Reposted by Emma WagstaffNina Parish @ninaparish.bsky.social · 16/03/2026It's really sad. He had such a big influence on the academic path I ended up taking. It was a real pleasure to welcome him to London all those years ago. 011
Emma Wagstaff @erhwagstaff1.bsky.social · 13/03/2026Sad to hear of the death of Jean-Marie Gleize, and remembering his warm and witty presence at a poetry event back in 2013 with @ninaparish.bsky.social. 122
Reposted by Emma WagstaffJonathan Kasstan @jrkasstan.bsky.social · 12/11/2025Staggering harm is being done to #language learning in Higher Ed. No oversight or strategic thinking, with cold spots now present. Petitions alone this week in response to closures: Nottingham · Change.org Leicester · Change.org #edusky #langsky @britishacademy.bsky.social @hetanshah.bsky.socialchange.orgChange starts hereJoin over 500,000,000 people creating real change in their communities. 21519
Reposted by Emma Wagstaffwendya-b.bsky.social @wendya-b.bsky.social · 25/06/2025What does it mean to think like a linguist? And how can we bring creativity and inclusive culture into language learning? Read Charlotte Ryland's fascinating piece in our LSP edited collection www.lspjournal.com/post/think-l... @cforsdick.bsky.sociallspjournal.comThink Like a Linguist: Community and collaboration for a new languages curriculumIn this article, Charlotte Ryland reflects on how the learning from creative translation and languages advocacy projects can feed into languages curriculum reform. By focusing in particular on the lin... 077
Reposted by Emma WagstaffUCFL - University Council For Languages @ucflangs.bsky.social · 16/06/2025www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukUniversity of Nottingham cuts target language teaching staffThe University of Nottingham cuts all casual staff at its Language Centre, with evening classes going. 022
Reposted by Emma Wagstafflawrence jones @lawrentian.bsky.social · 14/06/2025Opening next week (& running till Nov) at London's Senate House Library is the "Spineless Wonders" exhibition. This free exhibition focuses on works without a bound spine & presents "rarely-seen printed materials spanning five centuries." www.london.ac.uk/senate-house...london.ac.ukSpineless Wonders: The Power of Print UnboundSenate House Library to open Spineless Wonders exhibition charting the history of unconventional publishing 032
Reposted by Emma WagstaffThomas J. Kitson @thatiliazdguy.bsky.social · 17/06/2025Saw about half of "After Words: Visual and Experimental Poetry in Little Magazines and Small Presses, 1960-2025," curated by Granary Books's Steve Clay and M.C. Kinniburgh, at The Grolier Club. This translation of Queneau, _One Hundred Million Million Poems_ (Kickshaws, 1983) was in the first case. 1296
Reposted by Emma WagstaffThe Stephen Spender Trust @stephenspender.bsky.social · 12/06/2025How do you translate a poem? Find everything you need in our NEW collection of poetry translation resources! Including worksheets for #teachers and top tips from former winner Gabi Reigh: www.stephen-spender.org/stephen-spen... Submit your entry by 31 July! #SSTPoetryPrize2025 #PortugueseSpotlight 021
Emma Wagstaff @erhwagstaff1.bsky.social · 09/06/2025The interview in this volume with endlessly inventive French poet Philippe Beck, conducted by @markrobsoninfo.bsky.social and Elodie Laügt, is a fascinating dialogue on poetry and prose. 151
Emma Wagstaff @erhwagstaff1.bsky.social · 09/06/2025A really interesting response by @gabrielasaldanhav.bsky.social to @ftnetwork.bsky.social's brilliant project: 021
Reposted by Emma WagstaffJonathan Ervine @jonathanervine.bsky.social · 30/05/2025Stop cuts to Modern Languages at Bangor University - Sign the Petition! chng.it/9vtymFBVFhchng.itSign the PetitionStop cuts to Modern Languages at Bangor University 01813
Reposted by Emma WagstaffThe Stephen Spender Trust @stephenspender.bsky.social · 29/05/2025Not sure what to translate for #SSTPoetryPrize2025? Don’t forget our new collection of resources and top tips on how to choose a poem: www.stephen-spender.org/stephen-spen... Enter by 31 July for your chance to join the Stephen Spender Prize hall of fame! #SSTPoetryPrize #PortugueseSpotlight 011
Emma Wagstaff @erhwagstaff1.bsky.social · 29/05/2025I didn't know about this study when I visited Kettle's Yard at the weekend for the first time in years, but can confirm that being there helps with stepping away from the to-do list treadmill. 000
Reposted by Emma WagstaffMercedes Durham @drswissmiss.bsky.social · 28/05/2025This is just awful (on top of the outrage of ancient history and religion and theology degrees going completely). How can you study a language at degree level without learning about the cultures, literatures and histories of that language? 095
