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Lost in translation: 'Language matters more and more'

Article about the British Academy’s Position Statement ‘Language matters more and more’ (launched 9 February 2011).

The whole article can be downloaded as a PDF file.

Published in British Academy Review, No. 17 (March 2011).

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British Academy Review, Issue 17, March 2011
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‘A medieval mêlée’. This issue shows the activities of the British Academy contributing to policy and other topical issues. There are also a range of articles with a medieval theme – drawing both on the British Academy’s ‘Medieval Week’ held in November 2010, and on the rich variety of longstanding British Academy Research Projects that produce resources for the study of medieval history. The issue concludes with some appreciations of the value of humanities and social sciences subjects.
The medieval Welsh poetry associated with Owain Glyndwr

The 2010 Sir John Rhys Memorial Lecture formed part of the British Academy’s ‘Medieval Week’, hosted by the Royal Society of Edinburgh. In this extract, Professor Gruffydd Aled Williams starts by describing how two medieval Welsh poets celebrated Owain Glyndwr’s less peaceful visit to Scotland.
The value of area studies

On 10 November 2010, the British Academy’s International Engagement Day considered ‘The Role of Area Studies in Higher Education’. Liz Lightfoot gives a flavour of the discussion.