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H-France @hfrancewebsite.bsky.social · Aug 6

Ashley Harris (Trinity College Dublin) introduces readers to a singular vision of the Paris banlieues elaborated by director Alice Diop in her documentary, NOUS.

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Who are we? New portraits of the banlieues parisiennes in Nous by Alice Diop | Imaginaries

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H-France @hfrancewebsite.bsky.social · Aug 6

IMAGINARIES announces vol. 15:2, "Off the Beaten Path"

The films & texts reviewed here offer alternate understandings of metropolitan France, taking novel approaches to environmental, social, & racial challenges weighing on modern France & finding space for hope

h-france.net/imaginaries/...

Imaginaries | Films, Fictions, and Other Representations of French-Speaking Worlds

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Dr Ashley Harris @ashleyscottharris.bsky.social · Jul 29

Pleased to see the publication of my short piece on Alice Diop’s Nous for H-France’s Imaginaries

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Who are we? New portraits of the banlieues parisiennes in Nous by Alice Diop | Imaginaries

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AUPHF+ @auphf.bsky.social · Jun 13

We at AUPHF+ are opening a new round of small grants! Five awards up to £500 are available.

Apply now and share widely:
www.auphf.ac.uk/news-events

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UCFL Early Career Academics Special Interest Group @ucfl-eca.bsky.social · Jun 11

Our next online event is all about impact and engagement! What is impact? How can you get involved? To find out, join us on Monday 16th June, 10.00-11.30 🌟 Register here: tinyurl.com/5fzxx2yc

UCFL Engagement and Impact for ECAs and PGRs

Join us for an online conversation around Engagement and Impact for ECAs and PGRs in Modern Languages.

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UCFL Early Career Academics Special Interest Group @ucfl-eca.bsky.social · May 22

Register now to join our online event - ‘An Introduction to Policy Engagement & Languages Research’ - 5th June, 16:00. We have a fantastic line-up of speakers who will be sharing their experiences engaging with policy and policymakers. All are welcome: tinyurl.com/y3er47es

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Serena Vandi @serevandi.bsky.social · Jun 5

A fantastic role at UCFL ECA SIG: university-council-for-languages.org/early-career... @ucfl-eca.bsky.social

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UCFL Early Career Academics Special Interest Group @ucfl-eca.bsky.social · Jun 5

We are looking for a new Italian representative for our ECA Special Interest Group - this is a great opportunity to help improve conditions for ECAs and to ensure that researchers in Italian are well represented. A huge thank you to @serevandi.bsky.social for all her fantastic work in this role 💙

Serena Vandi @serevandi.bsky.social · Jun 5

A fantastic role at UCFL ECA SIG: university-council-for-languages.org/early-career... @ucfl-eca.bsky.social

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Jonathan Harris @jonathanaharris.bsky.social · May 27

📢📢 I'm recruiting for my project “Diaspora Diplomacy and the Migration-Development Nexus” here in DCU. Both positions are four years, from September.

Postdoc (Brazilian diaspora focus): ⏱️ 9th June
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/42...

PhD (Indian diaspora focus): ⏱️ 12th June
www.dcu.ie/historygeogr...

PhD Research Studentship in Diaspora Geography | School of History and Geography

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UCFL - University Council For Languages @ucflangs.bsky.social · May 26

UCFL is calling for nominations to these roles:
- Vice Chair Research
- Vice Chair External Engagement & Communications
- 6-month Project Coordinator Replacement
- Early Career Academic Representative
- Slavonic & East European Representative
👉 university-council-for-languages.org/2025/05/26/u...

UCFL Summer 2025 Call for Nominations

We are calling for nominations to the UCFL Executive Committee of suitably qualified people for the following roles: Vice Chair Research, Vice Chair External Engagemen…

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Dr Ashley Harris @ashleyscottharris.bsky.social · May 23

Are you a post-primary teacher in Ireland? Would you like to build on your skills to teach French too?

We are delighted to have been awarded Department of Education funding to make this possible from this September!

More info:
www.tcd.ie/French/cours...

