Open U: AHRC Doctoral Landscape Award Studentships (UK)

“Studentships“Ph.D. Studentship: AHRC Doctoral Landscape Award Studentships, Open University, Milton Keynes, UK. Deadline: 13 February 2026.

The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) has introduced two new doctoral funding schemes – the Doctoral Landscape Award (DLA) and the Doctoral Focal Award (DFA) – as part of its Future Doctoral Programme. The new awards aim to provide more flexible, inclusive, and strategically aligned funding across the arts and humanities disciplines. The Open University has successfully secured an AHRC Doctoral Landscape Award for a five-year period, with the first cohort of doctoral students starting in 2026.

In addition to individual studentships, the Doctoral Landscape Award supports regional training hubs. The OU is a member of the South East Hub of nine HE institutions, along with Brighton, Kent, Oxford, Oxford Brookes, Reading, Royal Holloway, Southampton and Sussex. The Open University will work together with the other Hub members to improve training support and offer opportunities for cohort development.

The studentships are open to all PhD applicants who meet the entry criteria at the OU. Any PhD project under the AHRC subject areas – including those based outside of Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences – are eligible. At the OU, disciplines under the AHRC include Art History, Classical Studies, English and Creative Writing, History, Languages and Linguistics, Law, Music, Philosophy, and Religious Studies.

They especially welcome interdisciplinary project proposals, and prospective supervisors may be drawn from more than one discipline.

Applications may be made for full-time or part-time study, but distance learning is not permissible under this scheme.

Voices from the Field #4: On Cross-Cultural Parenting, Media Use, and Intercultural Dialogue

Voices from the Field

On Cross-Cultural Parenting, Media Use, and Intercultural Dialogue: A conversation with Sangita Shresthova.

For this interview, I had a very interesting conversation with Sangita Shresthova, Associate Research Professor of Communication at the University of Southern California and a member on the Advisory Board of the Center for Intercultural Dialogue, about some fascinating aspects of her new book, The Cross-Cultural Parenting Playbook. Sangita’s book can be considered as a “practical research-backed guide for parents raising children across multiple cultures in a media-filled world.” I think the synopsis that Sangita offers below provides a very good introduction to the book’s general focus:

Every day, more families span continents, cultures and languages to raise cross-cultural children. Yet even as media brings us closer than ever, travel restrictions and censorship remind us how fragile these connections can be. Offering real-life stories, strategies and activities, this book explores how diverse families use media, both old and new, to bridge cultures and support their parenting journey. We meet children who balance frequent moves with staying in touch with a distant homeland. We encounter parents navigating multiple languages under one roof. We hear from relatives determined to keep in touch despite the challenges involved. We learn that media remains a vital tool that helps all these cross-cultural families stay connected – through shared recipes that conjure memories, video calls that span time-zones, popular culture that reflects a family’s blended identity, and more. This is a book for anyone preparing for or living the realities of cross-cultural parenting.

Casey Man Kong Lum, Associate Director, CID

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U Bern: Professorship in Social Anthropology (Switzerland)

“Job

Open rank professorship in social anthropology, University of Bern, Switzerland. Deadline: 15 February 2026.

The Department of Social Anthropology and Cultural Studies of University of Bern announces a professorship (100%, open rank) for Social Anthropology, starting 1. August 2027. The successful candidate will represent the discipline of social anthropology in its entirety with a special focus on the anthropology of migration.

The position is advertised as open rank (tenure-track Assistant Professorship, Associate Professorship, or Full Professorship). Appointment level will be decided by the appointment committee on the basis of candidates’ prior experience and qualifications.

The post holder’s expertise will complement and broaden the existing research areas within Social Anthropology in Bern. They will contribute to teaching on the Bachelor’s degree in Social Anthropology and the Master’s degrees in MASA (Master in Social Anthropology), ATS (Anthropology of Transnationalism and the State) and CREOLE (Cultural Differences and Transnational Processes). The languages of instruction are German and English.

