cert workshops, supported by UCD Access and Lifelong Learning, on Saturday last! Warm thanks to our wonderful final-year tutors, Aoife, Leo, Aoife and Giorgio.

We are delighted to share a report from @maikanguyen.bsky.social (based in @ucdslcl.bsky.social) on how she benefitted from the annual Adeffi Bourse doctorale. Bonne continuation, Maika! www.adeffi.ie/laur%C3%A9at...

Sabato 8 febbraio, Mara Josi, Serena Laiena e io siamo felici di parlare con Dario Ferrari di quello che è già un cult tra gli italianisti (e non), "il più bel romanzo degli ultimi tempi". iicdublino.esteri.it/.../presentazi… Thanks to: @langslitscultures.bsky.social, @ucdslcl.bsky.social, SIS, IIC.