The Bulletin of Hispanic Studies invites proposals for its 2023 Special Issue slot. Special Issues should focus on a particular theme, time period, approach or other area of interest that falls within the remit of the Bulletin of Hispanic Studies, broadly defined as encompassing all aspects of literature, linguistics, culture, cultural history, film and visual … Continue reading
Towards a Transnational Portuguese Studies
By Hilary Owen and Claire Williams Transnational Portuguese Studies edited by Hilary Owen and Claire Williams uses the idea of the ‘transnational’ as a means of thinking beyond the disciplinary frames of the nation-state and ‘methodological nationalism’ which have tended to shape Modern Languages as traditionally conceived. Our book aligns itself with the other volumes of the … Continue reading
Transnational French Studies: it’s not all baguettes and berets
By Charles Forsdick and Claire Launchbury As a site of arrival, transit and departure, the airport epitomizes the transnational. Exemplary in this regard is France’s largest international airport, Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle. Opened in 1974, by taking the name of the recently deceased de Gaulle, it sought to project French exceptionalism, a renewed national self-confidence in the aftermath … Continue reading
Transnational Italian Studies
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
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