Category: publications

  • New Publication: Montage in Postwar French Film (Ivan Cerecina)

    We are pleased to announce the publication of Assembly Lines: Montage in Postwar French Film, written by one of our ASFS members, Ivan Cerecina (The University of Sydney / https://ivancerecina.com/ ). The book is published by University of Minnesota Press. The book examines the re-emergence of montage as an aesthetic figure and historiographical principle post-1945, via a study…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Call for submissions: AJFS / ASFS Postgraduate Essay Prize

    The AJFS and ASFS committees are pleased to announce that the prize money for the annual AJFS/ASFS Postgraduate Essay Prize has been increased to $800. Please see the below reminder to all eligible postgraduates to consider submitting an essay for the prize before Monday 16 October 2023. The Australian Society for French Studies and the Australian Journal of…

  • New publication: Nicolas Baudin’s voyage to Australia and the pursuit of science

    We wish to draw attention to this new publication of a volume of essays, ‘Roaming Freely Throughout the Universe’: Nicolas Baudin’s Voyage to Australia and the Pursuit of Science, co-edited by former ASFS President Professor Jean Fornasiero and long-time ASFS member Professor John West-Sooby. The Age of Exploration not only paved the way for European…

  • ASFS/AJFS Postgraduate Essay Prize 2021

    The Australian Society for French Studies and the Australian Journal of French Studies are pleased to announce the seventh annual co-sponsored ASFS/AJFS Postgraduate Essay Prize. A prize of AU$500 will be awarded to the best article (5,000 to 6,500 words including notes) on any aspect of French Studies (except French language Studies) by a postgraduate…

  • President’s Welcome 2021

    Dear ASFS members, We hope this finds you all safe and well, especially after the tumult of 2020. The ASFS Executive Committee is pleased to announce its 2021 initiatives. Before getting to those, we’d like to thank everyone involved in our ASFS XXVIII conference and hope that attendees have fond memories of our virtual meeting.…

  • New publication in Language Studies featuring ASFS members

    We wish to draw attention to this new publication in Language Studies, co-edited by former ASFS President Professor Jean Fornasiero. Intersections in Language Policy and Planning: Establishing Connections in Languages and Cultures contains several chapters from ASFS members which we hope would be useful to the work of our French Studies community. These include: “Making…

  • Call for Papers: ASFS/AJFS Postgraduate Essay Prize 2020

    The Australian Society for French Studies and the Australian Journal of French Studies are pleased to announce the sixth annual co-sponsored ASFS/AJFS Postgraduate Essay Prize. A prize of AU$500 will be awarded to the best article (4,000 to 6,000 words including notes) on any aspect of French Studies (except French Language Studies) by a postgraduate…

  • The Laura Bassi Scholarship

    The Laura Bassi Scholarship was established by Editing Press in 2018 with the aim of providing editorial assistance to postgraduates and junior academics whose research focuses on neglected topics of study, broadly construed, within their disciplines. The scholarships are open to every discipline and are awarded thrice per annum: December, April, and August. All currently enrolled master’s and…