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asmcf.bsky.social @asmcf.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
An application form is available from Mark Wilson mark.g.wilson@durham.ac.uk. This should be completed and submitted with a short (1-2 page) cover letter. Informal enquiries should be addressed to the Executive Editor, Elizabeth Benjamin: ac7390@coventry.ac.uk
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asmcf.bsky.social @asmcf.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The Board currently meets twice a year, either online or in London. We regret that the ASMCF is unable to meet the cost of travel to meetings from outside the UK and Ireland. Deadline for applications: Saturday 31 October 2026.
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asmcf.bsky.social @asmcf.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
It is normally expected that Editorial Board members are, or shall become, members of ASMCF. Members of the Board play an important role in the peer review process and advise on all aspects of the life of the journal.
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asmcf.bsky.social @asmcf.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Applications are invited for membership of the Editorial Board of @francemodern.bsky.social. We encourage applications from specialists in any of the areas covered by the journal including politics, contemporary society, and popular culture. The initial term of appointment is two years.
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asmcf.bsky.social @asmcf.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
The deadline for EoIs is Monday 19 October. For further information, or to download the role specification, visit our website: www.asmcf.org/news/call-fo...
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Call for Expressions of Interest: Early Career Academic… | ASMCF
The ASMCF offers an unrivalled interdisciplinary forum for those involved in teaching and research on all aspects of France since 1789
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asmcf.bsky.social @asmcf.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
At our AGM 2 weeks ago, we announced some exciting new supports for our ECAs, and the first of these is a new ECA rep on the committee. The call for expressions of interest is now open, and we'd love to hear from enthusiastic ECAs who want to shape the strategic direction of ASMCF. Details below 👇🏻
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asmcf.bsky.social @asmcf.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Another bright and warm morning in London for Day 2 of #asmcfLondon2026: lots of interesting panels this morning - from pedagogy and ecology to grief and memory - and workshops this afternoon.
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asmcf.bsky.social @asmcf.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
From the shores of Lake Baikal to the beaches of the Gironde and the bagne in French Guiana, @fuggbug.bsky.social's brilliant keynote on the apocalypse and our obsession with fire. Lots to think about on how collectively we can fire watch in a much more generative way.
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asmcf.bsky.social @asmcf.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Panel Sessions 2A-C interrogate Crisis and Identity, reveal Temporalities of Catastrophe and the representations of Art in Crisis.
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asmcf.bsky.social @asmcf.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Our AGM had fond farewells to Exec members Nicole Fayard & Oliver Davis, & PG Rep Zooey Ziller, and welcomed new Conference Officer Sophie Ellis & new PG Rep Eli Jeannin. There are also some exciting new developments in the pipeline to support the ECA community. Watch this space!
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asmcf.bsky.social @asmcf.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Our first panel sessions brought in witnesses to crisis through a poetry, non-fiction, film and novels in Panel 1A, and the French nation in crisis in Panel 1B.
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asmcf.bsky.social @asmcf.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Our first session was from @fionabarclay.bsky.social and @drhelenmckelvey.bsky.social : sharing insights from the TransCoLL and Language Trends projects on the state of French across the UK and Ireland, with some fascinating comparisons between the different nations.
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asmcf.bsky.social @asmcf.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
It's time for our annual conference! We are looking forward to 2 days of enriching conversations around the important topic of Crisis or Catastrophe. Follow along to hear what's going on! #asmcfLondon2026
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asmcf.bsky.social @asmcf.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
New publication alert! "Les Nouveautés littéraires du Maghreb au 21e siècle," edited by Dr. Ramona Mielusel, is now available. A vital look at contemporary voices, themes & narrative trends: brill.com/display/titl... 5/5
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Les nouveautés littéraires du Maghreb au 21e siècle
"Les nouveautés littéraires du Maghreb au 21e siècle" published on 04 Aug 2026 by Brill.
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asmcf.bsky.social @asmcf.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Francosphères 15.1 on "Francophone Afrotopias" is out! An essential interdisciplinary collection from LUP. Explore the full issue here: liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/journal/franc 4/5
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Francosphères Home
Papers on the following subjects are particularly welcomed, but these are by no means limitations:
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asmcf.bsky.social @asmcf.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
The 2026/27 "Intercultural Transfers" seminar programme is live! Join our monthly online sessions on transnational history, co-organized by ENS-PSL & Leipzig Univ. More info here: research.uni-leipzig.de/transfertscu... 3/5
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Cultural Transfer – Transnational seminar
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asmcf.bsky.social @asmcf.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Call for Papers: "La didactique du français au prisme des études postcoloniales" for Contextes et didactiques. Submit abstracts by Sep 1, 2026. More info: journals.openedition.org/ced/7991 2/5
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N° 30, 2027 – La didactique du français au prisme des études postco...
