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What to call people. Linguists study 'forms of address' in Sheffield
From 5 to 7 June a select group of linguistic researchers is coming to Sheffield for a conference on forms of address. The welcoming an informal network of scholars researching and writing about address in the world’s languages.
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BA student Megan Strutt wins SURE Grant
Megan Strutt, second year student of Dutch, has received a SURE grant for her Dutch research project SURINAME, (RE)COLLECTIONS. A collaboration between Sheffield and the British Library.
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Activism Now and Then: Climate, Protest and May 68
Research event organised on 2 May 2019 by the Centre of Dutch and Flemish Studies: 'Activism Now and Then. Climate, Protest and May 68'. Professor Geert Buelens (Universiteit Utrecht) compares activist movements today with the 1960s.
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Theatre Production: Postcards from Oostende
These are busy weeks for our Second Year students of Dutch: they are getting ready for their theatre production on 2 April. Book your ticket now!
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Don't Mention the I-word
On 14 March Sheffield Dutch students present: 'Don't Mention the I-word' at the Dutch Centre at Austin Friars in London. This literary debate is the public presentation of our research project on the representation of nation and self in contemporary Dutch literature.
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Rozsypne: The (Virtual) Reality of a Forgotten War
Our 2019 Dutch guest author, Lisa Weeda comes with a difference. Not only does she remind us of the forgotten war in Eastern Ukraine, she also brings the reality of everyday life in a warzone to live with the virtual reality project Rozsypne. Sheffield students translate the text of this Dutch-Ukranian author into English.
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Our Erasmus Languages Coaches
The Dutch Section at Sheffield receives many Dutch and Belgian students from our Erasmus partner universities: from Groningen, Utrecht, Nijmegen in the Netherlands to Gent and KU-Leuven (campus Brussels) in Belgium. Here is why we love them.
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Hidden Cats: Final Year Dutch students read Bart Moeyaert
Involving literary texts, including poetry, is a deliberate strategy of our Dutch language tutors. At Sheffield we believe that Dutch language should always be studied in its cultural context. It makes language study more relevant, more real and above all, more fun.
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Anna Geurts Honorary Research Fellow
Dr Anna Geurts has been appointed as a Honorary Research Felklow in Dutch Studies at the School of Languages and Cultures.
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Guest Author Johan Fretz
Dutch author and comedian Johan Fretz visited Sheffield to present his latest novel 'Onder de Paramariboom'. He worked with Sheffield students of Dutch on a translation of the first two chapters.
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Invitation for A Royal Meeting
It is not every day that you receive a royal invitation. Yet that is exaclty what happened to Dr. Henriette Louwerse in Ocotber 2018
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ANS Essay Prize 2018
The 2018 edition of the Anglo-Netherlands Society (ANS) Essay Prize saw not one, but two Second Year students walking away with a handsome cheque: Megan Bracewell and Hannah Walker.
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Dutch at Sheffield: Looking Back on Semester Two
Reaching the end of another successful semester in Dutch Studies at Sheffield it is time for a quick look back. On fresh blood, language assistants and end of year drinks.
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Sheffield Students publish their literary translation
The citybooks.eu Translation Project is becoming an annual event in the world of Dutch Studies in the UK. Students from the University of Sheffield, Nottingham and UCL translate a new literary text for the European digital literature project citybooks.eu. For the 8th edition we enlisted the expertise of literary translator Laura Watkinson and, of course, our Writer in Residence and author of the text, Maarten van der Graaff.
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Year Abroad: 'My languages have really taken off'
A Third Year Abroad is a big thing in many respects. As she is about to return to the UK, Aisling Redmond (BA French with Dutch) looks back on her year in the Netherlands.