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  • Melbourne French Studies Seminar Series (November)

    🗓️When: Monday 10 November, 2-3pm đź“ŤWhere: 407 Babel Building, The University of Melbourne – Parkville Campus Coming-of-Age as Carnival: Screening Girlhood in Contemporary Francophone Cinema Sophie Tallis In this paper I examine contemporary French girlhood films to argue that the experience of French girlhood is a carnivalesque one. By carnivalesque I refer to Mikhail Bakhtin’s theory…

  • Literary Worlds Research Network – Event (23 October)

    Literary Worlds Research Network – Event (23 October) The Literary Worlds Research Network cordially invites you to a Showcase, Round-Table and Guest Presentation by Professor Marco Sonzogni, Victoria University of Wellington, “Goosed Up’ between Illusion and Imagination: Collaborative Intelligence in Poetry Translation.” This is a hybrid event taking place online and at UNE’s Armidale Campus…

  • ANNUAL EUROPEAN LANGUAGES LECTURE 2025 -Monash University

    AN ENLIGHTENING LECTURE BY ACCLAIMED FRENCH-VIETNAMESE GRAPHIC NOVELIST AND ILLUSTRATOR, CLÉMENT BALOUP. 🗓️Date: Thursday, 23 October 2025 đź•‘Time: 5.30-8pm đź“ŤLocation: Room 903, Level 9/750 Collins Street, Docklands Abstract: The son of a Vietnamese father and a French mother, Baloup is best known for his very personal MĂ©moires de Viet Kieu (Vietnamese Memories) series, which portrays…

  • ASFS 2025 Conference Registration and Info

    Registrations for the ASFS 2025 CONFERENCE are now open. Registration deadline: 21 November 2025 To register, please complete the REGISTRATION FORM below. The form includes ALL the necessary steps regarding conference registration (including registration fees payment links). *NOTE: your registration will only be complete after you click on “SUBMIT” (step 3/3). ASFS 2025 CONFERENCE REGISTRATION…

  • Vale Jarrod Hayes

    It is with great sadness and shock that we write to tell you of Professor Jarrod Hayes’ passing on 2 June 2025. Jarrod has been professor of French Studies at Monash University for the last seven years and quickly became a beloved fixture in the French Studies community. He was a tireless mentor, a sharp and kind…

  • Melbourne French Studies Seminar Series: C’est quoi, cet accent ?

    Quand : jeudi 20 mars, 14h-15h OĂą : 407 Babel Building, The University of Melbourne Parkville Campus Qui : Claire Dumans et Prof. VĂ©ronique DuchĂ©, The University of Melbourne « C’est quoi, cet accent ? La diversitĂ© des accents dans les manuels de FLE Â» RĂ©sumĂ© Ă€ mesure que la sensibilisation Ă  la mondialisation et Ă  la…

  • 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…

  • Call for submissions: AJFS/ASFS Postgraduate Essay Prize 2024

    The Australian Society for French Studies and the Australian Journal of French Studies are pleased to invite submissions for the annual co-sponsored ASFS/AJFS Postgraduate Prize. A prize of AU$800 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 student. The…

  • The Colin Nettelbeck Prize 2024

    The Australian Society for French Studies is pleased to announce the call for applications for the 2024 Colin Nettelbeck Prize. In honour of the late founding Australian Society for French Studies member, Emeritus Professor Colin Nettelbeck, and his long-term contributions to the support of postgraduates in French Studies, in 2021 the ASFS established an annual…

  • Open Letter in Opposition to Proposed Cuts to Language Programs at Macquarie University and the University of Aberdeen

    The Australian Society for French Studies (ASFS) would like to add its voice to the existing petitions and international advocacy to express grave concerns and strong opposition to the proposed cuts in the Language, Translation & Interpreting degrees at the University of Aberdeen (UK) and the proposal by Macquarie University (Australia) to eliminate five languages, including Croatian, German, Italian, Modern Greek and…