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School of Languages and Cultures - University of Sydney (USYD) @usydslc.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
🇩🇪 Germany's Alternative for Germany (AfD) has secured a significant victory in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt. Dr @brangwenstone.bsky.social of Germanic Studies spoke with BBC News about what it shows about the state of German politics: bit.ly/4qWuJz2 @bennickl.bsky.social
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Germany's far-right AfD hails big victory in east, but falls short of majority | BBC News
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has won a decisive victory in Germany's eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt, far ahead of mainstream rivals. But preliminary results show it has fallen short of an outright majority needed to govern alone, with 43.8% of the vote to the conservative CDU's 17.2%, and tricky negotiations on who will run the state lie ahead. AfD's charismatic leader in the state, Ulrich Siegmund, said it was "sensational" and the party had won a mandate to govern. No far-right party has controlled a German state since World War Two, and governing at state level would mean powers over policing, local education and culture. Subscribe to our channel here: https://bbc.in/bbcnews For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com/news #Germany #BBCNews
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School of Languages and Cultures - University of Sydney (USYD) @usydslc.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
🇮🇹🇦🇺 In collaboration with the Consulate General of Italy in Sydney and Istituto Italiano di Cultura Sydney, join Assoc Prof Giorgia Alù and fellow editors as they present on their volume exploring the rich cultural production of Italian PoWs during and after WWII. Register now: bit.ly/4cC7CUm
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School of Languages and Cultures - University of Sydney (USYD) @usydslc.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
🎉 We are delighted to announce a major donor milestone at @sydney.edu.au and the naming of the Dawson Lee Chair in Chinese Culture – with thanks to the generosity of our long-standing donors, Mr James Lee and Mrs Monica Lee, in honour of Mr Lee's late father, Mr Dawson Lee: bit.ly/4wVO2ec
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School of Languages and Cultures - University of Sydney (USYD) @usydslc.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
📣 CALL FOR PAPERS | We are excited to host the 17th Biennial Association of Iberian and Latin American Studies of Australasia Conference at @sydney.edu.au, organised by academic staff in the Discipline of Spanish and Latin American Studies. Submissions close 1 Aug. Learn more: bit.ly/4yqn7sa
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Australian Academy of the Humanities @humanitiesau.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Researchers studying Australian history mostly use English language sources. But Prof Adrian Vickers FAHA makes use of sources in languages other than English to reveal a more nuanced picture of Australia. humanities.org.au/power-of-the...
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Michele Ford @profmicheleford.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Our article on global unions and coalition-building is now properly out and is available with open access! @labourrc44.bsky.social
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Coalition-building as a power resource: Transnational collaborations between global unions and non-union actors
This article explores how the global unions use coalition-building as a power resource in three different types of transnational labour campaigns. The first is an enabling campaign for seafood work...
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Adrian Vickers @avick.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Just arrived, new book on Topeng, thanks to Irving Chan Johnson. My chapter is on I Ketut Rinda, one of the great performers of the mid-C20th.
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School of Languages and Cultures - University of Sydney (USYD) @usydslc.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
💬 “I want to help people feel seen, respected and supported – no matter the language they speak.” 🧠 As part his PhD at @sydney.edu.au, Dr Zihan He (Chinese Studies) developed a culturally-sensitive translation model to destigmatise dementia among Chinese-speaking communities: bit.ly/4vHBRRA
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School of Languages and Cultures - University of Sydney (USYD) @usydslc.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
📖 NEW BOOK | Authored by Prof Linda Tsung (Chinese Studies) & Prof Ken Cruickshank (Sydney Institute for Community Languages Education), 'Languages, Cultures and Schools' offers the most comprehensive national study of community & heritage language schools: bit.ly/4ez6CCg @multi-ling-mat.bsky.social
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School of Languages and Cultures - University of Sydney (USYD) @usydslc.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
🇩🇪🇮🇪 What are the many facets of Irish-German relations? Join our Germanic Studies-International Comparative Literary Studies seminar as Dr Gisela Holfter, A/Prof in German at the University of Limerick, shares about the sociocultural & literary connections. 💻🗓️ Fri 27 Mar, 3:30pm AEDT: bit.ly/4bmipkl
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School of Languages and Cultures - University of Sydney (USYD) @usydslc.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
📖 Join A/Prof Josh Stenberg (Chinese Studies) for a special book launch at the Museum of Chinese Australia, as he and co-editor A/Prof Lang (National University of Singapore) present their latest compilation of translated poetry. 🗓️ Fri 27 March, 12pm 🎟️ Free event – register now: bit.ly/4uzfKfR
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School of Languages and Cultures - University of Sydney (USYD) @usydslc.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
📣 Valued up to $8,000, the Stella Kalitsounaki Vaughan Scholarships support postgraduate research students who are intending to travel to Greece or Cyprus to conduct research of study overseas. 🇬🇷🇨🇾 💻 Applications close on 15 March: bit.ly/47b20y3 @sydney.edu.au @usyd-humanities.bsky.social
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School of Languages and Cultures - University of Sydney (USYD) @usydslc.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
👏 We are delighted to share that Associate Professor Mark Allon (Buddhist Studies) has been honoured as a fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities & Professor Yixu Lu was elected to the Council of the Australian Academy of the Humanities. More bit.ly/4psTlxh
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School of Languages and Cultures - University of Sydney (USYD) @usydslc.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
🏆 Congratulations to our dedicated and talented staff who received awards at the FASS Teaching Leadership Awards last week: Dr Clara Sitbon, Ai Terrada, Dr Tristan Lay, Dr Brett Todd, Dr Caroline Paganusi, Rita Orsini and Dr Benjamin Nickl. 🏆
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School of Languages and Cultures - University of Sydney (USYD) @usydslc.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
The School of Languages and Cultures @sydney.edu.au celebrated 25 years with lively a gathering of past and present staff, alumni, donors and friends.
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