The post holder will also participate in the coordination of departmental activities as co-director of the Department of Social Anthropology and Cultural Studies. The primary language of administration is German. Candidates should therefore possess the corresponding German-language skills or be prepared to acquire them within two years of appointment. The post holder will supervise junior scholars in their research area and will actively seek external funding to support their research.

Graduate Institute Geneva: Professor of International History and Politics (Switzerland)

“JobFull Professor of International History and Politics, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva, Switzerland. Deadline: 10 February 2026.

The Geneva Graduate Institute is recruiting a Full Professor of International History and Politics (IHP). The applicants’ PhD and research have to be clearly historical in nature. The applicants must have an outstanding research and teaching track record and have made a significant contribution to their scholarly fields. A public intellectual profile is a plus but not a must.

They are looking for applicants with a broad vision and wide research interests whose work focuses on several of the following fields:

• the history of postcolonial state-building processes; and/or
• the history of transnational/global political violence; and/or
• the history of democratic and/or of authoritarian regimes; and/or
• the history of discrimination, especially racism, in comparative perspective.

Regarding all four fields:

• they will consider all regional specialisations;
• they will only consider applicants who focus on the modern and/or contemporary period.

Cinema Translation and Intercultural Dialogue

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El Jemli, S., & Lamimi, I. J. (2025). Cinema translation and intercultural dialogue: A pathway to global understanding. International Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Translation, 8(9), 47-54..

“This study examines the relationship between cinema, translation, and intercultural communication. It explores how cinema acts as a medium for cultural exchange, fostering understanding across linguistic and cultural boundaries. Through audiovisual translation, particularly subtitling and dubbing, films become accessible to global audiences, bridging diverse cultural identities.

The paper reviews the evolution of translation theories, from literal approaches to intercultural methods. It highlights the challenges of conveying cultural expressions and nuances in subtitles, emphasizing the translator’s role as both a linguistic and cultural mediator. The study advocates for intercultural competence in translation to improve dialogue and reduce cultural misunderstandings in an increasingly globalized world.”

U Pennsylvania: The Performance of Translation (USA)

EventsThe Performance of Translation: Journeys in Afro-Diasporic Women’s Modernisms by Rose (Rosie) Poku, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 27 January 2026.

Rose (Rosie) Poku (she/her) is a joint PhD candidate in Africana Studies and Comparative Literature & Literary Theory at the University of Pennsylvania. She is pursuing two certificates in GSWS (Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies) and CETLI (Center for Excellence in Teaching, Learning, and Innovation) as well. Rosie earned her Bachelors of Arts from Smith College in 2022, where she graduated summa cum laude as a Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellow. Her research interests broadly lie in Black women’s diasporic and transnational feminist writings and performances of the early twentieth century. Rosie engages with Afro-diasporic texts written in Spanish, English, French, and Portuguese. Her work has been generously supported by organizations such as the Fontaine Fellowship, the Social Science Research Council, the Haskins Grant, and Penn’s Global Dissertation Grant. Rosie has a passion for teaching and pedagogy, and she is a recipient of the 2025 Penn Prize for Excellence in Teaching by Graduate Students.

CFP ICA Virtual Preconference: Media and Communication in Global Latinidades (2026)

Conferences

Call for extended abstracts: Media and Communication in Global Latinidades, International Communication Association VIRTUAL Preconference, 3 June 2026. Deadline: 15 February 2026.

This preconference examines the production, distribution, and consumption of media and communication in global Latinidades. It follows up to the six preconferences held in the context of the 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 Annual Meetings of the International Communication Association – on “Digital Journalism in Latin America” in 2019, on “Digital Media in Latin America” in 2020, on “Digital Media in Latinx and Latin America” in 2021, and on “Media & Communication in Global Latinidades” in 2022-2025.

