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Year Abroad Survival Guide
Imagine this: having traversed land and sea, you arrive in a foreign land. The culture, laws, language, are all (somewhat) unknown, and the place and people you call home are nowhere to be seen, as
The Declining Status of Modern Language Study in The UK
Maia Walker discusses the reasons for the declining popularity of Modern Language study in the UK, arguing that we must continue to highlight the personal enrichment, cultural understanding and economic growth afford by language-learning.
A New Genre of Russian Literature
Galina Yuzefovich, a prominent Russian literary critic, said in a Telegram post that “books are now coming out where the events clearly take place during wartime … just as a fact of life.” Since Russia’s invasion of
Guide to the Oxford French MLAT
If you’re applying to study French at Oxford, you’re probably aware that the application process for this differs to that of most other universities, as it requires some additional steps. One of these is the
Four Female Latin American Authors That You Should Read
Maia Walker suggests four female Latin American authors who she argues are changing the contemporary literary landscape.
An Introduction to Elfriede Jelinek’s Writing
Elfriede Jelinek won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2004 “for her musical flow of voices and counter-voices in novels and plays that with extraordinary linguistic zeal reveal the absurdity of society’s clichés and their subjugating power.”
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