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Frantz Fanon - New Study by Professor James S. Williams

Professor James Williams has published a new book exploring the life and work of Afro-Caribbean intellectual Frantz Fanon (1925-1961).

Photograph by Dr James Kent selected for the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition

A recent photograph by Dr James Kent, ‘Living quarters in Downtown Havana’ (2022), has been selected for the prestigious Summer Exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts, London.

REF 2021: Royal Holloway 5th in the UK for Modern Languages Research in the Times Higher subject ranking

Following the publication of the results of REF 2021 Modern Languages is placed 5th in the country in the subject research ranking published by the THES.

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Discover our library

  • Date 25 December 2024

Our extensive library stocks more than 600,000 volumes and subscribes to over 17,000 print and online journals.
Event

Art history and copyright history in conversation

  • Date 25 December 2024

In this talk, Dr Elena Cooper, a copyright historian and author of Art and Modern Copyright: The Contested Image (CUP 2018), argues that being in the Gallery also brings copyright history alive.

Study in the most flexible way with our Liberal Arts degree programme

Ideal for students who are creative and inquisitive, Liberal Arts allows study of a broader range of areas than is possible in a traditional Single or Joint Honours degree. We are based in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures within the School of Humanities. Find out more about the degree here.

Our Department

Learn more about the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures - who we are and what we do.

Studying Liberal Arts

Interdisciplinary study for the creative and inquisitive student.

Research in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures

Academics in the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures are active researchers with international reputations. Learn more about our work here.

Your future career

Our graduates are extremely well-placed to take full advantage of a globalised jobs market

Dr Ruth Hemus

Liberal Arts

“ "I use my own research in my teaching as much as I can and also learn from my students"”
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Source: School of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures, Guardian University Guide 2018

4th

for research intensity

Source: Times Higher Education, REF 2014

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Source: National Student Survey (French) 2019

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  • Liberal Arts

    Liberal Arts with a Language Year Abroad

    4 years full time

    BA Y002

  • Liberal Arts

    Liberal Arts with an International Year

    4 years full time

    BA Y001

  • Liberal Arts

    Liberal Arts

    3 years full time

    BA Y000

  • Liberal Arts

    Liberal Arts with Integrated Foundation Year

    4 years full time

    Y00F

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    Your year abroad

    Learn critical and communication skills, cross-cultural understanding and foreign language proficiency. All in a diverse and welcoming environment.

    Comparative Literature and Culture

    Explore a fascinating breadth of material, looking at foreign culture and literature

    Languages, Literatures and Cultures

    Discover how we combine language learning with cultural awareness