Could anyone point to 18th-19th-c. paintings (especially of women) where we see watches or clocks? I'm thinking of this one of the Comtesse de Buffon as an example (she was quite a character; maybe the watch suggests that getting involved w her meant the guy was on borrowed time).
Aberdeen plans to remove all degrees and research in modern languages. Utterly disgraceful. Please consider signing this petition www.change.org/p/save-langu...
On 30 November of this year, all staff in the Modern Languages, Translation and Interpreting section of the University of Aberdeen were told that they are at risk of redundancy, opening a false choice...
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Hi fellow bluesky posters. So glad to see so many of your bylines here! What a great community!