We are the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures at Royal Holloway, University of London, UK. Based in the School of Humanities, we offer research-led degrees in Modern Languages, Comparative Literature & Culture, Liberal Arts.https://bsky.app/profile/llc-rhul.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/llc-rhul.bsky.social/post/3mhczmfxnys2cThis week our wonderful colleague and current Head of Department Professor Ruth Hemus @rhemus.bsky.social will be on BBC Radio 4's 'In Our Time', discussing Dadaism. The show airs at 9am on Thursday 19 March, and will then be available online and via the BBC Sounds app. Don't miss! https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002sr4318 Mar 2026 08:03 +0000at://did:plc:o7id6kg2pgnbsbm2elnco3yq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhczmfxnys2chttps://bsky.app/profile/llc-rhul.bsky.social/post/3m4q6k6awy22aThe 2025 David Vilaseca Memorial Lecture, entitled 'Dalís', will be delivered on 11 November (online) by Dr. Alicia Kent of @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social. Free and open to all! Full details here: https://www.royalholloway.ac.uk/research-and-education/departments-and-schools/languages-literatures-and-cultures/events/2025-david-vilaseca-memorial-lecture/03 Nov 2025 13:59 +0000at://did:plc:o7id6kg2pgnbsbm2elnco3yq/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4q6k6awy22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/llc-rhul.bsky.social/post/3m4prqkz7kc2aWe are pleased to announce that @royalholloway.bsky.social will offer 3 studentships funded by the AHRC Doctoral Landscape Awards (DLA) in 2026-27. Deadline for applications: 13 January 2026. Awards to start in September 2026. Further details below. https://www.royalholloway.ac.uk/studying-here/fees-and-funding/research-degrees/sources-of-funding/arts-humanities-research-council-funding-ahrc/ahrc-dla/03 Nov 2025 10:10 +0000at://did:plc:o7id6kg2pgnbsbm2elnco3yq/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4prqkz7kc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/llc-rhul.bsky.social/post/3lycxt7fxd226The Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures at @royalholloway.bsky.social invites expressions of interest from potential applicants to the 2026 @leverhulmetrust.bsky.social Early Career Fellowship scheme. Details of the process and deadlines here 👇 https://www.royalholloway.ac.uk/research-and-education/departments-and-schools/languages-literatures-and-cultures/news/leverhulme-early-career-fellowships-2025/08 Sep 2025 10:14 +0000at://did:plc:o7id6kg2pgnbsbm2elnco3yq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lycxt7fxd226https://bsky.app/profile/llc-rhul.bsky.social/post/3lwbzwscd5c2bWishing good luck to those getting their A-Level results tomorrow! If you enter Clearing keep calm and don't worry. We will have places available on courses including Languages, Liberal Arts and Comparative Literature and Culture. Call us from 8am on Thursday! Tel: +44(0)1784 77245513 Aug 2025 14:28 +0000at://did:plc:o7id6kg2pgnbsbm2elnco3yq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwbzwscd5c2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/llc-rhul.bsky.social/post/3lqzgrgec6k26Congrats 🎉to our doctoral student Gareth on the publication of a great article - read open access here 👇👇 [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Jun 2025 13:18 +0000at://did:plc:o7id6kg2pgnbsbm2elnco3yq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqzgrgec6k26https://bsky.app/profile/llc-rhul.bsky.social/post/3lnkdqp7nd22yThis was excellent - congratulations to Joe and fellow panellists! Catch up with it via BBC Sounds if you missed it. [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Apr 2025 08:58 +0000at://did:plc:o7id6kg2pgnbsbm2elnco3yq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnkdqp7nd22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/llc-rhul.bsky.social/post/3lnfhyejxss2qDon't miss 'In Our Time' on BBC Radio 4 this Thursday, 24 April, which will feature our colleague Professor Joe Harris as part of a panel discussing the life and work of the playwright Molière. The programme airs at 9am (BST) and will then be available as a podcast on BBC Sounds. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002b70122 Apr 2025 10:31 +0000at://did:plc:o7id6kg2pgnbsbm2elnco3yq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnfhyejxss2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/llc-rhul.bsky.social/post/3lnfhyejxss2qDon't miss 'In Our Time' on BBC Radio 4 this Thursday, 24 April, which will feature our colleague Professor Joe Harris as part of a panel discussing the life and work of the playwright Molière. The programme airs at 9am (BST) and will then be available as a podcast on BBC Sounds. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002b70122 Apr 2025 10:31 +0000at://did:plc:o7id6kg2pgnbsbm2elnco3yq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnfhyejxss2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/llc-rhul.bsky.social/post/3llh7qhzizc2sThis tree, near our building on campus, is quite the show stopper!28 Mar 2025 16:18 +0000at://did:plc:o7id6kg2pgnbsbm2elnco3yq/app.bsky.feed.post/3llh7qhzizc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/llc-rhul.bsky.social/post/3lleiyrx2es26Out today: a new book by our colleague Jon on an essential German film classic! [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Mar 2025 14:26 +0000at://did:plc:o7id6kg2pgnbsbm2elnco3yq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lleiyrx2es26https://bsky.app/profile/llc-rhul.bsky.social/post/3ljsiqy5jsc27Great to see our Centre for Visual Cultures here - do give them a follow! [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Mar 2025 17:09 +0000at://did:plc:o7id6kg2pgnbsbm2elnco3yq/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljsiqy5jsc27https://bsky.app/profile/llc-rhul.bsky.social/post/3ljn6mem6uk2iSpectacular afternoon on campus!05 Mar 2025 14:24 +0000at://did:plc:o7id6kg2pgnbsbm2elnco3yq/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljn6mem6uk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/llc-rhul.bsky.social/post/3lizhsc7sus2tNew research from our colleague Arantza 👇👇 [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Feb 2025 18:15 +0000at://did:plc:o7id6kg2pgnbsbm2elnco3yq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lizhsc7sus2t