By Charles Burdett and Loredana Polezzi Putting together a volume for LUP’s ‘Transnational Modern Languages’ series has given us the opportunity to ask a lot of questions about the intellectual rationale of Italian studies. Questions that regard the nature of the object of our studies, the ways in which it can be brought into focus, … Continue reading
Transnational Spanish Studies
By Catherine Davies and Rory O’Bryen To describe a language such as Spanish as ‘transnational’ is stating the obvious. Today Spanish is the official language, de jure or de facto, of 21 countries. So why this title and what makes this book different from the many others focusing on global Spanishes? First of all, the … Continue reading
As statues fall: rethinking the blindspots of French national memory
By Etienne Achille, Charles Forsdick and Lydie Moudileno Pierre Nora’s collective volume Les Lieux de mémoire (1984-1992) has been widely recognized as one of the most important historiographical interventions of the late 20th century. Emerging initially from a context dominated by debates around how to commemorate the bicentenary of the French Revolution in 1989, the … Continue reading
Modern Languages Open launches new Special Collection, Rethinking Minor Literatures
Modern Languages Open, a fully Open Access platform, is pleased to announce the launch of its newest collection, Rethinking Minor Literatures. Guest edited by Dr Godela Weiss-Sussex (University of Cambridge) and Dr Maria Roca Lizarazu (University of Birmingham), the special collection re-reads Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari’s much-debated notion of “minor literature” in the context … Continue reading
CFPs for ECRs! MLO’s Comparative Literature section invites submissions.
Modern Languages Open Call for Papers Calling all Comparative Literature Early Career Researchers! Modern Languages Open's Comparative Literature section is actively considering submissions. The section aims to provide a dynamic snapshot of current thinking around issues of critical importance to Comparative Literature within a Modern Languages framework, and to encourage further discussion around the same … Continue reading
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