Our PG Reps, Ally Pugh and Emma Flynn, are delighted to announce the inaugural Postgraduate and Early Career Researcher Showcase for Women in French UK-Ireland. Find the full CfP below!
Women in French UK-Ireland PGR and ECR Showcase:
Feminist Futures
Friday 1st December 2023, online
Women in French UK-Ireland invites postgraduate and early career researchers working on any aspect of Francophone women’s cultural production to present their work at a one-day showcase. This event will be an opportunity for postgraduates and ECRs to discuss their work-in-progress in a supportive and collegial environment, and to build up a community of scholars in the field.
‘Feminist Futures’ is intended as a broad title that captures the diversity and promise of the research projects currently being carried out by postgraduates and ECRs in the field of Francophone women’s cultural production. As such, whether you have not yet begun your PhD or whether you have recently finished it, we invite you to share with us any aspect of your work. For example, you might like to present:
● A brief overview of your PhD thesis
● One of your chapters
● One aspect of your argument
● Your methodology or theoretical framework
● An idea for a new or future research project
Through this showcase, we hope to provide postgraduate and early career researchers with a useful forum for feedback and encouragement; to develop generative connections across our scholarly community; and to build up a picture of the future of feminist research in the field of French studies.
We welcome proposals from postgraduate and early career researchers whose work falls into any discipline, including but not limited to literature, film, theatre, music, queer studies, trans studies, postcolonial studies, history, philosophy, and translation. Speakers will have 10-15 minutes to present, and presentations in either French or English are warmly encouraged.
To apply, please send the following to Ally Pugh (alexandra.pugh@kcl.ac.uk) and Emma Flynn (emma.flynn@strath.ac.uk) by 5pm on Friday 3rd November:
● An outline of your proposed presentation (max. 300 words)
● Your name, institution, and level of study
You do not have to be a member of Women in French UK-Ireland to present, although membership is warmly encouraged (you can sign up here). Colleagues at all career stages will be welcome to join us on the day. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Emma and Ally on the email addresses provided above.
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