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It is with great sadness that we in the Australian Society for French Studies community learned today of the death of Ross Chambers (and we should like to thank Anne Freadman for letting us know). While Ross had been in poor health for some time, this news still came as something of a shock. I…

Le numéro 54 de Essays in French Literature and Culture vient de paraître sous le thème : Hidden words, hidden worlds: everyday life and narrative sources (France 1939-1945). Dirigé par Lindsey Dodd, University of Huddersfield, et Wendy Michallat, University of Sheffield, le numéro a pour thème la vie quotidienne dans la France des années 1939-1945 faisant ressortir…

Call for Papers George Rudé Seminar in French History and Civilisation Australian National University 4 to 7 July 2018 http://hrc.anu.edu.au/events/george-rude-seminar GeorgeRudeSeminar2018@anu.edu.au (Version française ci-dessous)   We are pleased to announce the 21st George Rudé Seminar in French History and Civilisation, which will be hosted by The Australian National University in Canberra from 4 to 7…

You are invited to the French & Australian Dialogue to be presented by the Institute for the Study of French Australian Relations in association with the Alliance Française de Sydney Date: Thurs. November 2, 6.30pm – 8.30pm Venue: 257 Clarence St, Sydney Fraught or Friendly Relations: New Perspectives on Australia and New Caledonia The talks will be…

The French programme at the University of Queensland is pleased to announce the creation of the Kathleen Campbell-Brown Scholarship to support a PhD candidate undertaking a project in French Studies within the School of Languages and Cultures. This top-up scholarship is offered as a package with a University of Queensland Graduate School Scholarship, the total…

Australian Society for French Studies Conference 2017 Truth and Representation   The Australian National University, 13-15 December Postgraduate Day, 12 December Conference Dinner, 14 December   Confirmed keynote speakers: Professor Nicki Hitchcott, University of St Andrews Dr Chris Watkin, Monash University   What is truth and how do we represent it? For centuries philosophers, artists,…

As our teaching semesters begin again across Australia it feels rather like the start of the year, even if we have all been involved in committees and ARC applications for some time now. ASFS 2016 certainly seems a long time ago. I nonetheless wanted to take the time to thank the people involved in organising…

Australian Society for French Studies Conference 2017 Truth and Representation  The Australian National University, 13-15 December   Confirmed keynote speakers: Professor Nicki Hitchcott, University of St Andrews Dr Chris Watkin, Monash University   What is truth and how do we represent it? For centuries philosophers, artists, theologians, and political thinkers have reflected on the nature…

UNE French is seeking expressions of interest for casual work opportunities in online French teaching in 2017. New deadline for CVs and EOIs is 15 January. See attached for details. Contact Dr Kim Hajek for further information. call-for-expressions-of-interest Dr Kim M. Hajek Lecturer in French School of Arts University of New England

Dear ASFS 2016 participants, The ISFAR COLLOQUIUM 2016 in Adelaide is now open for registration. The topic of this inaugural event held in conjunction with ASFS centres on:  French Australian Relations: the Field Today 6 December 2016 University of South Australia City West Campus North Terrace, Adelaide Room BH 4-30  Please register your attendance here: http://www.isfar.org.au/events/ For the ISFAR…