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2022 ASFS School Liaison and Outreach Fund + Call for 2023 Applications
2022 School Liaison and Outreach Award Dr Charlotte Mackay received the 2022 Australian Society for French Studies School Liaison and Outreach Fund award. With this award, along with support from the Association of French Teachers in Victoria and the Forum de la Francophonie, Dr Mackay and Loveena Narayanen organised and held an inaugural club littéraire…
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ASFS Conference 2023
Australian Society for French Studies 31st Annual Conference 2023 6-8 December 2023 Body, Motion, Space Hosted by French and Francophone Studies, School of Languages and Cultures, University of Sydney The conference will include a Zoom-only half day. The rest of the conference will be in-person. Details of international and domestic keynotes will follow. Call for Papers…
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DRAFT French and Francophone Seminar: A trio of trailblazers in early cinema: Bernhardt, Gabrielle Réjane and Mistinguett
Friday 9 September 2022 1-2 pm (Melbourne/Sydney time) Zoom Link: https://uni-sydney.zoom.us/j/83924176810?pwd=NWNzWjJkZHFId2RYMEJGdHp1QUtnUT09 Password: 841616 A trio of trailblazers in early cinema: Bernhardt, Gabrielle Réjane and Mistinguett More than a century after the French actresses Sarah Bernhardt (1844-1923), Réjane (Gabrielle Charlotte Réju, 1856-1920) and Mistinguett (Jeanne Florentine Bourgeois, 1875-1956) consolidated their international fame on film, attention is newly focusing on…
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CFP: “Cultural Expressions of Climate Change across the French-speaking Islands in the South Pacific”
Symposium to be held at the University of Sydney on 15, 16 and 17 February 2023 We invite abstracts for a 3-day interdisciplinary symposium devoted to cultural expressions of climate change across Oceania. Crucially, our symposium will act as a platform for exchanging ideas, showcasing artistic voices, and facilitating new connections between French-speaking Oceania and…
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WiF Oz/ASFS Research and Networking Event 2022
The Australian Society of French Studies, in collaboration with Women in French: Australia, is delighted to announce its first mid-year Australian French Studies symposium. For this inaugural one-day event (split over two half days on account of time differences) colleagues in French Studies from around the world will present any aspect of their research –…
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ASFS Conference 2022
Australian Society for French Studies Conference 2022 MOVEMENT(S)/MOUVEMENT(S) 13-14 December 2022 (12 December: Postgraduate Day) Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand After two years of restricted movement, we have the pleasure to announce that the annual conference of the Australian Society for French Studies will take place, for the first time,…
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Book Presentation with ASFS VP Gemma King: Jacques Audiard (Manchester UP)
The Australian Society for French Studies Vice-President Gemma King will discuss her recently published book Jacques Audiard (Manchester UP, 2021) at an event organized for the SCMS French and Francophone Scholarly Interest Group and Franco-Screens. She will also offer recommendations for teaching Audiard’s films and will share how she has approached teaching some of Audiard’s films in…
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Call for Papers – Inaugural ASFS / WiF:Oz Research and Networking Event
The Australian Society of French Studies, in collaboration with Women in French: Australia, is delighted to announce its first mid-year Australian French Studies symposium. For this inaugural one-day event (split over two half days on account of time differences) we would like to invite colleagues in French Studies from around the world to present any…
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Call for Submissions: Bypassing Paris? / “Se passer” de Paris?
Please consider submitting to this innovative online discussion forum organized by ASFS members Valentina Gosetti and Heather Williams. Designed to engage scholars in new ways through podcasts, videos, and short written statements, this digital event will also feature presentations and discussions on various platforms to combat “Zoom fatigue” and be accessible to all. Please see…
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Women in French Postgraduate and Early Career Researcher International Symposium
Please consider attending Women in French’s postgraduate and early career researcher international symposium. Organised by several ASFS members, this virtual symposium focuses on immersion in women’s literature and hybrid media (including photo-texts, bande dessinée, cinema, journals, and other media), with a particular emphasis on immersivity as both a pleasurable and productive feature. It will include presentations from…
