Australian Society for French Studies members may be interested in the following two conferences in November 2020, organised by ASFS members:
Translating COVID-19 in Australia (Call for Papers)
Proposals for short contributions (8-10 minutes) are welcome for this symposium that seeks to investigate the translation of COVID-19 across languages and cultures in Australia, through contributions dealing with:
-the neologisms, metaphors, and the practices of translation in the context of the 2020 coronavirus pandemic.
– the challenges of the linguistic and cultural translation of prevention measures in various contexts, e.g. first nations communities, migrant populations, refugees, linguistic minorities, across social classes, gender…
The purpose of these round tables will be to foster productive discussions around the ways in which the pandemic has reframed our cultural practices through the lens of language.
Conference organized by Caroline Lipovsky, Michelle Royer and Nathalie Ségeral, Department of French and Francophone Studies, The University of Sydney.
Submissions (approximately 150 words) due by 30 September 2020 to nathalie.segeral@sydney.edu.au. Symposium to be held on Friday 6 November 2020.
Diversity, Decolonization, and the French Curriculum (Registration)
Dr. Siham Bouamer (Sam Houston State University) and Dr. Loic Bourdeau (University of Louisiana, Lafayette) are pleased to announce that registration for the first (virtual) conference on “Diversity, Decolonization, and the French Curriculum” (Nov. 13-14, 2020) is now open on eventbrite.com.
Please find below a list of all the panels/topics. A detailed program is available online. You are welcome to register for as many panels as you wish. We would like to draw special attention to the keynote by Professor Hanétha Vété-Congolo: “Decolonizing the White French Curriculum: Which Ethics?” (Saturday, 14 November 2020, 9:30am-10:30am Central-US Time).
– A Conversation about French Accents
– Accessibility/Ableism
– Beginner and Intermediate Courses
– Black Lives Matter in the French Curriculum
– Defining “francophonie”
– Discussing the Colonial Past
– French Outside the Classroom
– French Programs
– French/Francophone Icons
– Gender Issues/Queer Curriculum
– Intersectional/Inclusive French Studies
– K-12 French Education
– On Textbooks and Beyond
– Roundtable discussion with the Diversity, Decolonization, and German Curriculum Collective
– Social Media and Multimodal Instruction
– “Talking Back”: Engaging Students with New Perspectives in French
– Teaching French Abroad