Brilliant to see our former colleague Prof Patrick O’Donovan feature on the Talking History podcast on @newstalkfm.bsky.social, with Patrick Geoghegan and @maxmcguinness.bsky.social. @langslitscultures.bsky.social @tcddublin.bsky.social @uksdn.bsky.social www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hig...

The Irish Proust is the subject of this week's Talking History podcast on @newstalkfm.bsky.social, with Patrick Geoghegan. @bloomsburyacademic.bsky.social @tcddublin.bsky.social @uksdn.bsky.social www.newstalk.com/podcasts/hig...

Use the discount code GLR AT8 to get 35% off from @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social www.bloomsbury.com/uk/irish-pro...

🎨 Stories to Create, Collaging Workshop The event is part of a SATLE funded project bringing together asylum seekers and UCC students of French, Spanish and Migration. This workshop explored ‘spring’ through collage-making. Participants worked in groups to produce two collective collages.

The Department of French at University College Cork will welcome the chance to support suitably qualified candidates wishing to apply for the upcoming Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships (MSCA) with UCC as host organisation (call opening 9 April). For more information see below:

Last week, we had the pleasure of celebrating the academic achievements of some of our wonderful students during the inaugural @schoolofllc.bsky.social Academic Achievement Awards. Congratulations to Niamh Toolen, Sophie Peare, and Damian Groza!

Congratulations to colleagues in the Department of French and our wider School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures at University College Cork on this great result in the QS global rankings 2026!

On Friday, our students Sophie Peare and Cathal Whooley went to Dublin to represent UCC in the final deliberation of the ‘Choix Goncourt des Étudiants’. Congratulations to Sophie and Cathal!

So excited to be welcoming Joanne! Feel free to join us online or in person

Make sure to check out our @schoolofllc.bsky.social book fair, happening today! 📍ORB, first floor in the French and Italian social area

Our next research seminar will be by Dr Joanne Brueton on Thursday 19 March, 5pm (UCC’s ORB 1,24 and online). Joanne’s paper is entitled ‘Chamoiseau’s Palimpsests: On the odds and ends of the canon’ See here for more info and link to join: www.ucc.ie/en/french/ne...

What a day that was and what a time it was when we had Roxanne in @frenchdeptucc.bsky.social as SFS International Fellow. So many cool events from podcasting workshops to film screenings, feminist book talks, poster collages and seminars on nuclear testing. And a little tourism too.

Happening today!

On 14 February, colleagues hosted Stories to Grow, a community workshop, in collaboration with the charity Brij. The event is part of a collaborative project - led by Christine Montané and Céire Broderick - bringing together asylum seekers and UCC students of French, Spanish and Migration.

Join our webinar on Monday 9 March 2026, 1-2pm, to explore postgraduate study in Languages, Literatures and Cultures at UCC. More information, and the link to join, can be found here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/de9ee1...

We’re delighted to welcome Cecilia Benaglia, from University of Limerick, to our research seminar this morning! Cecilia’s paper is on feminist representations of space and mobility in Michèle Causse’s work

Research Master’s scholarship in French available at UCC for 2026-7, covering fees and a contribution to maintenance. Please get in touch with any queries. @francemodern.bsky.social @asmcf.bsky.social @adeffi.bsky.social @frenchstudies.bsky.social

Fantastic opportunity to join our research community!

‼️ MRes Scholarship opportunity ‼️ UCC’s Department of French will award one Research Master’s scholarship for academic year 2026-7. This scholarship is designed to help one exceptional applicant intending to pursue a career in the discipline For more information, see: www.ucc.ie/en/french/po...

Our deadline for abstracts for the SFPS Postgraduate and ECR study day, happening on 12th June at @frenchdeptucc.bsky.social, is Monday - make sure to send in your proposals!

Join us next week for the next intervention in our research seminar series from Dr Cecilia Benaglia! 🗓️: Tuesday 3rd March, 11am 📍: 1:24, UCC O’Rahilly Building and online via Teams More information and the Teams link can be found here: www.ucc.ie/en/french/ne...

Fantastic to hear from these high-flying recent graduates of ours in French at UCC. Inspiring talks from inspiring individuals! Thanks to all three!

As accomplished as they are nice. Great to see these lovely students return to what remains a lovely and brilliant department.

What a pleasure to welcome back some of our UCC graduates of French who are now pursuing exciting careers in diverse fields. Thanks to Imasha, Kevin, and Siobhán for sharing their post-UCC journeys with us. A testimony to the many career pathways available to UCC students of French!

Another thought-provoking UCC Political Technologies series talk earlier today, this time by Dr @felixtreguer.bsky.social. Merci! Check out the cluster’s website (shorturl.at/00PDZ) for more info & upcoming seminars. @frenchdeptucc.bsky.social @oliverjdavis.bsky.social @maybenansi.bsky.social

There is still plenty of time to send in your abstracts for the @sfps.bsky.social PG and ECR study day, happening Friday 12th June at UCC! Deadline for proposals is 2nd March!

