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Melbourne French Studies Seminar Series: France and Australia at the South Pacific Commission
When: Friday, 8 November, 2–3pm Where: 407 Babel Building, The University of Melbourne Parkville Campus Dr Alexis Bergantz, RMIT University “Whose Pacific ? France and Australia at the South Pacific Commission, 1947-1990s” In 1947, at Australia’s initiative, the South Pacific Commission (SPC) was established as an inter-governmental agency aimed at promoting cooperation among six colonial powers…
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Melbourne French Studies Seminar Series: The Asterix Series as National Myth in Postwar France
When: Friday, 20 September, 2–3pm Where: 407 Babel Building, The University of Melbourne Parkville Campus Professor Julie Kalman, Monash University “The Asterix Series as National Myth in Postwar France“ In October 1967, there was a first in France: the Floralies internationales. Lasting six months and located outside Orléans, this was the largest, and longest flower show…
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Now Hiring: Associate Lecturer in French, Australian National University
Now Hiring: Associate Lecturer in French, Education-focused, Full-time Continuing, Australian National University The ANU School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics seeks to appoint an education-focused Associate Lecturer in French to broaden and further strengthen the teaching profile of its French Program. This is a full-time continuing role at Level A, AU$82,936 – $104,099 per annum…
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Melbourne French Studies Seminar Series: Reading / Translating Proust
When: Friday, 23 August, 2–3pm Where: 407 Babel Building, The University of Melbourne Parkville Campus Emeritus Professor Brian Nelson, Monash University “Reading / Translating Proust“ In this seminar, Brian Nelson will offer reflections on his experience as co-editor and contributing translator of the new, seven-volume Oxford edition / translation of Marcel Proust’s In Search of Lost…
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Deadline extended to 29 July: Australian Society for French Studies 2024 Conference (Global French Studies, 11-13 December)
We are pleased to extend the deadline for proposals for the Australian Society for French Studies 2024 Conference until Monday 29 July 2024. We will advise successful applicants shortly after this date. Please find the call for papers below. ASFS Conference 2024 Australian Society for French Studies 32nd Annual Conference 2024 11-13 December 2024 Global French…
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New Collection of Essays: What have the French ever done for us? French contributions to Australia’s cultural life
A new collection of essays entitled What have the French ever done for us? French contributions to Australia’s cultural life (Wakefield Press, edited by John West-Sooby) has just been published! What have the French done for the cultural life of Australia, but also more globally? That is the question addressed by the essays in this volume, penned…
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Diversity, Decolonization, and the French Curriculum (DDFC) 2024 Conference
Call for PapersPooling Open-Access Resources: Designing for Justice and AccessDiversity, Decolonization, and the French Curriculum (DDFC)A Two-day Virtual Conference (Zoom)November 8-9, 2024 Increasingly inclusive, representative, and accessible teaching resources are essential to a socially and pedagogically just learning environment. From traditional tools (textbooks, learning management systems) to new media, AI, and creative assessment design, the…
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FATFA-TOFA conference 2024
Every 2 years a National Conference for French Teachers is organised by the FATFA (Federation of French Teacher Assoc. in Australia). This year, the conference will be held on Nov 22-23 in beautiful Perth, WA! Come meet your WA colleagues for 2 days of professional development, networking and fun! The Conference theme is ‘Embarquement immédiat: vers…
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Melbourne French Studies Seminar Series: Julie Delpy’s cinephilia and cinécriture
When: Friday, 17 May, 2–3pm Where: 407 Babel Building, The University of Melbourne Parkville Campus Dr Felicity Chaplin, Monash University “Tiny details: Julie Delpy’s cinephilia and cinécriture“ Julie Delpy once remarked: “We are everything and we are nothing. It is just the big paradox of being alive. We’re tiny details, yet we are details.” Perhaps…
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AALITRA Translation Awards 2024 (French)
The French Embassy in Australia has added two extra prizes to the competition – for the two MOST OUTSTANDING STUDENT ENTRIES (University students included) The Australian Association for Literary Translation (AALITRA) now invites entries for the 2024 AALITRA Translation Awards. The AALITRA Translation Awards aim to acknowledge the wealth of literary translation skills present in…
