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Read more at: Spanish Ambassador to the UK hosted in Cambridge by MMLL
Spanish Ambassador visit

Spanish Ambassador to the UK hosted in Cambridge by MMLL

The Spanish and Portuguese Section had the pleasure of hosting a visit by the Spanish Ambassador to the UK, his Excellency José Pascual Marco Martínez, in the afternoon of Monday 13 March. The Ambassador, who has been in post since September 2021, was in Cambridge for three days meeting with various members of the University and getting acquainted with a number of research networks with a connection to Spain.

Read more at: Victoria Adams awarded AHGBI Publication Prize 22-23

Victoria Adams awarded AHGBI Publication Prize 22-23

The Spanish and Portuguese Section are delighted to extend congratulations to Victoria Adams, who has been chosen by the Editorial Committee of the Association of Hispanists of Great Britain and Ireland as one of the prize winners of the AHGBI Publication Prize for 2022-2023.

Read more at: Felipe Schuery Awarded Pilkington Prize
Felipe Schuery

Felipe Schuery Awarded Pilkington Prize

The MMLL Faculty and the Spanish and Portuguese Sections are delighted to announce that Felipe Schuery (Associate Professor in Portuguese) has been awarded the Pilkington Prize . This is a major honour and an extremely competitive prize, one that Felipe thoroughly deserves after all his years of great work.

Read more at: Former Spanish and Portuguese student Dillon Mapletoft premieres a new television series on Channel 4

Former Spanish and Portuguese student Dillon Mapletoft premieres a new television series on Channel 4

Congratulations to former Spanish and Portuguese student Dillon Mapletoft, who has premiered a new television series on Channel 4. Please see below for the full article from The Guardian. ‘I was the oldest person on set’: How a doomsday comedy lured Inbetweener Simon Bird back to TV https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

Read more at: Cambridge Hispanic & Lusophone Research Seminar Series

Cambridge Hispanic & Lusophone Research Seminar Series

We are happy to announce the upcoming dates for our Cambridge Hispanic & Lusophone Research Seminar in Lent Term.

Read more at: In Memoriam - Jean Franco (1924-2022)
Jean at Cambs

In Memoriam - Jean Franco (1924-2022)

It is with great sadness that The Spanish and Portuguese section of MMLL at The University of Cambridge learned that Professor Jean Franco passed away on 14 December 2022. She was 98. Professor Franco was the first Professor of Latin American Literature in England and a pathbreaking scholar in the field of Latin American...

Read more at: Open Seminar - 'Schmitt, Glissant, Mouffe: Latinx, Islands, Films' - 9th Nov 22
two met seemingly argue beside a shallow river. From the film Cocote

Open Seminar - 'Schmitt, Glissant, Mouffe: Latinx, Islands, Films' - 9th Nov 22

Please join us on Wednesday 9th November at 5pm for the next Cambridge Hispanic and Lusophone Research Seminar. Refreshments will be served afterwards! If you have any questions, please get in contact with the co-convenors Oliver Wilson-Nunn ( ojw33@cam.ac.uk ) and Carlos Iglesias Crespo ( ci244@cam.ac.uk ). Speaker: Dr...

Read more at: A few photos from 'Eduardo Mendoza: A Lifetime in Spanish Fiction'

A few photos from 'Eduardo Mendoza: A Lifetime in Spanish Fiction'

On Wednesday 19th October, 2022, the Spanish and Portuguese Section were delighted to host Eduardo Mendoza, one of the foremost contemporary Spanish novelists. Mendoza came to Cambridge to discuss his literary career in an event co-organized with the Instituto Cervantes (London) . Mendoza with University Lecturer, Dr...

Read more at: Cambridge Hispanic and Lusophone Research Seminar Series announced for Michaelmas 22

Cambridge Hispanic and Lusophone Research Seminar Series announced for Michaelmas 22

We are delighted to share with you the term card for our seminars in Michaelmas, held on Wednesdays (26/10, 9/11, 23/11). The first seminar of term will be held at 12:30pm on Wednesday 26th October in LB 8, Sidgwick Site , in which Dr Maya Feile Tomes (University of Cambridge) will present on "Writing the Void? The Paradox...

Read more at: Eduardo Mendoza: A Lifetime in Spanish Fiction. 19th Oct, 5pm, Lecture Block

Eduardo Mendoza: A Lifetime in Spanish Fiction. 19th Oct, 5pm, Lecture Block

The Spanish and Portuguese Section is delighted to invite you to attend an event co-organized with the Instituto Cervantes (London). Eduardo Mendoza, one of the foremost contemporary Spanish novelists, will come to Cambridge to give us a talk on his literary career. The talk will be delivered in English, and this is a...

 

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