Postgraduate Diploma in French for Teachers - French - Trinity College Dublin

www.tcd.ie

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Centre Language Education Research, Queen's University Belfast @cler-qub.bsky.social · May 22

Coming up from brilliant colleagues
@ucfl-eca.bsky.social online seminar: "An introduction to policy engagement and language research" 5th June at 16.00 (UK time) All welcome, register here: tinyurl.com/32mk9jvf
@oliviaglaze.bsky.social
@ashleyscottharris.bsky.social
@llewelynhopwood.bsky.social

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Jonathan Harris @jonathanaharris.bsky.social · May 15

Joy to spend the afternoon at @tcddublin.bsky.social to hear @ashleyscottharris.bsky.social deliver the final public lecture on French Studies, focused on her forthcoming book… on the écrivain médiatique in contemporary French literature

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Dominique Carlini Versini @dcarliniversini.bsky.social · Apr 7

Please share with your students!

The School of Modern Languages and Cultures @languagesdurham.bsky.social and the Centre for Foreign Language Study at @durham-university.bsky.social are delighted to launch their third creative writing contest in French on the theme of “La justice”.

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AUPHF+ @auphf.bsky.social · Apr 30

Stephen Forcer shares this open letter as AUPHF+ President to express our grave concern regarding the proposed cuts to Modern Languages at Cardiff University and to other subjects:
secure.toolkitfiles.co.uk/clients/3412...

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France Culture @franceculture.fr · Mar 26

La musique est omniprésente dans l'univers de Virginie Despentes. Dans l'émission "Décibels" en 2004, elle explique comment le punk a décomplexé son écriture. Sans cette culture, elle n'aurait jamais osé écrire.
➡️ https://l.franceculture.fr/1uG

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Dr Ashley Harris @ashleyscottharris.bsky.social · Mar 25

How I imagine Jeffrey Goldberg in the group chat

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Dr Ashley Harris @ashleyscottharris.bsky.social · Mar 8

Yesterday, we had the pleasure of hosting the joutes oratoires 2025 here in @langslitscultures.bsky.social @tcddublin.bsky.social
We celebrated the excellent French of students across Ireland.
Thanks @adeffi.bsky.social and the French Embassy in Ireland, amongst many generous sponsors

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Jonathan Harris @jonathanaharris.bsky.social · Mar 7

I'm on the look out for applicants for fully-funded, four year PhD research programme to come and study #diaspora #diplomacy with me here at @dublincityuni.bsky.social. Appropriate projects would engage with diasporas of #India and #Brazil in #Ireland. Deadline 28th March. www.dcu.ie/historygeogr...

PhD Scholarship Opportunity | School of History and Geography

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Dr Ashley Harris @ashleyscottharris.bsky.social · Feb 27

Many thanks to Kathy Dillon for her rich talk on Moroccan women’s writing.
@langslitscultures.bsky.social
@tcddublin.bsky.social

Next up in the TCD French Seminar series below:

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Jonathan Harris @jonathanaharris.bsky.social · Feb 27

@ashleyscottharris.bsky.social has given me the nerdiest possible birthday gift of a vintage Vidal Lablache school map circa 1959. It’s a great example of cartography in the service of (failed) statecraft - the ‘communauté’ would be gone by 1960. Pride of place in my office 🫶

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asmcf.bsky.social @asmcf.bsky.social · Jan 17

On 25/02, the Trinity College Dublin French Research Seminar Series hosts Kathy Dillon, from the University of Galway, to talk about “À la quête de la femme de personne: Moroccan women's writing as a practice of écriture feminine”. To sign up, contact Ashley Harris at TCD. 3/9

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Katelyn E. Knox @katelynknox.bsky.social · Feb 24

Friendly reminder if you're new to Bluesky and want to connect with fellow French/Francophone Studies, there's a starter pack for that:

French Studies Starter Pack:
go.bsky.app/KLzQfpg

#academicsky #frenchstudies #starterpack

French Studies Starter Pack

Join the conversation

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Languages, Literatures and Cultural Studies at TCD @langslitscultures.bsky.social · Feb 14

SLLCS seminar series: 'Narratives of Trauma, Resilience and Resistance: How members of the Hongkonger community co-construct their responses to repression through talk and art' delivered by Mandy Lee, Assistant Professor at Trinity's School of Medicine.

📅 18 February, 4.00pm @tlrhub.bsky.social

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Naomi Wells @naswells.bsky.social · Feb 12

Please share this important survey on how graduates perceive the value of doctoral degrees in languages, aimed at those who have moved into different areas of research or work: forms.office.com/pages/respon... @ilcs.bsky.social @ucflangs.bsky.social @ucfl-eca.bsky.social

Microsoft Forms

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