🔠 What's your word of 2025? With 'rage bait' chosen by @oxunipress.bsky.social, we asked experts in languages and literatures from @kingsdllc.bsky.social to choose their word of the year in Italian, French, Portuguese and more ⤵️ www.kcl.ac.uk/news/languag...

📺 One to watch over the winter break 👇 The Department of History's Professor David Edgerton on David Olusoga's new series www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

📻 Did you catch Professor Linda Woodhead, F.D. Maurice Professor in Moral and Social Theology on BBC World at One this month, giving her insights into symbols used by white Christian nationalism 🔊 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

🕊️ 2026 Peace Lecture announced: On Pacifism Join the Department of Philosophy for the annual lecture which will be held by Professor Victor Tadros (University of Warwick). Find out more 👇 www.kcl.ac.uk/events/peace...

Great end to the year for our Oswald project with an essay in the 75th anniversary edition of @historytoday.com. #MedievalSky @kingsartshums.bsky.social

👻 Do you love a Christmas ghost story? Professor Daniel Orrells (@kingsclassics.bsky.social) explores the work of M. R. James, inventor of a new type of ghost story that still influences the folk horror genre today. Watch on @history-hit.bsky.social at 29:01 ⤵️ access.historyhit.com/what-s-new/v...

🎧 We’re excited to launch the Beyond 1932 podcast! The Cairo Congress of Arab Music in 1932 brought together musicians and musicologists from across the post-Ottoman world, the first ever congress dedicated to Arab music and modernity. 1932muscon.kcl.ac.uk/scores/podca...

Interested in ADAPT-AI? Join an information session 🖥️ The sessions are designed to help prospective candidates navigate the requirements from the award, research themes and to find out more about the institutions and programmes on offer. Visit the link below 🔗

🔠 Imi Lo, graduate of the Global Cultures MA, shares how understanding hermeneutical injustice – when there is no shared language to name an experience, causing invisible harm – has changed her work with neurodivergent individuals. 🔗 Read more in New Voices in Global Cultures ⤵️ buff.ly/6U76ljH

💡 If you like Jane #Austen, which other authors might you like from around the world? Professor Siobhán McIlvanney from @kingsdllc.bsky.social makes the case for Annie Ernaux, whose writing offers intimate observations on women's lives and domesticity at a particular historical point ⬇️

💘 Who's your favourite Austen leading man? Dr Emrys Jones from @kingsenglish.bsky.social makes the case for Captain Wentworth from Persuasion, who is 'more vulnerable than any of the leading men before him'. Vote for your favourite in @uk.theconversation.com ⤵️ theconversation.com/jane-austen-...

💡 'Emma Woodhouse is Jane Austen’s most vividly realised, proto-feminist heroine.' 📘 Professor @ruvaniranasinha.bsky.social from @kingsenglish.bsky.social argues that Emma is Jane Austen's greatest novel – do you agree? 🔗 Read more and vote for your favourite ⤵️ theconversation.com/what-was-jan...

✏️ Would you like to study Modern Languages or Comparative Literature at university? Win the chance to have your writing publishing in one @kingsdllc.bsky.social's magazines through the department's annual writing competitions, open to students in Year 12 or 13 (or equivalent) ⬇️

🌍 King's Department of History has launched a new Modern World History MA, now open for September 2026 intake. Find out more👇 www.kcl.ac.uk/news/kings-l...

🇫🇷 Through analysis of women's writing in French in her inaugural professorial lecture, Professor Siobhán McIlvanney from @kingsdllc.bsky.social suggested that reading literature about caring can help us better understand our own ageing. 🔗 Read more ⤵️

💰 In honour of Jane #Austen’s 250th birthday, we're revisiting Nicholas Foretek’s discovery about the first buyer of Sense and Sensibility... 👑 The discovery was made through the Georgian Papers Programme, of which @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social is a proud partner. 🔗 Read more 👇 buff.ly/UC2wGKX

🗣️ On 19 January, Dr Arif Ahmed MBE from the Office for Students, Professor Mona Siddiqui OBE from @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social and Jim Dickinson from @wonkhe.bsky.social join the Global Cultures Institute to discuss how arguments about freedom of speech unfold and intensify ⤵️

