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 !