Reposted by Emma WagstaffThe Stephen Spender Trust @stephenspender.bsky.social · 01/05/2025The Stephen Spender Prize 2025 is now open for entries! Find all the details about this year's categories for schools, teachers, individual youth entrants and the 2025 #PortugueseSpotlight in our special launch newsletter: mailchi.mp/b7741de96744... #SSTPoetryPrize2025 013
Emma Wagstaff @erhwagstaff1.bsky.social · 17/04/2025Really interesting interview in which Ian Maclachlan weaves together life writing, landscape and language, and advocates for poetry. 011
Reposted by Emma WagstaffLaurel Plapp @laurelplapp.bsky.social · 16/04/2025LAST CALL Don't miss your chance to win a Gold #OpenAccess book contract in #PeterLangPublishing 2025 Emerging Scholars Competition. Closes 30 April 2025. ow.ly/NORO50VAPZJ #QueerStudies #CallForSubmissions #EmergingScholars #PeterLang #DEI #LGBTQIAow.ly2025 Emerging Scholars CompetitionEnter the 2025 Emerging Scholars Competition in Queer Studies for the chance to win a publishing contract with Gold Open Access. 023
Emma Wagstaff @erhwagstaff1.bsky.social · 11/04/2025www.theguardian.com/film/2025/ap...theguardian.com‘Too original for just one medium’: Agnès Varda’s Paris photographs go on showEsteemed film-maker Varda began work as a photographer, capturing the postwar freedom of Paris, where a new exhibition presents her as a vital part of the city’s creative history 061
Reposted by Emma WagstaffProfessor Sara Jones @profsarajones.bsky.social · 03/03/2025Join us Wednesday 5 March from 5.30 p.m. in Centrala for launch of our guidance packs in support of displaced Ukrainians - co-created with Ukrainians in Brum. We will also talk about our ongoing work on visa precarity for Ukrainians in the UK. Everyone welcome: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/report-lau...eventbrite.co.ukReport Launch & Cultural Evening – 5th March 2025Support for Displaced Ukrainians and Mental Health Support for Central and Eastern European Communities in Birmingham 051
Reposted by Emma WagstaffChristie Margrave @christiesmbc.bsky.social · 29/01/2025Please help us to save Modern Languages at Cardiff University: chng.it/Hmtvvdtptgchng.itSign the PetitionSave MLANG at Cardiff University! 26757
Reposted by Emma WagstaffProf. Francesca Berry (she/her) @francescaberry.bsky.social · 23/01/2025I’d love to be invited in 2025 to talk about it. And, if anyone would like to review it that’d be very much welcomed. Do please repost, thank you.🙏🏼 052
Reposted by Emma WagstaffProf. Francesca Berry (she/her) @francescaberry.bsky.social · 23/01/2025I am delighted to announce that today is my book’s publication day!!! 🎉 📕 Édouard Vuillard, the Nabis, and the Politics of Domesticity is in print (and ebook) with @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social It looks gorgeous. It feels chunky. I couldn’t be happier! 😊 65110
Reposted by Emma WagstaffFrench Studies @frenchstudies.bsky.social · 07/01/2025Applications for this year's Simon Gaunt Postgraduate Travel Grant are now open. The closing date is 4th April 2025. For more information about eligibility criteria and how to apply, see the link below: www.sfs.ac.uk/funding/the-...sfs.ac.ukThe Simon Gaunt Postgraduate Travel GrantThe Society for French Studies is the UK's premier scholarly organisation for encouraging and supporting intellectual enquiry in French studies at all levels. 11516
Reposted by Emma WagstaffFeminist Translation Network @ftnetwork.bsky.social · 07/01/2025Still a couple of travel bursaries left for the feminist translation slam/symposium on teaching feminist translation, 6-7 Feb, Oxford, organised w/ @stephenspender.bsky.social and the Queen's Translation Exchange. More bursary info on FTN website: feministtranslation.bham.ac.uk/events/feministtranslation.bham.ac.ukEvents – Feminist Translation Network 022
Emma Wagstaff @erhwagstaff1.bsky.social · 19/12/2024Many congratulations to students and staff @unibirmingham.bsky.social School for their awards in the @stephenspender.bsky.social translation prize competition www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/2024/un...birmingham.ac.ukUniversity of Birmingham School students and teacher win poetry translation awards - University of BirminghamThe Stephen Spender Prize provides a platform for poets and translators of all ages to share their love for languages and literature with a wider audience. 171
Reposted by Emma WagstaffCharles Forsdick @cforsdick.bsky.social · 10/12/2024Young Francophone Africans pack out poetry slams as region’s woes pile up Resurgence of poetry culture among west African youth amid political instability, economic insecurity and jihadist threat www.theguardian.com/world/2024/d...theguardian.comYoung Francophone Africans pack out poetry slams as region’s woes pile upResurgence of poetry culture among west African youth amid political instability, economic insecurity and jihadist threat 031