Monthly Archives: April 2016

Public Lecture: 5 May 2016, Tracey Hill on Immigrants in Early Modern London

Posted on April 29, 2016 by B Colbert

Dr Tracey Hill (Bath Spa University) will be presenting a CTTR Public Lecture, ‘Strangers and aliens: immigrants in early modern London’, on Thursday 5 May 2016 in MK045 at 6:00 p.m. (City Campus, University of Wolverhampton). The event is free and … Continue reading →

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From Czech Republic to Czechia

Posted on April 16, 2016 by B Colbert

The Czech Republic has just announced that it plans to change its name to Czechia. Presciently, CTTR linguist Dr Tom Dickins wrote a long article a few years ago entitled ‘The Czech-speaking lands, their peoples and contact communities: titles, names and ethnonyms’, … Continue reading →

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Public Lecture: 19 April 2016, Adam Thorpe on ‘Writing Out of the Past’

Posted on April 11, 2016 by B Colbert

Adam Thorpe, translator, author of novels including Ulverton, Still, and Hodd, of six volumes of poetry, two volumes of short stories and several radio dramas visits the City Campus of the University of Wolverhampton to give a public lecture on “Writing Out of the … Continue reading →

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