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Catalan students at QMUL participate in a panel discussion on the Catalan film ‘Suro’

More than 50 people, including Catalan students from 16 different universities across the United Kingdom and Ireland, participated in a panel discussion on the Catalan film Suro yesterday. They had been able to watch the film thanks to an activity organised by Institut Ramon Llull in conjunction with the universities of Sheffield, Bristol, Cardiff, Glasgow, and Liverpool.

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Catalan Language Assistant Cristòfol Tripiana delivers session on teaching Catalan abroad

Maria Ribas Tur and Cristòfol Tripiana Traver, Catalan teachers at Cardiff University and Queen Mary, University of London delivered an online session last week for students of Catalan Language at the Universitat de València on what teaching Catalan abroad is like.

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CALL FOR PAPERS: The Catalan Press, TV, radio and other News Outlets

CALL FOR PAPERS:

The Catalan Press, TV, radio and other News Outlets:

Analysis and Comparison

A Day of Discussion

13 September 2023, Queen Mary University of London; in person

Do Catalan newspapers have a unique point of view not represented elsewhere in the Spanish press and ignored abroad? Has this always been the case historically? Is it possible to specify a particular style of Catalan TV or radio? How are the journalists of the Països Catalans using twenty-first-century media? And how does Catalan journalism compare with the profession in other European countries or the US?

Proposals are welcomed for this meeting of journalists, scholars, students, and all those interested in the past, present and future of the press. There will be time to exchange views with professionals from Britain (including Wales). We will be offering a number of bursaries to enable speakers to travel to and stay in London for two nights free of charge. Possible lines of inquiry include:

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The Workshop for UK and Ireland based Catalan Tutors was held in Sheffield

Last week, on Wednesday 17 and Thursday 18 May, the workshop for UK and Ireland based Catalan tutors was held at the University of Sheffield. This meeting is organised every two years and it’s a chance for the Catalan tutors from Institut Ramon Llull to meet and share their experiences.

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Eva Baltasar’s ‘Boulder’ on the short list for the 2023 International Booker Prize

Warm congratulations to our friend Eva Baltasar whose novel Boulder is on the short list for the 2023 International Booker Prize!

Eva came to the Centre for Catalan Studies at Queen Mary last year where she read from her work. She also signed books and met some of her many readers. 

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Balearic Islands Doctoral Studentship in Catalan Studies: applications open

Centre for Catalan Studies 

School of Languages, Linguistics and Film 

Queen Mary University of London 

Balearic Islands Doctoral Studentship in Catalan Studies 

The Centre for Catalan Studies at Queen Mary University of London, invites applications for a three-year Doctoral Studentship in any aspect of Catalan Studies. A studentship will be awarded in August 2023 to the most highly qualified candidate applying for a full-time PhD programme starting in September 2023. In order to be considered for an award, applicants should have (or expect to have by the end of the 2022/23 academic year) an MA or equivalent qualification. 

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