Argumentaire L’émergence du champ des études postcoloniales ou postcolonial studies dans le monde anglophone, marqué notamment par les travaux d’Edward Saïd (1979) et Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak (19...
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asmcf.bsky.social @asmcf.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Hello and welcome to another Francophone Friday, where we highlight research being done in or about the Francophone world! 1/5
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asmcf.bsky.social @asmcf.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
The deadline to apply for our Initiative Fund is the 31st of August. You can find more details and apply here: www.asmcf.org/funding-and-...
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Initiative Fund | ASMCF
£500 to help defray the costs of research events intended to benefit a wide public, such as conferences, study days, workshops & support for postgraduate…
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asmcf.bsky.social @asmcf.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
We would like to remind you that these threads are crowd-sourced, so please let us know of any events or publications that you would like to see featured in next week’s Francophone Friday! 7/7
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asmcf.bsky.social @asmcf.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Finally, some of you may be interested in a conference on Empires and War, which will take place at University College Dublin on 17-18 September 6/7
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asmcf.bsky.social @asmcf.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Michal Harrigan has also announced the publication of his new book “ Culture and Environment in the Early French Caribbean”, which you can read more about here www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/... 5/7
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Culture and Environment in the Early French Caribbean
Ideas, practices, and human priorities: culture in the unstable environment of the early Caribbean colonies.Early French colonization in the Caribbean from the 1620s to circa 1730 brought great demogr...
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asmcf.bsky.social @asmcf.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Another review focused on “Colonialism devours itself: the waning of Françafrique” www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... 4/7
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Colonialism devours itself: the waning of Françafrique
Published in Modern & Contemporary France (Vol. 34, No. 3, 2026)
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asmcf.bsky.social @asmcf.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
This number also had some amazing book reviews! First up “Atlantic bound: writing Afro-Atlantic diasporic consciousness in the works of Léonora Miano and Fatou Diome” www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... 3/7
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Atlantic bound: writing Afro-Atlantic diasporic consciousness in the works of Léonora Miano and Fatou Diome
Published in Modern & Contemporary France (Vol. 34, No. 3, 2026)
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asmcf.bsky.social @asmcf.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
First up, Jennifer Yee has published on “The endings of empire: reading for the (colonial) plot”, which you can find here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... 2/7
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The endings of empire: reading for the (colonial) plot
What can the analysis of plot patterns in colonial fiction written in the expansionist period of modern French imperialism (1880–1920) tell us about the relationship between culture and empire? Fre...
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asmcf.bsky.social @asmcf.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
As part of today's Francophone Friday, we would like to highlight some of the articles of the new issue of @francemodern.bsky.social which have caught our eye 👀1/7
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Modern & Contemporary France @francemodern.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Our 34.3 August issue is now available online ! @asmcf.bsky.social @tandfresearch.bsky.social tandfonline.com/toc/cmcf20/3...
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asmcf.bsky.social @asmcf.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
We would like to remind you that these threads are crowd-sourced and exist to serve our community, so if you have any research updates you would like to share (either on our Francophone Friday threads or on the more general Members' Research Monday), do send them our way!
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asmcf.bsky.social @asmcf.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Hello! Instead of our usual Francophone Friday thread, we would like to share an open CFP sent by one of our members: Florian Zappe is looking for contributors to an edited volume about the cinema of Gaspard Noé. More details can be found here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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Call for Papers - Gaspard Noé
Call for Papers ReFocus: The Films of Gaspar Noé Edited by Florian Zappe Edinburgh University Press ReFocus: The International Directors Series Series Editors: Gary D. Rhodes, Robert Singer, Stefanie...
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asmcf.bsky.social @asmcf.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
📣Calling all French and Francophone Studies ECRs - there is still a week left to apply for our Early Career Award! We would love to be able to support you in your research. Check out all the details and apply via our website: www.asmcf.org/funding-and-...
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Early Career Award | ASMCF
An award of £500 will be made to an Early Career Researcher to contribute towards travel costs incurred on a short trip to one or multiple French-speaking…
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asmcf.bsky.social @asmcf.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
The deadline is 14 July 2026, and you can find all the details and submit your students' work via our website: www.asmcf.org/funding-and-...
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Funding and Prizes | ASMCF
Funding and prizes available to ASMCF members to support their research.
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asmcf.bsky.social @asmcf.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Do you have an undergraduate (or newly-minted graduate 🎓) in French and Francophone Studies who you would like to celebrate for their outstanding essay or dissertation? The Brian Darling Memorial and Douglas Johnson Memorial prizes are still open for submission of exceptional undergraduate work.
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asmcf.bsky.social @asmcf.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
All are warmly invited to join us for the conference dinner, on the evening of 2 September. Please follow the link on the ILCS event page to reserve your place and confirm dietary requirements. The full programme will be published in the coming weeks, so keep your eyes peeled!
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asmcf.bsky.social @asmcf.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
The deadline to register for the conference via the ILCS website (which you can access through the link below) is Monday 17 August 2026. www.asmcf.org/news/annual-...
