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Open Letter in Opposition to Research Cuts in French at Victoria University of Wellington Te Herenga Waka
The Australian Society for French Studies strongly opposes the proposal from the Victoria University of Wellington Te Herenga Waka to eliminate the research component from the two remaining academic staff roles in the French area. Part of alarming broader plans to shutter multiple language programs entirely, this proposal would downgrade the French Program from a…
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Vale Colin Nettelbeck + Nettelbeck Prize
The ASFS was saddened to hear of the passing of Emeritus Professor Colin Nettelbeck FAHA. Colin was an eminent intellectual, researcher, teacher and friend to many of us. He played a pivotal role in the Society in its early years after its founding, including serving as President. Colin was made a life member of the…
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Maisons de Poètes / Homes of Poets – Entretiens (in) situ
Suite au récent lancement de leur Carnet Hypothèses Maisons de Poètes / Homes of Poets (https://maphopes.hypotheses.org/), Marie-Clémence Régnier (Université d’Artois) et Bertrand Bourgeois (The University of Melbourne) sont heureux de vous annoncer la création d’une rubrique “entretiens (in) situ”. La première série d’entretiens podcastés « Maisons de poètes hors les murs » porte sur les…
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Winner of the 2021 ASFS-AJFS Postgraduate Essay Prize
The Australian Society for French Studies and the Australian Journal of French Studies are thrilled to announce the winner of the 2021 ASFS-AJFS Postgraduate Essay Prize, Emma McNicol of Monash University. Emma’s essay entitled “The Pessimism Problem in Simone de Beauvoir’s Le deuxième sexe et La vieillesse » will receive a $500 cash prize and publication…
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CFP: Women in French Postgraduate/ECR International Symposium
Call for Papers The Immersive Potential of Literature and Hybrid Media in the 20th and 21st Centuries Women in French Postgraduate/ECR International Symposium Symposium: Wednesday, January 12 to Friday, January 14, 2022 Proposals due: 17 September 2021. Keynote Speaker: Professor Diana Holmes (Leeds). Women in French invites papers for a virtual international symposium focusing on…
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Postgraduate Research Scholarship on Multilingual Australia
ASFS members and future postgraduates may be interested in the following postgraduate research scholarship on multilingual Australia offered by the University of Sydney as part of the Australian Research Council’s Discovery project “Opening Australia’s Multilingual Archive”. This scholarship provides financial assistance for a PhD student undertaking research in multilingual Australia. Highlights Value Eligibility Open date…
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Winner of the inaugural Colin Nettelbeck Prize
The Executive Committee of the Australian Society for French Studies is pleased to announce that Beth Kearney of the University of Queensland has received the inaugural ASFS Colin Nettelbeck Prize. Beth will use the scholarship to fund her travel to France (once this becomes safe under pandemic conditions) to support her doctoral project, “Unfixing the…
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Deadline Extended: ASFS/AJFS Postgraduate Prize
The deadline for the co-sponsored ASFS/AJFS Postgraduate Essay Prize has been extended! Deadline for submissions: 23 August 2021. 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 student. The winning essay will be published in the Australian Journal of French Studies.…
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Extended Call for Papers, ASFS 2021, Un.Sited
The call for papers and panel proposals for the 2021 ASFS Conference, Un.Sited, held online by the University of Queensland from December 8-10, has been extended until 31 August. Submit your paper and panel proposals via the conference submission page here and direct any questions to the organising committee at asfs2021@uq.edu.au. Australian Society for French…
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Reminder: ASFS/AJFS Postgraduate Essay Prize
A friendly reminder that the deadline for the co-sponsored Australian Society for French Studies/Australian Journal of French Studies Postgraduate Essay Prize is approaching! Please share this information with your postgraduate candidates and colleagues. Deadline for submissions: 31 July 2021. A prize of AU$500 will be awarded to the best article (5,000 to 6,500 words including notes) on…
