5 June 1594: Toby [Tobie] Matthew, future #Catholic convert, writer, translator & courtier, patron of #nuntastic#English Carmelites at #Antwerp, graduated BA #otd at Christ Church #Oxford where his father & namesake, the future Archbishop of #York, was Dean (BM/eebo)
5 June 1579: Bl. James Fenn arrives to study at the #English College, then at #Rheims#otd Martyred at Tyburn, 12 Feb 1584. Had been stripped of his #Oxford BA in 1559 for refusing the supremacy.
4 June 1487: Lambert Simnel, trading as 'Edward VI' & army of #German mercenaries, 4,000 #Irish kerne & some #English Yorkists sail from #Ireland towards #England#otd
"In his new book, #Antisemitism and the 1753 #Jew Law Controversy, author Yoel Sheridan, born and educated in #Britain, analyzes the ancient and long-enduring phenomenon of antisemitism in #England. Essentially what he demonstrates is an abiding #antisemitic element within #English society, ever ready to boil over into violence in earlier times, and later into hate speech and discrimination. Since antisemitism is essentially irrational, he demonstrates that the trigger for antisemitic action at any one time can vary with the religious, social, or political weather."
@dukepaaron It seems like a lot of the time when looking at these historical takes the problem is a denial of identity and the origins of that identity. The more folk people tend to hate the intersections of their hallowed heritage being because of anything “alien” being responsible. Offshoots of identity have a real problem with this because they want to kill off the parent identity. They tie up their authenticity of personhood to the myth and don’t want to recognize worldly complexity.
Well, it seems the only people who see themselves as #british are the #english and a few in #NorthernIreland. Strangely, no region of England identifies as English. British therefore equals English, no?
@raghnallborders
WTF is going on in with Argyll & Bute on the map?
We got an SNP MP elected & recently SNP gained control of the council.
Shade of blue correct?
The Japan Times interviewed me for a May 27, 2024 article on #bilingual#education (1st picture).
While the newspaper article is for paying subscribers, the reporter Eric Margolis agreed that the publication Bilingual Japan of the Japan Association for Language Teaching (#JALT) #Bilingualism SIG may publish the full interview. After that issue comes out next month, I will make the article available in research repositories.
The article is subtitled "Japan wants its next generation to be fluent in English. Culture and economic inequality stand in the way." What it means by #culture getting in the way is treated in my answer as to why the #English level in #Japan is relatively low (2nd picture).
The conclusion quotes part of my response to the common opinion that #foreign#languages are not needed in Japan (3rd picture). My complete answer also predicts that the increasing influx of foreign #tourists and #residents will change that complacent attitude.
When I lived in England, in a meeting between people in the US and England, I had to explain that "tabling" something has the opposite meaning in both countries, and so I ended the comedic discussion that was going on. The other 4 words/phrases mentioned in the article, I wasn't aware of.
Interesting that the article doesn't mention "fanny" as being an opposite as well, at least in its physical location on the human body.