The Melbourne French Studies Seminar Series invites scholars at any level to present their research for their colleagues in Melbourne. Researchers working in any area and time period of French and Francophone Studies are encouraged to give a 30–40 minute in-person seminar in English or in French on a current research project. Colleagues working in comparative and interdisciplinary fields would also be welcome. Each seminar will be followed by questions and discussion where researchers can provide feedback, exchange ideas, and forge new connections. The organizers of the series will host at least three in-person seminars each semester at The University of Melbourne or at another local institution in Melbourne.
The goal of this series is to promote new collaborations between academic programs and colleagues working in the field of French and Francophone Studies in Melbourne. It also aims to foster a supportive and collegial environment for researchers at any level to share their work-in-progress and receive constructive feedback. Early career researchers (including students and doctoral candidates) as well as artists and practitioners working in any area of French and Francophone Studies are especially encouraged to share their work in this seminar series.
If you would like to present as part of the Melbourne French Studies Seminar Series, please send a title and short abstract (150–250 words) and a biography (100 words) in English or in French to Dr Antonia Wimbush (antonia.wimbush@unimelb.edu.au) and Dr Nicholas Strole (nstrole@unimelb.edu.au).
Seminars in 2024
All seminars will take place at The University of Melbourne Parkville campus in room 407 Babel Building
Friday 22 March, 2–3pm
Louise Cain, The University of Melbourne
“Where the Wild Kids Are: Céline Sciamma and the Queer Forest”
Friday 19 April, 2–3pm
Dr Patrick Kennedy, The University of Melbourne
Friday 17 May, 2–3pm
Dr Felicity Chaplin, Monash University
Seminars for the second half of the year will be announced in June