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Annual Conference 2026: Registration Open | ASMCF
The ASMCF offers an unrivalled interdisciplinary forum for those involved in teaching and research on all aspects of France since 1789
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asmcf.bsky.social @asmcf.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
We are pleased to share that registration is now open for this year’s conference, on the theme of ‘Crisis or Catastrophe', which will take place at the Institute of Languages, Cultures and Societies (ILCS), London, on 2–3 September 2026.
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asmcf.bsky.social @asmcf.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Remember that these threads are crowd-sourced, so do get in touch with us if there are any CFPs, events, publications, etc that you would like to see featured in next week’s thread! 5/5
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asmcf.bsky.social @asmcf.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Event: WWII & Indochina War. Exploring shared human/political trajectories, archival sources, and memory across the two conflicts, as well as the relationships between both wars. June 10, 2026, Centre des Archives diplomatiques, La Courneuve. Free/Reservation advised. 4/5
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asmcf.bsky.social @asmcf.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
CFP: The Politics of New Caledonia (The French Australian Review). Analyze the territory's uncertain future, Indo-Pacific role, & France-Australia relations. Both historical & contemporary perspectives welcome. Proposals (250-300 words) due July 14, 2026. 3/5
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asmcf.bsky.social @asmcf.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
CfP: PSA French Politics Specialist Group Workshop, 11 Sept. 2026 @ Univ. of Leeds. Seeking papers on Empire and (neo)colonialism in contemporary French politics to examine how France's colonial-imperial past structures its politics, governance, and identity. Abstracts (200-300words) due 12 June.2/5
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asmcf.bsky.social @asmcf.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Hello and welcome to today’s Francophone Friday, where we highlight research being done in or about the Francophone world! 1/5
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asmcf.bsky.social @asmcf.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Thank you for joining us and we’ll see you next week for another Francophone Friday ! 10/10
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asmcf.bsky.social @asmcf.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Event: The programme was released for the Université Paris Nanterre conference on Aziz Chouaki ("artiste total") in Paris, June 15-16, 2026. 9/10
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asmcf.bsky.social @asmcf.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Event: ANR COCOLE Colloquium: “Compter en situation coloniale dans l’Afrique sous domination française (1830-1962)” U. Paris Nanterre, June 3-5, 2026. Watch online here: visio.numerique.gouv.fr/klq-hpze-hzw 8/10
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asmcf.bsky.social @asmcf.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Another new book: Trajectoire d'une ville coloniale, Valère SOGBOSSI's study on the decline of Ouidah in French Dahomey (1890s–1960s), is now published by L'Harmattan: www.editions-harmattan.fr/catalogue/li... 7/10
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Trajectoire d'une ville coloniale - Valère Sogbossi
Découvrez l’ouvrage Trajectoire d'une ville coloniale - Valère Sogbossi aux Editions L’Harmattan
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asmcf.bsky.social @asmcf.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
New Book Announcement: Colonial Negatives: Picturing History and Identity in Morocco by Patricia Goldsworthy, published by Cornell University Press: www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501... 6/10
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Colonial Negatives by Patricia Goldsworthy | Hardcover | Cornell University Press
In Colonial Negatives, Patricia Goldsworthy examines the intertwined histories of French, Moroccan Muslim, and Moroccan Jewish photographers in establishing a photography industry in Morocco. She demo...
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asmcf.bsky.social @asmcf.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
CfP: Contextes & Didactiques special issue explores 'The Didactics of French through the Lens of Postcolonial Studies: Problems and Possibilities.' Submit abstracts (Fr/En) by 1 Sept 2026 to ddsl@unimelb.edu.au and antonia.wimbush@unimelb.edu.au. 5/10
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asmcf.bsky.social @asmcf.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
CFP: Special issue of French Historical Studies on European-Indigenous relations in the French Americas (16th c. to present). Topics include sovereignty, métissage, and transatlantic connections. Manuscripts due August 31, 2026. Guest editors: Paul Cohen and Scott Berthelette. 4/10
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asmcf.bsky.social @asmcf.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
CFP for PAMLA 2026 panel, "Form, Power, and Mediated Embodiment in French and Francophone Culture". Submissions due May 25. Panel explores bodies/power/resistance across French/Francophone media & literature (16th C-present) 3/10
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asmcf.bsky.social @asmcf.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
CFP: Académie des sciences d'outre-mer's journal Mondes et Cultures seeks articles for a new issue on "The Reconfiguration of the International Order." Focus: historical, social, political, and environmental dynamics of non-European worlds and their interactions. Articles must be in French 2/10
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asmcf.bsky.social @asmcf.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Welcome to another Francophone Friday, where we highlight research being done in or about the Francophone World. These threads are built using information from mailing lists and word-of-mouth from our members and followers, so do get in touch if there is anything you want to see featured! 1/10
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