Translated fiction enjoys sales boom as UK readers flock to European authors theguardian.com/books/2019/mar…

In the midst of all this talk of the importance of languages, this event feels very apt. The highlight of our Watching the Transnational Detectives project: Walter Presents to Hull - Wed 27th March - venez nombreux! Walter Presents UK

Really pleased to host Lynsey Hanley lasted this month. Come and join us - book tickets through the link below:

We had a great time taking the Languages Cafe to @HullCollegiate this afternoon. Our brilliant student ambassadors delivered extra MFL speaking practice to the school's students. Generously funded by the Ferens Education Trust. Organised by French Hull's Dr C & @ElizabethM_Ward

Great opportunity to hear Lynsey Hanley discuss the ongoing importance of Richard Hoggart's Uses of Literacy this coming Wednesday. Free public event.

'More animal than ever': Europeans find joy in John Bercow theguardian.com/politics/2019/…

Always good to be able to see how others represent us: Brexit : pour Emmanuel Macron, "le moment est venu pour les Britanniques de faire des choix" f24.my/4VrH.T via FRANCE 24

“If we are overly, or solely, reliant on Anglophone voices or those who have been translated in English (with all political & economic biases that such translation policies involve) then as historians we continue to perpetuate existing, often discriminatory & partial, narratives”

Hooray! This is today Modern Languages at Hull

We are delighted to announce that registration for our annual conference, this year hosted by Royal Holloway (1-3 July 2019), is now open. Please go to our website, where you can also find the programme:... sfs.ac.uk/conferences/20…

It's a busy day at French Hull

What an honour to host Walter Iuzzolino of Walter Presents UK last night. We were treated to an inspiring celebration of passion for cultural exchange and otherness Modern Languages at Hull @FACEHull University of Hull We welcomed students from Wyke Sixth Form College De Aston School BeverleyHighMFL

Very much looking forward to the excellent Susan Bassnett's talk next week. Details below Modern Languages at Hull

A sad day. We will remember Varda's work this afternoon which will live on in our final year seminar on Cléo de 5 à 7 BBC News - Agnes Varda: Influential film director dies at 90 bbc.co.uk/news/entertain…

French_Hull is in mourning for Agnès Varda

Baroness Coussins makes a cogent case for maintaining the Erasmus and Horizon Programmes (European Union Committee Report) - <i>Motion to Take Note</i>, at TheyWorkForYou theyworkforyou.com/lords/?id=2019…

Abdelaziz Bouteflika quitte la scène : l'occasion de revenir sur soixante ans d'histoire de l'#Algérie liberation.fr/planete/2019/0…

Brilliant news for our brilliant alumna, Frankie Leveridge! We wish you all the very best

University teachers of French in the UK and Ireland, please submit your best undergraduate essays of 2019 to the R. Gapper undergraduate essay prize. Full details on our website: sfs.ac.uk/prizes/r-gappe… sfs.ac.uk/prizes/r-gappe…

2019 NSS results are out today French Hull 100% satisfaction Un grand merci à tous !