If you'd like to help bridge the gap between A-level and university study, have a look at our Outreach Fund, and see how we can support you to make your ideas come to life:
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This podcast, aimed at teachers and students of French, was created as a result of outreach events for A Level students last year at Edge Hill University & Westminster University, funded by the ASMCF/SSFH Schools Liaison and Outreach Fund.

French Talk | Podcast on RSS.com Two academics invite guests to talk about studying French language, culture, and history at schools and universities across the U.K.. What does it means to learn a French at school and at university i...

La Haine, 30 Years Later
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The second episode of French Talk is now available, including contributions from Florence Robles, (A Level French teacher at Runshaw College in Lancashire) and historians Louisa Zanoun, Ludivine Broch, Itay Lotem & Daniel Gordon.

🚩Instead of our traditional #FrancophoneFriday, we have an important announcement: the deadline to send a proposal for our 2025 conference on "Nomadismes" has been extended until 28/02! More details here: www.asmcf.org/news/annual-...

If you have queries about becoming a member of the Editorial Board/North America Editor, please contact the Executive Editor, @oliverjdavis.bsky.social (odavis@ucc.ie) We wish you good luck with your application and look forward to eventually introducing you in a future #MeetTheCommitteeMonday! 5/

If you are interested in being our North America Editor, A letter of application, accompanied by a short CV (no more than 6 pages) should be sent to the Honorary Secretary of the ASMCF, Mark Wilson, mark.g.wilson@durham.ac.uk by 9 March 2025. 4/

There is also an open position for the post of North America Editor. They will help raise the profile of the journal across North America, including representing the journal at conferences and encouraging article and special issue submissions from authors based at North American institutions. 3/

Applications are invited for the Editorial Board. The initial term of appointment is 2 years and the Board meets twice a year. An application form- available from the Hon. Secretary of the ASMCF, Mark Wilson <mark.g.wilson@durham.ac.uk> – should be submitted with a cover letter by 9 March 2025. 2/

This week’s #MeetTheCommitteeMonday is a special one: could we be meeting YOU next? Our Journal @francemodern.bsky.social have several positions open, so follow the thread for more details! 1/

We hope you have a lovely week and look forward to introducing another one of our committee members in next week’s #MeetTheCommitteeMonday! 5/5

You can check out his latest article and book review in
@FranceModern
here tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... here tandfonline.com/doi/full/10..... Fraser is also very active on social media! 4/5

His PhD, entitled 'Race, Religion, and Communities of Friendship: Contemporary French Islamophobia in Literature and Film' explores Islamophobia and community in contemporary France and is currently under contract as a monograph with Liverpool University Press. 3/5

Fraser is a lecturer in French Studies and Comparative Literature at the University of Bristol. His research focuses on Islamophobia and community in contemporary French cultural production; including the far-right culture and conspiracy theories 2/5

Hello and welcome to another #MeetTheCommitteeMonday, introducing Fraser McQueen, who is our membership secretary. He joined the Executive Committee in 2023, as an Ordinary Member. 1/5 🧵

Once again, we remind you that we source events and publications from yourselves, so get in touch if there are any projects you would like to see featured on next week’s thread! 6/6

Haiti and the World: Global Encounters of the Past, Present, and Future Rice University, Houston, February 7-8, 2025

Rice University, Houston is hosting a conference on Haiti and the World: Global Encounters of the Past, Present, and Future, on 7-8/02. More information here: haitiandtheworldglobalencountersofthepastpresent.wordpress.com 5/6

LSU CFFS Virtual Lecture: Linguistic Challenges and AI Innovations for Haitian Creole: Overcoming Language Barriers for Healthcare 3rd Annal CFFS Caribbean Digital Humanities Lecture Linguistic Challenges and AI Innovations for Haitian Creole: Overcoming Language Barriers for Healthcare Dr. Ludovic Mompelat, University of Miami V...

On the 21st of February, Louisiana State University will host a virtual Digital Humanities lecture on Linguistic Challenges and AI Innovations for Haitian Creole: Overcoming Language Barriers for Healthcare, by Dr. Ludovic Mompelat. Register here: forms.gle/fAZS2C2D7dws... 4/6

On the 14th of February, the Archives Nationales d’Outre-Mer in Aix-en-Provence will host a conference on “La Revue des Colonies : Réseaux diasporiques et combats abolitionnistes ». You can sign up here www.eventbrite.com/e/billets-la.... 3/6

First up, we are very excited to read the new issue of the revue Cinétismes, on Le rayonnement des littératures africaines: 30 ans de création et de pensée, edited by Faty-Myriam Mandou Ayiwouo, Jean-Pierre Fewou-Ngouloure and Hugues Azérad www.revue-cinetismes.com/hors-serie-n2/ 2/6

Hello and welcome to another #FrancophoneFriday thread, where the ASMCF highlights work being done in or about Francophone countries. 1/6

Thank you for joining us for the first #FrancophoneFriday of 2025, we hope you have found it useful! Don’t forget that you can let us know of any projects, CFPs and publications that you would like to see featured in next week’s thread! 9/9

Finally, there is also a new special Theories & Methodologies section of PMLA on Mariama Bâ’s "Memories of Lagos." The introduction can be read here: doi.org/10.1632/S003... 8/9

Appel à contributions : troisième numéro de la revue doctorale Mutations en Méditerranée, "Vulnérabilités et agentivités en Méditerranée" - Mesopolhis Date limite de réception des propositions : lundi 20 janvier 2025 à 17h Mutations en Méditerranée (MeM) est une revue scientifique pluridisciplinaire qui s’intéresse aux transformations prenant place ...

The revue doctorale Mutations en Méditerranée has an open call for articles for their third issue, which focuses on « Vulnérabilités et agentivités en Méditerranée ». More information can be found here: mesopolhis.fr/blog/2025/01... 7/9

We draw you attention to another CFP, on “Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Death, Dying, and Revolution in the Francophone World”, which will take place in Montreal in November. For more information, contact Sarah K. Miles, at the University du Québec à Montreal. 6/9

On the 3rd of February there will be an online workshop on “Databases on the Eighteenth-Century Francophone World : Cooperation and Exchange”. The programme and further information can be found here: papa.uni-trier.de/2025/01/15/w... 5/9

Our members in the US will be glad to know that the NYC Area French History Group has also announced their programme for 2025, with a first talk on Raymond Aron’s defence of Algerian Independence (25/02/2025). 4/9

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

Processus de mémoire dans le vécu impérial La conférence se veut analyser les différentes cultures de la mémoire du colonialisme et de la décolonisation à travers des objets. En reliant une approche de la matérialité avec l’histoire de la m...

First up, there is an open CFP on « Processus de mémoire dans le vécu impérial : Histoire des objets et dynamiques de décolonisation comme histoire croisée », for a conference in 2026. The deadline has been extended to 31/01 ! More information can be found here: calenda.org/1214408. 2/9

Hello and welcome to the first #FrancophoneFriday of the year! In this weekly thread, we highlight research in or about the Francophone world – we rely on your contribution to populate these threads, so if you know of a project that should be featured, drop us a message! 1/9

Mark became our membership secretary in 2023, and later became our Honorary Secretary in 2024. He will be one of the main points of contact for our members, sending emails to the winners of our prizes and liaising with our partners. See you next week for another #MeetTheCommitteeMonday!