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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 🕑Time: 5.30-8pm 📍Location: 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 Mémoires de Viet Kieu (Vietnamese Memories) series, which portrays…
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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…
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Melbourne French Studies Seminar Series (septembre)
Melbourne French Studies Seminar Series (septembre) 🗓️Quand : mercredi 24 septembre, 11h-12h 📍Où : 407 Babel Building, The University of Melbourne – Parkville Campus « Lire Adolphe avant # Me Too : de l’introspection de Constant à l’esthétisation de Jacquot » Résumé Comment une œuvre du passé résonne-t-elle avec nos sensibilités d’aujourd’hui ? Toute lecture demeure nécessairement partielle et partiale : elle exprime…
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Melbourne French Studies Seminar Series (July): Book Launch – BUMIDOM (1963-1982) and its Afterlives
BUMIDOM (1963-1982) and its Afterlives: Literature, Memory and Migration Dr Antonia Wimbush (University of Melbourne) 🗓️When: Friday 25 July, 2:00-3:00pm 📍Where: 407 Babel Building, The University of Melbourne Parkville Campus BUMIDOM (1963-1982) and its Afterlives: Literature, Memory and Migration In 1963, and in response to numerous demographic and economic issues, the French government created the Bureau…
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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…
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Melbourne French Studies Seminar Series (May): « La pratique du tutoiement à Tahiti : quels enjeux ? pour qui ? »
Melbourne French Studies Seminar Series (May) 🗓️Quand : mercredi 14 mai, 10h-11h 📍Où : 407 Babel Building, The University of Melbourne – Parkville Campus « La pratique du tutoiement à Tahiti : quels enjeux ? pour qui ? » Diane de Saint Léger (The University of Melbourne) & Kerry Mullan (RMIT University) Résumé Le choix entre le tutoiement et…
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Melbourne French Studies Seminar Series: “L’argumentation dans les discours présidentiels sur la prévention de la COVID-19 : une étude approfondie”
🗓️ Quand : vendredi 11 avril, 14h15-15h15 📍Où : 506 Babel Building, The University of Melbourne Parkville Campus Husam MA’AYA, Université de Bretagne Occidentale L’argumentation dans les discours présidentiels sur la prévention de la COVID-19 : une étude approfondie Résumé Quelle est l’importance de la communication présidentielle face à la crise de la COVID-19 ?…
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Invitation to a Free event: “Translation Nation: Literary Translators and Poets in Conversation”
Please join us for this FREE event on Saturday 10 May 2025 at the State Library of NSW (or online via Zoom – A link will be provided to all registered attendees). This is an event to promote the importance of Australian translators and poets on the national and international cultural scene. Join us and our special…
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Melbourne French Studies Seminar Series: C’est quoi, cet accent ?
Quand : jeudi 20 mars, 14h-15h Où : 407 Babel Building, The University of Melbourne Parkville Campus Qui : Claire Dumans et Prof. Véronique Duché, The University of Melbourne « C’est quoi, cet accent ? La diversité des accents dans les manuels de FLE » Résumé À mesure que la sensibilisation à la mondialisation et à la…
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ASFS Open Letter: Strong Opposition to Modern Languages Closure at the University of Cardiff
Sign the Petition Here The Australian Society for French Studies condemns the announcement from the University of Cardiff to disestablish its entire School of Modern Languages, including not only French but Chinese, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese and Spanish. Without Languages, Cardiff students will be at a disadvantage in our globalised, multilingual world, and the careers…
