- Title Pages
- Notes on Contributors
- Foreword: Baroness Jean Coussins Chair of the All-party Parliamentary Group on Modern Languages
- Foreword: His Excellency Bernard Ernié French Ambassador to the UK
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1 Introduction -
2 A Short History of French Studies in the UK -
3 The exception anglo-saxonne? Diversity and Viability of French Studies in the UK -
4 Why French Studies Matters: Disciplinary Identity and Public Understanding -
5 Learning from France: The Public Impact of French Scholars in the UK since the Second World War -
6 Gender and the French Language: The longue durée of French Studies in the UK -
7 Contemporary Women's Writing in French: Future Perspectives in Formal and Informal Research Networks -
8 French Studies and Discourses of Sexuality -
9 Integrated Learning: Teaching Literature in French -
10 Oxford, Theatre and Quarrels -
11 Defining (or Redefining) Priorities in the Curriculum When the Good Times have Flown -
12 French Linguistics Research and Teaching in UK and Irish HE Institutions -
13 The Rise of Translation -
14 Teaching and Research in French Cinema1 -
15 Popular Culture, the Final Frontier: How Far Should We Boldly Go? -
16 An Area Studies Approach in European and Global Contexts: French Studies in Portsmouth -
17 French Studies and the Postcolonial: The Demise or the Rebirth of the French Department? -
18 The Development of War and Culture Studies in the UK: From French Studies, Beyond, and Back Again -
19 French Studies at the Open University: Pointers to the Future -
20 Opportunities and Challenges of Technologically Enhanced Programmes: Online and Blended Learning at King's College London -
21 French Studies and Employability at Home and Abroad: General Reflections on a Case Study -
22 Sartre in Middlesex, De Beauvoir in Oxford: The Contribution of the ASMCF to the Study of France -
23 Culturetheque: A New Tool for French Culture -
Appendix 1 Opening Speech. A Vast and Dynamic Field of Research and Teaching -
Appendix 2 A View from France - Index
French Studies and the Postcolonial: The Demise or the Rebirth of the French Department?
French Studies and the Postcolonial: The Demise or the Rebirth of the French Department?
- Chapter:
- (p.207) 17 French Studies and the Postcolonial: The Demise or the Rebirth of the French Department?
- Source:
- French Studies in and for the Twenty-first Century
- Author(s):
David Murphy
- Publisher:
- Liverpool University Press
This chapter considers the specific challenge posed to previous conceptions of French Studies by the field's engagement with the specific ‘transnational’ form of questioning involved in the development of postcolonial teaching and research. It explores whether the development of francophone postcolonial studies represents the demise or the rebirth of the French department. It suggests that while it is possible that French Studies engagement with the postcolonial will open up exciting research trajectories, changes in teaching and the curriculum may be harder to achieve in some institutions.
Keywords: French Studies, postcolonial teaching, postcolonial research, francophone postcolonial studies
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- Title Pages
- Notes on Contributors
- Foreword: Baroness Jean Coussins Chair of the All-party Parliamentary Group on Modern Languages
- Foreword: His Excellency Bernard Ernié French Ambassador to the UK
-
1 Introduction -
2 A Short History of French Studies in the UK -
3 The exception anglo-saxonne? Diversity and Viability of French Studies in the UK -
4 Why French Studies Matters: Disciplinary Identity and Public Understanding -
5 Learning from France: The Public Impact of French Scholars in the UK since the Second World War -
6 Gender and the French Language: The longue durée of French Studies in the UK -
7 Contemporary Women's Writing in French: Future Perspectives in Formal and Informal Research Networks -
8 French Studies and Discourses of Sexuality -
9 Integrated Learning: Teaching Literature in French -
10 Oxford, Theatre and Quarrels -
11 Defining (or Redefining) Priorities in the Curriculum When the Good Times have Flown -
12 French Linguistics Research and Teaching in UK and Irish HE Institutions -
13 The Rise of Translation -
14 Teaching and Research in French Cinema1 -
15 Popular Culture, the Final Frontier: How Far Should We Boldly Go? -
16 An Area Studies Approach in European and Global Contexts: French Studies in Portsmouth -
17 French Studies and the Postcolonial: The Demise or the Rebirth of the French Department? -
18 The Development of War and Culture Studies in the UK: From French Studies, Beyond, and Back Again -
19 French Studies at the Open University: Pointers to the Future -
20 Opportunities and Challenges of Technologically Enhanced Programmes: Online and Blended Learning at King's College London -
21 French Studies and Employability at Home and Abroad: General Reflections on a Case Study -
22 Sartre in Middlesex, De Beauvoir in Oxford: The Contribution of the ASMCF to the Study of France -
23 Culturetheque: A New Tool for French Culture -
Appendix 1 Opening Speech. A Vast and Dynamic Field of Research and Teaching -
Appendix 2 A View from France - Index
