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The Taylor Chair, 1907-2020

Retiring Taylor Chair, Professor Ritchie Robertson FBA, recalls the history of this prestigious professorial position.

Professor Ritchie Robertson
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Salamanca and Spain

Rhys Appleyard (St Catherine's) recounts some of the unexpected twists of an enriching year abroad.

Rhys Appleyard
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Paris and the Parasite

Originally from Virginia, Dr Macs Smith is a Career Development Fellow in French at Queen’s

Dr Macs Smith
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Of vilains and villainies

Jonathan Patterson (St Edmund Hall), a Departmental Lecturer in French, reflects on eight years of ‘going with villainy’s flow’ in pre-modern France.

Dr Jonathan Patterson

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