📻 An episode of BBC Radio 4's In Our Time featuring Professor Hannah Crawforth (@kingsenglish.bsky.social) discussing Shakespeare's sonnets has been chosen by historian Simon Schama as one of his favourite episodes of the programme. 🔗 Listen here ⤵️ www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

🎞️ Professor Erica Carter from @kingsfilmstudies.bsky.social will lead a £1.1 million project to tackle the restitution of African film heritage in collaboration with Dr Dan Hodgkinson from @ox.ac.uk, Dr Samar Abdelrahman from @liverpooluni.bsky.social and ten international partners ⬇️

🎭 Join Shakespeare Centre London on 12 December for the launch of Engendering the Stage in the Age of Shakespeare and Beyond, a new book revealing the deeper complexities of gendered performance on stage today and within the records of theatre history. 🔗 Register ⬇️

The @ukri.org funded 'Undisciplined Spaces' programme at King's has been recognised in the National Civic Impact Accelerator report for local community engagement as one of its five case studies. Full story here 👇

👩‍🎓 From AI to online platforms, education is being remade by the rapid expansion of digital technology. Join us online on 10 December for a panel discussion on the Digital Futures of Education and explore the digital transformations currently at work and what these changes mean for the future ⤵️

🔍 Dr Jean Smith reveals how the universal declaration of independence in Rhodesia played a pivotal role in Britain's anti-apartheid movement, as activists began to campaign against colonial oppression throughout southern Africa ⬇️ buff.ly/6AfrzCK @kingsinterhums.bsky.social @kcl-spe.bsky.social

🇸🇬 On 3 December, Dr Pavon Mano from @kingsinterhums.bsky.social dissects the intricacies of nationalism in Singapore and its relationship to the governance of sexuality for the Saw Swee Hock Southeast Asia Centre at the London School of Economics and Political Science ⤵️ www.lse.ac.uk/seac/events/...

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👂 In today's world, we're often surrounded by unwanted noise. Professor Anna Snaith from @kingsenglish.bsky.social shows that this preoccupation isn't new – modernist writers were just as fixated on the impact of noise in interwar Britain, sparked by the high decibel levels of WWI 👇

☎️ Netflix’s Stranger Things didn’t just break the internet – it built a global empire. How did a small-town mystery turn into a billion-dollar franchise? Dr @aorcuncan.bsky.social explains for @theconversation.com 🔗⬇️

Dr Clare Carolin argues that artwork commissioned during the 'Troubles' was a form of British propaganda. "It was quite clear, by the British government’s own admission, that they needed to win hearts and minds on both sides of the Irish sea." Read more below👇 www.kcl.ac.uk/news/art-was...

After his interview with MyArtBroker went viral with 3m views earlier this year, Prof. Alan Read @kingsartshums.bsky.social returns in the debut episode of The Excuse Me Podcast, exploring the power of looking and the role art plays in shaping who we become. open.spotify.com/show/77Q2Xqe...

🖼️ Did exile ultimately give women more freedom? Using the example of French exile Hortense Mancini, Dr Annalisa Nicholson shows how these women played a pivotal role in shaping elite culture in Restoration England ⬇️ buff.ly/2yV89M5 @apuddleofmuddle.bsky.social @kingsdllc.bsky.social

🧋 Why is bubble tea culturally significant? Professor Anaya Jahanara Kabir FBA from @kingsenglish.bsky.social reveals what "chewy, bouncy and elastic" foods tell us about the region's long history of trade and migration, and the blurring of cultures in Southeast Asia and beyond ⬇️

✨Amazing response to the news that Knowledge Orders is open for 2026 intake. Full story below👇

🗣️ Conspiracies in Europe are fuelled by a feedback loop between the media, politicians, protest groups and social media algorithms, according to new research by REDACT. No longer on the fringes of society, bringing attention to conspiracy theories is helping them to go viral ⬇️

Join Ella Sbaraini, Dan Matlin, Adam Sutcliffe and Lena Ferriday, to hear how King's academics work with the emotions in their own historical work followed by a chaired panel on the nature of studying these slippery but important histories. www.kcl.ac.uk/events/getti...

