The programme and registration form for my study day "Multilingualism in Art Song" is up - 9th December at University of Glasgow, free to attend, and includes a workshop at the end featuring songs in underrepresented languages! multilingualsong.gla.ac.uk/multilingual...

Please sign the petition below in support of colleagues at Nottingham, where courses in the highly respected Dept of Modern Languages & Cultures have been earmarked for suspension.

Trompe l’oeil –o trampantojo– de 'Mesa revuelta del Marqués de Astorga, Conde de Altamira', 1787, por Miguel Malmonge, procedente de la colección de dicho aristócrata, adquirido por el estado español en 9000 euros. Incluye un ejemplar del número CXXIX del periódico ilustrado ‘El Censor’ #XVIII #C18

The season for twilight walks.

I vividly remember the great paper César gave on this topic as Leverhulme Visiting Professor at the University of Glasgow.

🌊 New Publication 🌊 "Under the Sea in the Age of the Meteorocene: Towards a New Constitution" 📍Published in Paragraph 🔗https://www.academia.edu/144690614/Under_the_Sea_in_the_Age_of_the_Meteorocene_Towards_a_New_Constitution_C%C3%89SAR_DOM%C3%8DNGUEZ

Something to look forward to for theatre fans and people interested in the nineteenth century more broadly!

Well this book has had a presence in our household for a long time but it’s finally published! Hurrah! Congratulations to my other half 🍾⭐️

Sign the petition to get the UK Home Office to listen to translation experts before they blindly implement automated (AI-based) translation for asylum cases. If the Home Office is serious about protecting human rights, it must listen to those who work with language and law every day.

For people interested in translation and human rights

Call for Papers / Llamada de contribuciones www.bieses.net/congreso-muj...

Interested in #LatinAmerica and based in #Scotland? We are an interdisciplinary research network co-led by @uofgsocsci.bsky.social and the School of Modern Languages and Cultures. Follow us!

🎓 Realismo mágico ibérico en el siglo XXI: análisis comparado y cognitivo de una narrativa postsecular (IBERMAGIC21) Buscamos perfiles con interés en: ✨ literatura comparada 🧠 poética cognitiva 🌍 narrativas transnacionales y postseculares

📢 ¿Te interesa el realismo mágico, las narrativas contemporáneas y los estudios literarios innovadores? En breve se abrirá la convocatoria FPI (Formación de Personal Investigador) del Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia para la contratación de un/a investigador/a predoctoral asociado/a al proyecto:

Call for Papers and Sessions Fantasy’s Present Pasts University of Glasgow Tuesday 23rd – Thursday 25th June 2026 Keynote Speakers: Stefan Ekman, Sofia Samatar and Helen Young More details on the conference in the post linked below - deadline for proposals is Friday 12th December.

Müsste man jeden Tag jetzt posten.

I wish I could be there!

A lot of rain these days, interspersed with moments of dramatic spots of sunshine and light.

'Ideological and Theoretical Considerations to Postcolonial Education in the Lusophone Countries' by Nicola Bermingham and Paul O’Neill is popular this week. ➡️ Read it #OpenAccess: bit.ly/BerOn @spanishinsoc.bsky.social @drmirnasolic.bsky.social @abilox.bsky.social

Very fascinated by the multiple historical layers of Málaga.

A quotation by Robert Owen at his textile mill in New Lanark, a British UNESCO world heritage side.

"the first English translation of Mirdja (1908), a remarkable work of Decadent literature by Finnish author L. Onerva ( 1882–1972). Onerva was one of the most versatile literary figures of her generation. her novel Mirdja is among the most important works of Nordic fin-de-siècle literature." Yeah!

I love Sanderlings! But also gannets. And fulmar. @rspb.bsky.social

Storm and rain are calming down...

Neolithic Orkney.

Be bold & submit your short stories & poems to our annual writing competition. We’re following #BookWeekScotland’s theme – FRIENDSHIP. Feel free to interpret the theme in any way you like. We can’t wait to be enthralled by your entries! Find out more: womenslibrary.org.uk/2025/08/01/b...

The rain is coming!

Shades of sunlit green on the forest floor.

A cool place on a hot day.

Evening twilight.

In der Marketing-Abteilung der taz schaffen wir die Grundlage für unabhängigen Journalismus – ohne Paywall, für alle statt für wenige. 👉 Lust, ein Teil davon zu sein? Wir suchen mehrere Praktikant:innen ab März 2026! Bewirb dich jetzt! ✍️ taz.de/!vn5897778/

I'm pleased to share that my article on user-centered subtitling has been published by the Journal of Audiovisual Translation. The aim of the article is to explore how the ideas of usability and user-centeredness could help us create audience-friendly subtitles. jatjournal.org/index.php/ja...

When all this is over I mean to travel north, by the high drove roads and cart tracks probably in June, with the gentle dog-roses flourishing beside me… —Kathleen Jamie, “Lochan” published in SELECTED POEMS, @picadorbooks.bsky.social 2018 #poetry 💙📚 www.panmacmillan.com/authors/kath...

These two beauties have reached Scotland today! @editorialcerbero.com

Recordatorio amistoso de que esto pasa mañana 😇 Todavía estáis a tiempo de apuntaros!!

And some evening sunshine.

A very calm morning today.

SESIÓN 5 (y última) de 🌀CONVERGENCIAS LITERARIAS🌀 con las fulgurantes @eliabarcelo.bsky.social y @cristinajurado.bsky.social. ¡Un lujazo! 🖥️En línea, por Zoom (hay que registrarse en el link!) 🕝A las cinco hora británica, una hora más en España ⭐Everybody welcome! ilcs.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

Reminder that the CfP deadline for the Edinburgh Boulez Symposium is drawing near! Do take part and do pass on. Details: edinboulez.blogspot.com/2025/04/call....

Someone's taken feeding the birds in Kelvingrove Park to a whole new level! This was the set up I found on the parapet of the Prince of Wales Bridge when I visited it for this morning's dog walk. #glasgow #kelvingrovepark #keepglasgowweird #birds #birdfeeder #feedingthebirds

Do you love an exhibition? Have you been to the Musee d'Orsay recently? Or the Kyoto Costume Institute? Or the National Museum of New Delhi? Or the Smithsonian? Or..... We're commissioning exhibition reviews of any events engaging with the long 19th century and its legacies. Get in touch!

Why not make it a periodicals-themed day and join our friends over at ESPRit for their first JEPS in Conversation webinar, "Periodicals & Belonging" also happening Friday, 20 Jun at 3pm CET? Thanks for #SharingYourNews and letting us know, @helenagoodwyn.bsky.social! www.espr-it.eu/esprit/event...

Check out this piece in @ca.theconversation.com, analyzing gender in the British Literary Prize dataset. “Our analysis of the dataset shows how there is still a ways to go before women’s writing is valued — awarded, remunerated and read — equally to men’s.” theconversation.com/why-we-still...

Pink summer in Scotland.

We’re proud to announce that Glasgow Women’s Library is now officially recognised as a Library of Sanctuary — the first in Scotland 🎉📚 This honour celebrates our long-standing work, creating a welcoming, inclusive space for women — especially those seeking sanctuary.