Hello and welcome to another Francophone Friday, where we spotlight research being done in or about the Francophone world. 1/6

Hello and welcome to Francophone Friday, where we come together to highlight research being done in or about the Francophone world! 1/10

Hello and welcome to this week’s Francophone Friday, where we get together to highlight research initiatives in or about the Francophone world. 1/12

Hello and welcome to today's Meet the Committee Monday, introducing Amy Bergman @amy-bergman.bsky.social, our new Postgraduate Representative. She is a PhD student at the University of Kent, focusing on practices of observation in contemporary non-fiction (Perec, Ernaux, Barthes).

Hello and welcome to another Francophone Friday thread, where we come together to highlight research in or about the Francophone world. 1/7

Our 34.1 special issue on Constance Debré, guest edited by @airelleamedro.bsky.social is now available online ! www.tandfonline.com/toc/cmcf20/c... @tandfresearch.bsky.social @asmcf.bsky.social @warwick-smlc.bsky.social

Welcome to today's Members' Research Monday! We are thrilled to announce the publication of our web officer @juliarsct.bsky.social's monograph "Poésie sous le feu. Fonctions et usages poétiques dans la Grande Guerre", published by Honoré Champion: www.honorechampion.com/fr/editions-...

Hello and welcome to Francophone Friday, where we highlight research in or about the Francophone world. 1/6

Ten more days to apply for our Postgraduate Study Day with the Society for the Study of French History on "Resonances and Dissonances", which will take place on 10/04 at the @ilcs.bsky.social. More details here: www.asmcf.org/events/postg...

ASMCF is also on LinkedIn - do join us over there to keep up-to-date with the Association: www.linkedin.com/company/asso...

Instead of our traditional Members' Research Monday, we are delighted to share the CFP for our annual conference "Crisis or Catastrophe?", which will take place at the @ilcs.bsky.social on 2-3 September.

Hello and welcome to Francophone Friday, where we highlight events, publications, and research in or about the Francophone world. These threads are sourced from email newsletters and from tips for our members, so do not hesitate to contact us if you would like to see something featured. 1/8

Welcome to our first Meet the Committee Monday of 2026! We have only a couple more of these and then we’ll transition to our Members’ Research Mondays, so make sure you keep us updated on any publications, conferences, research milestones, etc you want to share with fellow members of the ASMCF. 1/4

Hello and welcome to our last Francophone Friday of 2025! We will be taking a break from threads during the festive period and will be back on Monday, 12/01/2026 – but not before we share with you some exciting research and opportunities in or about the Francophone world! 1/11

Hello and welcome to our Monday thread! While we still have two Executive Committee members to introduce, we thought we’d pause the Meet the Committee Monday to give you a preview of what Members’ Research Monday will look like in the new year. 1/3

Hello and welcome to another Francophone Friday, where we come together to highlight research being conducted in or about the Francophone world. 1/10

Hello and welcome back to another Meet the Committee Monday! Today, we are introducing our new Honorary Treasurer, David Lees. 1/4

Hello and welcome to our Francophone Friday thread, where we come together to highlight research being conducted in or about the Francophone world! These threads are created with help of our members, so if you want to advertise events, publications, etc about Francophone research, do reach out! 1/9

Hello and welcome to our first Meet the Committee Monday in a while! Today we are introducing our new president @profstevenwilson.bsky.social who was elected in September having previously served as a member of the Editorial Board of the Association's journal @francemodern.bsky.social since 2020.

📢 Prof Renaud Morieux will give the 2026 Douglas Johnson Memorial Lecture organised by @frenchhistory.bsky.social & @asmcf.bsky.social "Dislocated Families: Women, War & Migrations in French India during the Age of Revolutions" 📅 12 Jan 2026 ⏲️ 5:30-7pm 🏢 Institut français, London Register below ⬇️

With our team of Web Officers once again complete, we are delighted to resume our weekly threads! As a reminder, on Fridays we have our Francophone Friday thread, where we highlight research being done in or about the Francophone world. 1/8

We are delighted to share details of the 16th Douglas Johnson Memorial Lecture, organised by @frenchhistory.bsky.social & @asmcf.bsky.social to be held on Monday 12th January 2026, at the Institut Français, London.

Our Web Officer @juliarsct.bsky.social will deliver the annual Dennis Showalter Memorial Lecture on her work on French poetry of the First World War on 11th November. Sign up to attend in person or online via the link below

Please check out our wonderful new website and join in the activities of the association by renewing/taking out membership for 2026!

asmcf.org has a fresh look! Follow the link to find all our news, the details and application forms for our prizes and funds, and information about our journal @francemodern.bsky.social Have a peek at our brand new website here:

Our Initiative Fund is open for applications until 𝟯𝟭 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱: a small grant to help defray the costs of research events intended to benefit a wide public, such as conferences, study days, workshops & support for postgraduate activities.

Congratulations to finalist Sophie Starsmore who is the winner of this year's ASMCF essay prize! Her essay for the module, Paris in Revolt, was ‘Dans quelle mesure les feministes du MLF etaient-elles ‘les filles de mai ‘68’ (Lisa Greenwald)? Huge congratulations to Sophie! 🇫🇷 @asmcf.bsky.social

Our 33.3 special issue on "The BUMIDOM and its Legacy" guest edited by @awimbush.bsky.social and Malika Danican is now available online ! www.tandfonline.com/toc/cmcf20/c... @asmcf.bsky.social @tandfresearch.bsky.social

Listen to our new podcast: @benbgdalton.bsky.social and @drmariatomlinson.bsky.social discuss our special issue on the BUMIDOM with @awimbush.bsky.social and Jennifer Boum Make. @asmcf.bsky.social @tandfresearch.bsky.social mcfrance.podbean.com

La Haine, 30 Years Later rss.com/podcasts/fre... 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-...

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/

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 🧵

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

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

Hello and welcome to another #MeetTheCommitteeMonday, introducing our Honorary Secretary Mark Wilson! is a PhD candidate in History at Durham University. His research interests lie in aftermaths and legacies of mass violence and persecution. 1/4

Hello and welcome to one of our weekly series, #MeetTheCommitteeMonday! Since we are quite new here, we will introduce one committee member each week, starting with our president, Chris Tinker. Chris is Prof of French at @heriotwattuni.bsky.social, Edinburgh. 1/5

It's great to see colleagues developing the relationship between secondary & tertiary languages - Dr Ludivine Broch & Dr Daniel Gordon have recorded the French Talk podcast following their French, History and You outreach event (funded by ASMCF & SSFH) earlier this year: rss.com/podcasts/fre...

Upcoming SSFH & ASMCF Annual Douglas Johnson Memorial Lecture, 13 January 2025. Details are on the SSFH site, tickets to go live soon. Prof Hanna Diamond will be speaking on 'Discovering Josephine Baker's War' frenchhistorysociety.co.uk/douglas-john...

The ASMCF is happy to share the Call for Papers for this year’s conference on ‘Nomadismes’ at the University of Kent on 2-3 September 2025. 👉The deadline for submission is 14 February 2025.

none of this would be possible without the support of the @asmcf.bsky.social, who funded this trip via their Early Career Award. This is an excellent opportunity for ECRs and it in itself a reason to become a member, in addition to many other benefits! Do check it out!

Exactly one year ago today I passed my viva. Today, I'm back on campus and at La Contemporaine for the first day of a new research project, thanks to the @asmcf.bsky.social Early Career Award

Excited to share the CfP for the 2025 PG Study Day organised by @asmcf.bsky.social and SSFH, on the theme of Rupture(s) — now accepting submissions !