Department of Languages and Cultures news and events, Department of Languages and Cultures, La Trobe University

Focus on YA literature

At La Trobe, our work on literature for children and young adults (YA) crosses disciplines, creative forms and critical approaches

Study tours bring language and culture to life

Languages and Cultures academics are leading study tours to give students a global perspective

Bees, science, sex and literature in the nineteenth century

New study examines bees, science, sexuality and literary culture in the nineteenth century

Inspirational teachers in Languages and Cultures

Meet our inspirational teachers and find out how they are preparing our students for the workforce

Graduate research in the Department of Languages and Cultures

Our graduate researchers are exploring how people use language and other media to connect with each other and tell their stories

Meet our Languages and Cultures students

Students in the Department of Languages and Cultures are preparing to make a difference in their local and global communities

The poetics of terra nullius

Study examines how the doctrine known as terra nullius first came to be devised and applied as the legal basis for the colonial settlement of Australia

Partnership explores new avenues of research in the Philippines

La Trobe University and Ateneo de Manila University's partnership leads a PhD program encouraging a growth in research collaboration between scholars in the Philippines and Australia.

New initiative to further Philippines studies in Australia

The agreement is facilitated by a donation to La Trobe University from the Philippine Consulate in Melbourne.

Exhibition of Greek-Australian migration

Unique collection of items from La Trobe’s Dardalis Archive

La Trobe welcomes Minister Mendoni

Minister Mendoni visits La Trobe's Bundoora campus