Malcolm Bowie, who died in January 2007, was not only the most eminent and inspirational Anglophone scholar of French literature and theory of his generation; he was a towering figure in the field because of his tireless devotion to the scholarly community both in the UK and abroad. His service to the Society for French Studies is…

French Synergies/Synergies françaises Réflexions, Rencontres, Réalisations    Flinders University Adelaide, South Australia Thursday 29 September – Sunday 2 October 2016 The 2016 biennial conference of the Federation of Associations of Teachers of French in Australia in conjunction with the annual South Australian French teacher Association conference and the Australian Society for  French  Studies will be…

Applications for the English language teaching assistant program in France are now open! I would be grateful if you could pass on the following information to your students. This is a wonderful opportunity to discover France, immerse oneself in its culture, perfect one’s language skills, and gain valuable professional experience. In short: The program is…

Application deadline: 14 September 2015   Dear colleagues, The application deadline for the English language teaching assistant program in Wallis-et-Futuna is in less than a week: applications are due by 14 September 2015! I would be grateful if you could pass on the following information to your students as this program is a wonderful opportunity…

Application deadline: 14 September 2015 Dear colleagues, The application deadline for the English language teaching assistant program in New Caledonia is in less than a week: applications are due by 14 September 2015! I would be grateful if you could pass on the following information to your students as this program is a wonderful opportunity…

Organisé en partenariat avec Société Internationale Marguerite Duras, par Michelle Royer, Department of French Studies, University of Sydney (Australie), 30 juin – 1er Juillet 2016. APPEL À COMMUNICATIONS Quand se déroulera ce colloque en 2016, 20 ans se seront écoulés depuis la mort de Marguerite Duras mais cette rencontre ne vise aucunement à être une…

ASFS is delighted to be able to congratulate one of its own. Professor Brian Nelson, known to us all as the editor of the Australian Journal of French Studies, has been awarded the 2015 NSW Premier’s Translation Prize for his translations of the work of Emile Zola. This is a well-deserved award for Brian’s skill as…

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