Start them young: in France, the pressure for bilingualism begins at birth
Staff Writer Isabelle Watts recounts life as an English-speaking au pair in France, and explores the wide-ranging effects of cross-Channel attitudes to bilingualism.
The Queer Body of Christ
Drawing on a wealth of primary materials from the Middle Ages and an array of secondary literature, Staff Writer Jude Jones explores the how the body of Christ is fundamentally queer in an eloquent and sophisticated piece.
Recherche à Vélo
In this moving creative piece, Vincent de Piedmont challenges the boundaries between the human and material through his emotional exploration of the bicycle.
Angèle’s Nonante-Cinq is an ode to Belgium - and to melancholy
Daphne Pleming reviews the album ‘Nonante-cinq’ by Angèle, exploring the way she expresses Belgian identity through her melancholic and diverse music.
Maths, Meritocracy and the Crisis of the Humanities in France
Staff Writer Joseph Hanlon brings the paradox of the French education system to light, questioning the future of the humanities in France.
Does Cambridge have its own dialect of foreign languages?
Raphael Lasserson-Rossiter explores the many mishaps that come with employing the Cambridge version of foreign languages on a year abroad.
Enter Winter in Sokcho, Elisa Shua Dusapin’s luminous, icy debut
Daphne Pleming reviews Elisa Shua Dusapin’s book Winter in Sokcho, exploring how the author prompts us to consider how we perceive ourselves and the people around us.
