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The department maintains strong ties both to the department of [[Social Sciences]] and to the department of [[Arts]]. The Tongues sculpture in [[Azad Park]] is an example of the collaboration between the departments of | The department maintains strong ties both to the department of [[Social Sciences]] and to the department of [[Arts]]. The Tongues sculpture in [[Azad Park]] is an example of the collaboration between the departments of Languages and [[Arts]]. The sculpture is a 20-metre tall wave form in bronze; both sides of the form are covered in letters from over 400 different languages, containing a message to be decoded. Although the sculpture was erected more than 20 years ago, only a fraction of its contents have been deciphered. | ||
===People=== | ===People=== | ||
Revision as of 18:50, 30 April 2005
General
The department maintains strong ties both to the department of Social Sciences and to the department of Arts. The Tongues sculpture in Azad Park is an example of the collaboration between the departments of Languages and Arts. The sculpture is a 20-metre tall wave form in bronze; both sides of the form are covered in letters from over 400 different languages, containing a message to be decoded. Although the sculpture was erected more than 20 years ago, only a fraction of its contents have been deciphered.
People
- Senior Fellow for Languages is Professor Estelle Sedgewick
- Adjunct senior fellows are Maysam Wan and Roberto Solitano
