Modern Languages

By Oxford University

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What's Modern Languages about?

Podcasts from the Faculty of Medieval and Modern Languages, delivered in a variety of languages.

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Modern Languages episodes:

07.30.2015
If Venice Dies - Italian Studies at Oxford Lecture
Salvatore Settis' English talk is on Venice and the future of historic cities (9 June 2015). Salvatore Settis is a world-famous expert on archaeology and the arts, and an iconic public intellectual in Italy; a man who has devoted his...
04.04.2014
Men Defending Women in Late Medieval France
An interview with Dr Helen Swift about her book; Gender, Writing, and Performance: Men Defending Women in Late Medieval France as well as other developments in Medieval Literary Studies.
04.04.2014
Studying Medieval and Modern Languages at St Hilda's College
Helen Swift talks to Lucia Nixon, Tutor for Admissions, about why to study Medieval and Modern Languages at St Hilda's College.
05.29.2012
Freemasons versus Jesuits: Conspiracy Theories in Enlightenment Germany
Inaugural lecture by Ritchie Robertson as Taylor Professor of the German Language and Literature. Lecture title: Freemasons versus Jesuits: Conspiracy Theories in Enlightenment Germany. Given on 20 October 2011. Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/
01.25.2012
Cristian Aliaga: Your Virtues Are Your Faults. Poetry Reading (Spanish and English)
A reading by Cristian Aliaga, one of Argentina's outstanding contemporary poets, given at St. John's College, Oxford, on 3 November, 2011. English translations are read by Ben Bollig, Lecturer in Spanish American Literature. The Argentine poet Cristian Aliaga reads...
12.08.2011
Reflections on the European Crisis
Dr José Cutileiro (Special Adviser to the President of the European Commission) delivers a lecture for the Centre for Portuguese Language / Instituto Camões of Oxford. Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/
01.25.2010
Round table discussion of Clarice Lispector (Brazilian-Portugese)
Discussion and audience questions (in Brazilian-Portugese) about Clarice Lispector's film De Corpo Inteiro and her reception at home and abroad.

What's Modern Languages about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Modern Languages episodes:

If Venice Dies - Italian Studies at Oxford Lecture

Men Defending Women in Late Medieval France

Studying Medieval and Modern Languages at St Hilda's College

Freemasons versus Jesuits: Conspiracy Theories in Enlightenment Germany

Cristian Aliaga: Your Virtues Are Your Faults. Poetry Reading (Spanish and English)

Reflections on the European Crisis

Round table discussion of Clarice Lispector (Brazilian-Portugese)