Greening Modern Languages: Research and Teaching is a collaborative project that aims to think about the role that our discipline has to play in times of ecological crises. In ‘greening’ Modern Languages, we want to rethink our academic practice as educators, scholars and eco-citizens; how this intersects with efforts to decentre and decolonise the curriculum; and foster a reflection on the place of Modern Languages in the Environmental Humanities and in collective action towards sustainability and justice.

The project is led by Dr Armelle Blin-Rolland (Prifysgol Bangor / Bangor University, Wales), Dr Margaret C. Flinn (The Ohio State University, US) and Dr Martín Veiga (Coláiste na hOllscoile Corcaigh / University College Cork, Ireland). Bringing together an international network of scholars across language specialisms, this website stems from the online conference ‘Greening Modern Languages Research and Teaching’ (which took place in spring of 2023) and is funded by Dr Armelle Blin-Rolland’s British Academy/Leverhulme Trust Small Grant (SRG22\220097).

The website features a multilingual lexicon, pedagogical toolkit, an archive of the asynchronous conversations that took place in the run up to the conference, and details and recordings of the online seminar series Récits des vivants / More-than-human Narratives that took place from February to July 2023.