26 April 2024 – The Mucem, Marseille By Lidia Karanfilovszka Zikic (Creative Writing and English Literature/Year 1) A rainy day in Marseille. Just before we head home, one more Provençal delicacy. The one-of-a-kind and very interesting Mucem, the Museum of Civilizations of Europe and the Mediterranean. The museum exhibits an impressive collection of ethnographic objects, …
25 April 2024 – Arles By Lidia Karanfilovszka Zikic (Creative Writing and English Literature/Year 1) It was sunny and warm. A perfect day for exploring. We took a train again and found ourselves in charming Arles on the Rhone River. Arles is famous for many things, but amongst others for inspiring the paintings of Van …
24 April 2024 – Aix-en-Provence By Lidia Karanfilovszka Zikic (Creative Writing and English Literature/Year 1) We went on a scenic 45-minute train ride from Marseille to Aix-en-Provence. The birthplace of Cezanne. A beautiful town, overlooking the famous Sainte-Victoire Mountain which Cezanne painted so many times during his lifetime. We took a walk from the train …
23 April 2024 – Cassis By Lidia Karanfilovszka Zikic (Creative Writing and English Literature/Year 1) Next morning, the choice of breakfast in the hotel was amazing: croissants, pains au chocolat, madeleines, apple sauce, camembert, among other things… I didn’t do any research beforehand about Cassis and, instead, allowed myself to be surprised. We went there …
22 April 2024 – Marseille By Lidia Karanfilovszka Zikic (Creative Writing and English Literature/Year 1) It was Monday. A good day to start the week. However, this time, I was not going to go to work or the Uni for a three-hour seminar; instead, I was going on a free holiday organised by the Uni …
The Chinese interpreting students from the MA in Translation and Interpreting have just spent 5 intensive days of simulated conference interpreting at the UN Office in Vienna, from22 to 26 April 2024. The students honed their interpreting skills by interpreting for different genres of speeches, from generic policy briefings, technical presentations, line by line language discussions …
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Between now and the summer we are going to be showcasing the best of our original research by students in the School of Humanities at the University of Westminster. If you are a Humanities student at Westminster and would like to publish your research on our blog, please do get in touch! Hannah, the author …
Between now and the summer we are going to be showcasing the best of our original research by students in the School of Humanities at the University of Westminster. If you are a Humanities student at Westminster and would like to publish your research on our blog, please do get in touch! Our second commentary …
On Tuesday 27th February, students on the MA in Translation and Interpreting at the University of Westminster took part in a mock conference on Humanitarian crisis in conflict zones. This mock conference, centred on the complex subject of war, provided an invaluable opportunity for students to hone their #simultaneous and #consecutive #interpreting skills in a controlled and supportive …
Between now and the summer we are going to be showcasing the best of our original research by students in the School of Humanities at the University of Westminster. If you are a Humanities student at Westminster and would like to publish your research on our blog, please do get in touch! In the first …
