Organisation profile
Organisation profile
Staff in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures have strong international profiles. Drawing on their research, they contribute to teaching in four language areas: French, German, Italian and Spanish. They also collaborate on interdisciplinary courses in Comparative Literature and Culture, History of Art and Visual Culture, Film Studies, Translation Studies and Liberal Arts.
Publications arise from a research environment that encourages exchange across traditional disciplinary boundaries, geograpies and periods. They include numerous monographs, articles in peer-reviewed journals, edited and co-edited volumes and yearbooks, and catalogues. Our research encompasses areas as varied as literary studies and critical theory, film, philosophy, visual and performing arts. We are active in national and international subject associations and learned societies, and frequently speak at, contribute to and help to organise seminars, academic conferences, public symposia, exhibitions and creative workshops around the world. Our excellence was recently confirmed by the results of the Research Assessment Exercise of 2021.
We are proud of our record in recruiting and supporting postgraduate researchers at both Masters (MRes) and doctoral level, and welcome applications and expressions of interest at any time.
Research in French
Research in German
Research in Hispanic Studies
Research in Italian
Research Environment
Research News
Research Showcase
Research with Impact
Postgraduate Opportunities
UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 1 No Poverty -
SDG 2 Zero Hunger -
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 5 Gender Equality -
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy -
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production -
SDG 13 Climate Action -
SDG 14 Life Below Water -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
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Archives of Resistance: Race, History and Violence in Contemporary Film and Television
Williams, J., 2030, (In preparation) Bloomsbury.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Honouring the Archive, Resisting the Sublime: Race, Class, and Violence in Alice Diop’s Saint Omer (2022)
Williams, J., 2028, (In preparation) Violence, Migrant Women and Cinema: Diop, Witches and the Chorus in Saint Omer (2022). Williams, J., Hemelryk Donald, S. & Davies Hayon, K. (eds.). Manchester University Press, Vol. Contract tbc .Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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The Cinema of Mali
Williams, J., 2028, (In preparation) Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of World Cinema : vol. 4: Africa and the Middle East . Ureke, O. & Gürata, A. (eds.). BloomsburyResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Participatory Research Fund: Exploring Co-Creation at a Living History Museum
Thompson, H. (PI)
2/03/26 → 28/06/26
Project: Research
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Writing and reading differently: Deafness in contemporary women’s writing
Nevin, M. (Fellow) & Thompson, H. (Mentor)
1/01/26 → 31/12/28
Project: Research
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Activities
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‘Violence, Migrant Women and Cinema: Diop, Witches, and the Chorus’
Williams, J. (Organiser), Davies Hayon, K. (Organiser) & Hemelryk Donald, S. (Organiser)
13 Apr 2026Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in a conference
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Invited research paper at INHA, Paris: Post-socialist nostalgia and exoticism in The Road Home and Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
Berghahn, D. (Speaker)
8 Apr 2026Activity: Talk, presentation or media contribution › Invited talk
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Inited research presentation at INHA, Paris: Post-socialist nostalgia and exoticism in The Road Home and Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
Berghahn, D. (Speaker)
8 Apr 2026Activity: Talk, presentation or media contribution › Invited talk
Prizes
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(Nominee) National Diversity Award (NDA)
Landell, R. (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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2nd place in the literary prize “William Sharp” for an original translation into Italian
Alessi, S. (Recipient), 2006
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)