The Institute of Modern Languages Research has partnered with the University of Birmingham to develop a Decolonising Languages Network, co-hosted between Birmingham and London. This initiative was launched in September 2020 with an inaugural conference, Decolonising Modern Languages: A Symposium for Sharing Practices and Ideas, and seeks to establish a hub for ongoing work on decolonising research and teaching, embedding anti-racism and rethinking the curriculum in Modern Languages and Cultures.
Co-ordinated by Emanuelle Santos (Birmingham) and Joseph Ford (IMLR), the network has established a mailing list, DECOLONISING-LANGUAGES-NETWORK, which anyone can sign up to at the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=DECOLONISING-LANGUAGES-NETWORK.
In parallel, the Institute coordinates an extensive training programme for languages researchers, including several sessions relating to the theme of decolonial theories and practices.
For a listing of event recordings, forthcoming events and postgraduate/ECR training related to decolonising languages research and training, see below.
Event Recordings
Future Directions in Modern Languages
AMLUK Symposium on Pedagogies in Modern Languages, Area Studies and Linguistics
Decolonising Modern Languages: A Symposium for Sharing Practices and Ideas
Forthcoming Events and Training
Modern Languages and Inclusivity: Sharing Ideas and Practices (13 May 2022)
Decolonial Theory for Modern Languages Researchers (29 June 2022)
For further information about the network, please contact Joseph Ford: joseph.ford@sas.ac.uk