Great to see this magnificent special issue published on criminal barrister turned writer Constance Debré, one of the most incisive and uncompromising new queer voices in French contemporary literature. Congratulations to guest-editor @airelleamedro.bsky.social and to all of the authors featured!

We are delighted to welcome back to the department two recent UCC French graduates to hear about their transition from UCC to the world of work! All students of French are welcome and encouraged to attend. 🗓️ Friday 13th Feb, 1-2pm 📍Kane building, G19

@frenchdeptucc.bsky.social research seminar in conjunction with the Political Technologies group, Tues 10th Feb, 4-5pm Irish time, online. Teams link on this page: www.ucc.ie/en/casilac/r... Please join us! @egeertsphd.bsky.social @maybenansi.bsky.social

We are now on LinkedIn - make sure to give us a follow!

Amazing opportunity to undertake funded PhD study for graduates of National University of Ireland institutions. A special focus on French Studies too this year! Please get in touch to discuss if you are considering applying through UCC. www.ucc.ie/en/french/re... @frenchdeptucc.bsky.social

The Political Technologies research cluster and Department of French will welcome Professor Didier Bigo to UCC on Tues 27 January. Join us in person or online! Links here: www.ucc.ie/en/casilac/r... @uccresearch.bsky.social @egeertsphd.bsky.social @maybenansi.bsky.social @frenchdeptucc.bsky.social

We look forward to welcoming early career scholars of francophone postcolonial studies to our campus in June! Make sure to send in your abstracts! @sfps.bsky.social @sfhs.bsky.social @frenchstudies.bsky.social @asmcf.bsky.social @afcork.bsky.social @adeffi.bsky.social

Delighted to share the CFP for the Society for Francophone Postcolonial Studies Postgraduate and ECR Study Day, happening on Friday 12th June at @frenchdeptucc.bsky.social. This year we are also opening the call up to final-year UG students and MA students. Please share widely!

@frenchdeptucc.bsky.social (past and present) reunion at #SFPS25 !!

And we’re off! @maybenansi.bsky.social kicking off #SFPS2025 with a brilliant keynote on Fanon on the trigger of disenclosure

Our amazing conference organizer for #SFPS25!

Ready to go for our annual SFPS conference, on Fanon at 100! Really looking forward to catching up with colleagues, meeting new ones, and hearing so many wonderful interventions, particularly keynote paper from my @frenchdeptucc.bsky.social colleague @maybenansi.bsky.social #SFPS2025

@oliverjdavis.bsky.social delivers a terrific paper at Social Pathologies conference at UCC @frenchdeptucc.bsky.social

super paper by @maybenansi.bsky.social on Tosquelles and Fanon at the Social Pathologies conference @ucc.ie @frenchdeptucc.bsky.social @uccresearch.bsky.social

This is an amazing opportunity for an outstanding postdoctoral researcher. Here @frenchdeptucc.bsky.social we’re keen to support at least one applicant. It’s a 4-year award incorporating a PhD studentship and experience at co-supervision. @francemodern.bsky.social @frenchstudies.bsky.social

‼️ Postdoctoral opportunity ‼️ The Department hopes to support at least one outstanding applicant to the Research Ireland Pathway Programme - a prestigious postdoctoral award programme. Email Prof @oliverjdavis.bsky.social ([email protected]) for more information www.ucc.ie/en/french/re...

We are so excited to have Prof Martin Munro present at our research seminar series! All welcome! Paper title: The Further Adventures of MacFanon Date/time: 1st December, 5-6pm Venue: UCC’s ORB, 1:24 and online (email [email protected] for Teams link) www.ucc.ie/en/french/ne...

What a lovely talk by Dr Kevin Guyan (@kevinguyan.bsky.social) earlier today as part of the Political Technologies seminar series at UCC! More about Dr Guyan’s work here: kevinguyan.com @oliverjdavis.bsky.social @maybenansi.bsky.social @frenchdeptucc.bsky.social @uccwomenstudies.bsky.social

What an honour to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Frances Molloy’s No Mate for the Magpie with her family and friends, scholars, writers, editors, publishers, booksellers, students, and Cailíní Dhoire book club. Thanks to everyone who joined us and to @museumfreederry.bsky.social for hosting

Feel welcome to attend the online seminar by our next Political Technologies cluster speaker, Dr Kevin Guyan, and that on Tuesday 18/11 from 4-5PM. For more details, see the poster below! @oliverjdavis.bsky.social @maybenansi.bsky.social @frenchdeptucc.bsky.social @uccwomenstudies.bsky.social

I will be discussing Catherine Malabou’s reading of Jacques Rancière later today www.upf.edu/web/gianni-v... @frenchdeptucc.bsky.social

Campus is looking beautiful for the UCC open day - make sure to come visit us!

Join us on Saturday 15th November in the @museumfreederry.bsky.social to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Frances Molloy's brilliant 'No Mate for the Magpie'. Many thanks to funders @schoolofllc.bsky.social’s CASiLaC, QUB's Institute of Irish Studies, and the Senator George J. Mitchell Institute.

International Translation Day is on 30th September, and to celebrate our very own Dr Hannah Silvester has organised a fantastic array of events for our Translation Week! Make sure to check out the event programme below, and do join us!