Expert Comment
Dr Sijing Lu, School of Modern Languages and Cultures at The University of Warwick explains Lunar New Year
Dr Sijing Lu, Assistant Professor of Translation and Transcultural Studies at the School of Modern Languages and Cultures at The University of Warwick tells us why the Lunar New Year is so important, along with explaining the significance of the Year of the Snake.
Dr David Lees, School of Modern Languages & Cultures, on the death of Jean-Marie Le Pen.
Dr David Lees, School of Modern Languages & Cultures, gives his view on the death of Jean-Marie Le Pen who has died aged 96. The founder of the Front National party in 1972, Le Pen re-established the extreme-right as a political force in France.
Professor Fabio Camilletti on Silvio Berlusconi
Controversies aside, Silvio Berlusconi was so part of the political landscape in Italy that he seemed to be almost eternal. I am 46, and when he turned to politics, in 1994, I was still too young to vote. The first elections, as an Italian citizen, I voted for, in 1996, was already a referendum pro or against Berlusconi.
Valery Giscard d’Estaing: Dr David Lees comments on a 'modernising if controversial' President of France
Dr David Lees from the School of Modern Languages and Cultures comments on news reports that former president of France Valery Giscard d’Estaing has died.
Anniversary of de Gaulle’s ‘Appel’ a timely contribution to French memory wars - expert comment by Dr David Lees
Today (18 June) is the anniversary of Charles de Gaulle's 'Appel' speech in 1940, which rallied support for the French Resistance. Here Dr David Lees of the School of Modern Languages and Cultures discusses how much it contributed to the personal myth of de Gaulle.