Month: July 2024
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Graduate Researcher Series: An Interview with Alan Bechaz
Xiaoyi Zhang Alan Bechaz is a second-year PhD candidate in the School of Languages and Linguistics at the University of Melbourne. His research explores mental health and wellbeing communication in multilingual contexts. For his PhD project, Alan is focusing on communication with and by members of Afghan and Hazara communities in Victoria. Alan is supervised […]blogs.unimelb.edu.au/soll-talk/2024/07/29/graduate-researcher-series-an-interview-with-alan-bechaz
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SoLL Event: Bring Your Dog to Work Day
21 June 2024 marked the first Bring your Dog to Work Day day at the School of Languages and Linguistics. Felicia took the opportunity to cuddle and pet some cute doggies that afternoon.blogs.unimelb.edu.au/soll-talk/2024/07/22/soll-event-bring-your-dog-to-work-day
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Broad-left coalition politically deadlocked before the first meeting of new National Assembly
By Monica Sestito Little over a week after its electoral victory over the far-right party Rassemblement National (RN), the broad-left New Popular Front (NFP) has replaced celebrations with acrimonious internal arguments over their preferred Prime Minister candidate. The coalition, which formed hastily after President Emmanual Macron’s shock decision to call legislative elections in June, is […] -
Far right pushed back, but the pathway to new government uncertain
By Monica Sestito Crowds gathered in elated relief across urban centres of France as the far-right Rassemblement National(RN) party was defeated in the second round of legislative elections last night. After obtaining a historic 33 per cent of the vote in the first round of voting on Sunday 30 June, and being widely touted as […] -
French far-right dominate elections amidst attempts to halt their victory
By Monica Sestito Shortly after Marine Le Pen’s far-right party, Rassemblement National (RN), emerged dominant in the first round of French legislative elections last Sunday, thousands of protestors poured into the Place de la Republique. A sense of urgent desperation gripped the crowd. As one university student protestor told Politico, “We have a week left, so we’ll keep […] -
Decolonisation of Space and Mind: The Native Garden Project
Byline: Rikke Bundgaard-Nielsen, Lee, Oskar, Charles, Finn & Flynn. The first year Arts Discovery program has a strong focus on Indigenisation and decolonisation of the spaces and structures that we inhabit and invites students to step outside of the classroom and beyond traditional research outputs to create New Futures. This has led a group of 2024 first-year […]blogs.unimelb.edu.au/soll-talk/2024/07/04/decolonisation-of-space-and-mind-the-native-garden-project
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SoLL Postgraduate Club End-of-Semester Event: Celebrating Community and Collaboration
Xiaoyi Zhang The end of Semester 1, 2024 brought an exceptional event hosted by the SoLL Postgraduate Club in a local pub. This gathering provided a perfect opportunity for postgraduate students at different stages to socialise, share experiences and network. Thanks to Daniela, the dedicated organiser who has just returned from maternity leave, and the […]
