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French Studies Forum on the Paris Attacks
The University of Kentucky recently hosted a French Studies Forum on the Paris Attacks, organized by French and Francophone Studies within the Department of Modern and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Cultures.
The participants in the forum address the cultural and political context of, as well as the emerging and continuing fallout surrounding, the recent deadly attacks on the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo and a Paris kosher market (January 7-9, 2015).
Language Talk - Episode 2
Our second Language Talk: KWLA podcast features host Laura Roché Youngworth discussing the Kentucky World Language Program Review with Jacque Van Houten, Jefferson County Public Schools World Language Consultant, and Alfonso de Torres Nunez, World Language Consultant for the KY Department of Education. They talk about the overall premise of the Program Review including its history, models of implementation, embedded concepts of global competency and 21st century skills, and the concept of Program Review as a tool for building capacity.
French Studies Forum on Paris Attacks
We invite you to a forum discussion organized by French and Francophone Studies at UK on the Paris attacks of January 7-9, 2015.
UK faculty from the Department of Modern and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, the Department of History, and the Department of Geography will discuss the recent deadly attacks on the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo and a Paris kosher market, as well as provide some context for the social and political debates that continue to emerge in the wake of the attacks.
Discussion participants:
Dr. Ihsan Bagby, Arabic and Islamic Studies, Department of Modern and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Cultures (MCLLC)
Dr. Jeffrey Peters, French and Francophone Studies (MCLLC)
Joel Pett, political cartoonist, Lexington Herald-Leader
Dr. Jeremy Popkin, Department of History
Dr. Suzanne Pucci, French and Francophone Studies (MCLLC)
Dr. Leon Sachs, French and Francophone Studies (MCLLC)
Dr. Michael Samers, Department of Geography
Dr. Sadia Zoubir-Shaw, French and Francophone Studies (MCLLC)
Date:
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Location:
New Student Center, Room 211
Language Talk - Episode 1
A podcast series that spotlights the world inside the Commonwealth of Kentucky.
Office Hours With Brenna Byrd And Anastasia Curwood
Our latest episode of Office Hours is here! In this session, Professors Brenna Byrd and Anastasia Curwood join us to discuss their teaching, research, and interests. Professor Byrd leads off with a discussion of German culture and Turkish-German hip-hop while Professor Curwood explores her recent research regarding Shirley Chisholm.
Dr. Joachim Scharloth - "Terrorist Spotting For Beginners: Mass Surveillance Through Language"
Dr. Joachim Scharloth TU Dresden
"Terrorist Spotting For Beginners: Mass Surveillance Through Language"
Arts & Sciences Guest Professor in the Linguistics Program and the Department of Modern and Classical Languages. University of Kentucky. October 2014.
Kasimir & Karoline: A Staged Reading
Under the direction of award-winning scottish playwrite, director and translator, Alan McKendrick.
Produced by Brenna Byrd, MCLLC College of Arts & Sciences University of Kentucky November, 2014
Translating for the Stage with Alan McKendrick
The University of Kentucky has been playing host to Alan McKendrick, a Scottish playwright, stage director, and translator, as he works with students during a compressed, three-week course. Within the course, McKendrick and the students are working to translate and adapt a popular German play into American English with a Kentuckian twist. In this podcast, we speak to McKendrick about his previous work, the difficulties of adapting and translating plays, and the dynamics of the compressed course.