From its pioneering use of CGI to how it redefined storytelling for audiences of all ages, Toy Story remains a landmark in cinema history. As its 30th anniversary approaches, Dr Christopher Holliday (@kingsartshums.bsky.social) reflects on the impact of Pixar’s classic. #KingsQs 🧵⬇️

📽️ Shape the future of audiences, AI, and creative technologies Our new Doctoral studentship is open for applications for Oct 2026. "Your unique perspective and experience are what we’re looking for." - Director, Sarah Atkinson By @kingsartshums.bsky.social @guildhallschool.bsky.social & LSBU

📽️ Louise Mackin analyses how the film Kneecap (2024) 'captures a significant generational shift in how masculinity is understood and expressed' in Northern Ireland through her research for the Global Cultures MA. 🔗 Read more in our New Voices in Global Cultures blog ⬇️ buff.ly/UOZ08sj

⛪ At @beinghumanfest.bsky.social Dr Sebastian Matzner, Dr Anna Linton and Dr Thomas Biskup unveiled the forgotten history of London's 18th century German community through the story of Georg Andreas Ruperti, Lutheran minister at St Mary’s and Court Preacher at St James’s Palace ⬇️

🌟 We have launched a suite of new doctoral studentships through our new Doctoral School 🌟 Over 30 places are now open for applications for the new Doctoral School for Arts & Humanities. More details and how to apply 👇 www.kcl.ac.uk/news/arts-hu... @komldsp.bsky.social @adaptai.bsky.social

♻️ Tabby Bunyan, graduate of @kingsdllc.bsky.social and @kingsfilmstudies.bsky.social, explains how she started upcycling company RE_CONSIDERED in the latest issue of InTouch from @kclalumni.bsky.social ⬇️ buff.ly/ajpblDg #ForeverKings🦁

It’s nearly time to try defying gravity… again 💚 Ahead of Wicked’s return to cinemas for #WickedForGood, we asked Dr Christopher Holliday (@kingsartshums.bsky.social) why musicals keep returning to the big screen. #KingsQs🧵⬇️

🎧 More and more artists are leaving Spotify. What are the political and economic reasons driving the exodus? And how can you support your favourite musicians? Read Dr Andrew White's @apw1970.bsky.social @kingscmci.bsky.social article for @theconversation.com 🔽

📢 @kingsinterhums.bsky.social has launched a new Master's in Culture, Politics & Society, designed for students who want to gain the skills and expertise to tackle humanity's most urgent challenges. 🔗 Learn more and discover how to apply 👇

👂 Tanvi Solanki of Yonsei University & @crasshlive.bsky.social presents on aural philology for @kingsdllc.bsky.social, with a focus on contact zones wherein readers attempt to resist, appropriate, or even attempt to become co-present with the Ancient Greek language and its canon 👇

📈 Digital technologies are reshaping economies and societies. How do we ensure progress benefits everyone? On 3 December, join leading academics, policymakers and practitioners for a policy dialogue on AI risks, public perceptions & inclusive governance in Southeast Asia 🔽

👏 Nicola Shulman and Brian Vickers from @thetls.bsky.social have chosen 'Letterlocking: The hidden history of the letter' by Dr Daniel Starza Smith and Jana Dambrogio as their book of the year for 2025. @kingsenglish.bsky.social @mitpress.bsky.social 🔗 Read more 🔽

🎤 Professor Siobhán McIlvanney from @kingsdllc.bsky.social delivers her Inaugural Professorial Lecture on 4 December, exploring different literary representations of ageing and care in recent women’s writing in French and how they may teach us to age and care better. 🔗 Register ⬇️

📸 Congratulations to Karina Hilbolling, Kristina Krylova and Jeffrey Zhu for placing first, second and third in this year's @kingsdllc.bsky.social year abroad photography competition 🥇🥈🥉 🔗 Discover the inspiration behind their photos, taken in Colombia and Switzerland 👇 buff.ly/VZYZ830

🎶 Professor @katherineschof8.bsky.social has won the American Musicological Society's 2025 Otto Kinkeldey Award for her book 'Music and Musicians in Late Mughal India: Histories of the Ephemeral, 1748–1858' 👏 @kingsmusic.bsky.social @universitypress.cambridge.org

👏 British director Ken Loach was awarded an Honorary Degree in Philosophy from the University of Bologna @unibo.it at a ceremony hosted by King’s. In his honorary lecture, Ken Loach shared reflections on his career, spanning 60 years of filmmaking. 📎 Read the story: www.kcl.ac.uk/news/the-cam...