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From https://en.iyil2019.org/

The United Nations has declared 2019 to be the Year of Indigenous Languages in order to raise awareness of issues surrounding the continued use of indigenous languages all over the world. 

Learn more at https://en.iyil2019.org/

Periodically the Sapore di Cina website puts out an annotated list of free online resources for Chinese learners. Their most recent installment, featuring 71 resources, is available at https://www.saporedicina.com/english/learn-chinese-online-25-excellent-free-resources/

Here's an article about onomatopoeia in Japanese, including a classification system into five different types and a collection of 84 examples: https://www.fluentin3months.com/japanese-onomatopoeia/

From https://greyartgallery.nyu.edu/exhibition/neorealismo-new-image-italy-1932-1960/

NeoRealismo: The New Image in Italy, 1932–1960 poignantly portrays life in Italy through the lens of photography before, during, and after World War II. While neorealism is associated primarily with cinematic and literary depictions of dire postwar conditions, this is the first major museum exhibition to highlight key photographers active at the time. Featuring approximately 175 photographs by over 60 Italian artists, NeoRealismo pairs them with the original publications in which they circulated—illustrated magazines, photobooks, and exhibition catalogues. On view at NYU’s Grey Art Gallery from September 6 through December 8, 2018, the show also includes film excerpts by such notable directors as Vittorio De Sica, Roberto Rossellini, and Luchino Visconti, alongside related movie posters.

Learn more about the exhibition at https://greyartgallery.nyu.edu/exhibition/neorealismo-new-image-italy-1932-1960/

From the SEELANGS listserv:

There is a new podcast about literature. It is entirely in Russian. The host is a Russian Literature teacher from Saint Petersburg, who earned his PhD under the supervision of Sergei Fomichev at the Institute of Russian Literature of the Russian Academy of Sciences ("Pushkin House" or "Пушкинский дом").

The podcast is a great tool for those teaching or learning Russian. It features a well thought-through selection of short stories and is beautifully produced: sound quality, acting, music are all top-notch. Each episode of the podcast starts with the host's introduction and ends with discussion questions. The stories are read by professional actors.

It is a non-commercial self-funded project, created purely out of love for the art of literature.

Here are the links: https://facebook.com/lampacast or https://lampa.fm.

Freink, D. Re: [SEELANGS] Russian-language podcast hosted by a PhD in Chekhov studies from St.Petersburg. SEELANGS listserv (SEELANGS@LISTSERV.UA.EDU, 5 Sep 2018).

From http://caas-cw.org/wp/2018/09/10/monmouth-college-2019-fox-writing-contest/

The Monmouth College Classics Department would like to announce the 2019 Fox Writing Contest for precollegiate students. The theme for this year’s contest will be “A Classical ‘Black Panther.'” 

View the full contest guidelines at http://caas-cw.org/wp/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Fox-Writing-Contest-2019-final.pdf

The deadline for entries is March 15, 2019.

Here is a detailed English-language article about dining customs in Ancient Rome: http://www.italymagazine.com/featured-story/dinner-ancient-roman-style

Ancient History Fangirl is a podcast series available at http://www.ancienthistoryfangirl.com/episodes/. In recent episodes, you can learn about the interest in strong warrior women in ancient Greece, the story of Attila the Hun and Princess Honoria, and the use of elephants in war.