This 8th edition will continue to center on media and communication practices of the Latinx and Latin American experience globally. Despite its long history, research about Latinx and Latin American topics — largely made by Latinx and Latin American researchers worldwide — tends to be underrepresented in communication scholarship in general, and in ICA in particular. As such, the preconference will address the theme of media and communication in local, global and/or transnational Latinx and Latin American experiences, such as those related to issues of access, practices, representations, markets, technologies, and more.

UNHCR: UNIV’R Programme Studentships at Sciences Po (France)

“Studentships“MA Studentship: UNHCR UNIV’R Programme, Sciences Po, Paris, France. Deadline: 1 February 2026.

The call for applications for the 5th cohort of the UNIV’R Programme (Sciences Po Paris) is now open . The programme offers fully funded scholarships for refugees to pursue a two-year master’s degree (in English or French) at Sciences Po Paris, beginning August/September 2026.

The eligibility criteria for this cohort remain unchanged from last year. Applicants must:

  • Be refugees individually recognized by UNHCR or by a State authority;
  • Be currently residing in a first country of asylum outside the European Union (resettled refugees are not eligible);
  • Hold at least a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field of study;
  • Have a minimum B2 level in English and/or French;
  • Be no older than 35 years.

    In addition, Sciences Po Paris has specific academic requirements. Candidates must provide:

  • Academic transcripts;
  • Academic recommendation letters;
  • Evidence of a good GPA.

CID Poster 6: Dialogue Defined Translated into Italian

CID PostersThis is another of the posters designed by Linda J. de Wit, and now translated into Italian. For this poster, you literally have to look from a different perspective to read the quote; the picture of birds on a wire also represents taking different perspectives. The source of the quote is:

Leeds-Hurwitz, W. (2016). De la possession des compétences interculturelles au dialogue interculturel: Un cadre conceptuel [Moving from having intercultural competencies to constructing intercultural dialogues: A conceptual framework]. Les Politiques Sociales, 3/4, 7-22.

The Italian translation was provided by Maria Flora Mangano, and the graphic design work necessary to revise was by Yan Qiu. Here then is CID Poster 6: Definizione di dialogo.

CID Poster 6: Dialogue defined Translated into FrenchJust in case anyone wants to cite this poster, the following would be the recommended format:

Center for Intercultural Dialogue. (2026). Definizione di dialogo. [M. F. Mangano, trans.]. CID Posters, 6. Available from:
https://centerforinterculturaldialogue.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/cid-poster-6-dialogue-italian.png

As with other series, CID Posters are available for free on the site; just click on the thumbnail to download a printable PNG. They may be downloaded, printed, and shared as is, without changes, without cost, so long as there is acknowledgment of the source.

As with other CID Publications, if you wish to contribute an original contribution, please send an email before starting any work to receive approval, to minimize inadvertent duplication, and to learn about technical requirements. As is the case any series, posters should be created initially in English. If you want to volunteer to translate a poster into a language in which you are fluent, send in a note before starting, to receive approval and to confirm no one else is working on the same one.

Wendy Leeds-Hurwitz
Director, Center for Intercultural Dialogue
intercult.dialogue AT gmail.com

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U Hong Kong: Professor and Head of School of Modern Languages and Cultures (Hong Kong)

“JobProfessor and Head of School of Modern Languages and Cultures, University of Hong Kong,Hong Kong. Deadline: 8 February 2026.

Applications are invited for appointment as Professor and Head of the School of Modern Languages and Cultures, Faculty of Arts (Ref.: 533833). They are seeking a distinguished scholar with a strong commitment to research, teaching, knowledge exchange, and community-building engagement. This is a prestigious leadership position that would provide the successful candidate with the opportunity to shape the School’s development and take it to new heights. Accordingly, the successful candidate will be of stature equivalent to that of a Full Professor with tenure at a research-intensive institution, to carry out an inspiring vision for the grand challenges of area studies and world languages. The most highly qualified candidates may be considered for appointment with the Chair Professor title.