our words make worlds

Log in
  • tom-birch-bw-xiGR_hCU-unsplash-low.jpg

    © Tom Birch

    Language Acts and Worldmaking

    Language Acts and Worldmaking is a flagship project funded by the AHRC Open World Research Initiative, which aims to regenerate and transform modern language learning by foregrounding language's power to shape how we live and make our worlds.

    Read more
  • Latest News
    Final Digital Mediations report published

    11 Apr 2022

    Read more
  • Upcoming Event
    Exhibition Opening night Kalila wa Dimna: Ancient Tales for Troubled Times

    P21 Gallery, 21 Chalton Street, London NW1 1JD

    Read more
  • Latest Post
    Languages Memory, Languages Now and Languages Future

    12 May 2021 - by Catherine Boyle

    Read more

Our Research Strands

  1. Travelling Concepts

    Words in action

    Explore Travelling Concepts

  2. Translation Acts

    Worldmaking on stage

    Explore Translation Acts

  3. Digital Mediations

    Mapping multilingualism and digital culture

    Explore Digital Mediations

  4. Loaded Meanings

    New worlds for old words

    Explore Loaded Meanings

  5. Diasporic Identities

    Teaching languages, mediating cultures

    Explore Diasporic Identities

  6. Language Transitions

    Moving through languages

    Explore Language Transitions

Follow us @languageacts