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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…
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Australian Society for French Studies 2024 Conference (Melbourne)
Global French Studies: Transnational, Transcultural, and Transdisciplinary Perspectives The 32nd annual conference of the Australian Society for French Studies (ASFS) was held at The University of Melbourne, 11-13 December 2024. In total, 85 delegates from Australia and across the world shared their research with the ASFS community. The event kicked off its first day with online…
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The ASFS Strongly Opposes Language Cuts at the University of Wollongong
The Australian Society for French Studies condemns the proposal from the University of Wollongong to disestablish its entire Languages Discipline, including not only French but Spanish, Mandarin, Japanese and English Language and Linguistics, effective 31 January 2025. Language skills and cultural competency cannot be outsourced and are essential to an Australia adapted to our globalised…
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Melbourne French Studies Seminar Series: France and Australia at the South Pacific Commission
When: Friday, 8 November, 2–3pm Where: 407 Babel Building, The University of Melbourne Parkville Campus Dr Alexis Bergantz, RMIT University “Whose Pacific ? France and Australia at the South Pacific Commission, 1947-1990s” In 1947, at Australia’s initiative, the South Pacific Commission (SPC) was established as an inter-governmental agency aimed at promoting cooperation among six colonial powers…
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Melbourne French Studies Seminar Series: The Asterix Series as National Myth in Postwar France
When: Friday, 20 September, 2–3pm Where: 407 Babel Building, The University of Melbourne Parkville Campus Professor Julie Kalman, Monash University “The Asterix Series as National Myth in Postwar France“ In October 1967, there was a first in France: the Floralies internationales. Lasting six months and located outside Orléans, this was the largest, and longest flower show…
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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…
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Melbourne French Studies Seminar Series: Reading / Translating Proust
When: Friday, 23 August, 2–3pm Where: 407 Babel Building, The University of Melbourne Parkville Campus Emeritus Professor Brian Nelson, Monash University “Reading / Translating Proust“ In this seminar, Brian Nelson will offer reflections on his experience as co-editor and contributing translator of the new, seven-volume Oxford edition / translation of Marcel Proust’s In Search of Lost…
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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…
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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…
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Call for projects: Australian French Studies in the Pacific is now open!
Deadline for applications: 31 August 2024 The Embassy of France to Australia is looking to support research and higher education for the study of French culture, history, society and languages in the Pacific, as part of its Pacific Shared Knowledge Initiative. The purpose of the present call is to contribute to the funding of projects…
