Michael Dwyer, author of Strangling Angel, discusses Diphtheria, cover-ups and the childhood immunization programme in Ireland. Strangling Angel was inspired by the work of Dr Jack Saunders, Chief Medical Officer to Cork City, Ireland, from 1929 to 1956. Saunders’ annual reports give a unique insight into the challenges faced by a new cohort of public health doctors on … Continue reading
Town Planning Review offers bursaries for 5 PhD students to cover costs of ‘China’s New Urban Agenda’ Conference
‘China’s New Urban Agenda’ Conference will take place on the 1st and 2nd November, 2018 at Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI), Manchester, UK. The conference aims to have an international dialogue on urban challenges by bridging ideas, discussions, and perspectives between scholars from inside and outside China, between academics and practitioners, between early career … Continue reading
The Performance of Listening in Postcolonial Francophone Culture – Five Minutes with Jennifer Solheim
'How do voices find listeners?' To celebrate the release of The Performance of Listening in Postcolonial Francophone Culture, we caught up with Jennifer Solheim to discuss the representation of music and listening. The Performance of Listening in Postcolonial Francophone Culture argues that globalized media has allowed for efficient transmission of transnational culture, why do you think this is … Continue reading
The Granny and the Heist!
The Granny and the Heist / La estanquera de Vallecas first ran soon after the death of Francisco Franco and the end of theatre censorship. Following his translation of the play, we caught up with Stuart Green and Lucy Meyer to discuss the messages implicit in the play and how the teaching resources included in this … Continue reading
Modern Languages Open: Italian Special Collection
Modern Languages Open (MLO), a peer-reviewed platform for the open access publication of research from across the modern languages, has published the Special Collection ‘Italy Made in Britain. Contemporary British Perspectives on Italian Culture’. This special issue is about how contemporary Britain perceives and imagines Italy, and how it mirrors itself in Italy’s image. Access … Continue reading
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