French Studies

Society for scholars and students of French in higher education

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We are pleased to announce the CFP for next year's annual conference which will take place at the University of Galway.

The deadline for submissions is 18 September 2026.

For more information see the link below:

https://t.co/JV5izjXWZ9

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Submissions for the 2026 R. Gapper Undergraduate Essay Prize are now open. The closing date is 17 July 2026.

For more information about the prize and how your institution can submit entries, see the link below:

https://t.co/j8EnpugaLc

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If you would like to express your solidarity for colleagues at Exeter who are facing the threat of redundancy and protest the university's decision to impose cuts across the humanities and social sciences, you can do so by signing the petition below:

https://t.co/7XFhxCFmHE

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Our Annual Conference in Leicester closes with the Simon Gaunt Memorial Lecture which this year was delivered by Jean-Christophe Abramovici

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Another great day at the SFS Annual Conference in Leicester with keynotes by Mary Harrod and Camille Robcis

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Our 2026 Annual Conference kicks off with a welcome by Society President Nicholas Harrison and a plenary lecture by Patrick Crowley on 'Literary Criticism in a Time Before "After"' #SFSLeicester

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We are pleased to announce that the winner of the 2025 R. Gapper Book Prize is Helena Taylor for her book, Women Writing Antiquity: Gender and Learning in Early Modern France (Oxford University Press).
https://t.co/sxuWfqt9nJ

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The jury were delighted with this winner and agreed the following statement about the book:

[French Studies @french_studies]

We are pleased to announce that the winner of the 2025 R. Gapper Book Prize is Helena Taylor for her book, Women Writing Antiquity: Gender and Learning in Early Modern France (Oxford University Press).
https://t.co/sxuWfqt9nJ

[French Studies @french_studies]

Submissions for the 2026 R. Gapper Undergraduate Essay Prize are now open. The closing date is 17 July 2026.

For more information about the prize and how your institution can submit entries, see the link below:

https://t.co/j8EnpugaLc

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We are pleased to congratulate Dr Abigail E. Celis (Université de Montréal), winner of the 2026-27 Visiting International Fellowship, and Dr Sarah Arens (University of Liverpool) and Dr Joseph Ford (University of London), the host applicants.

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We are looking to fill three upcoming vacancies:

🔹 Assistant Editor of French Studies Bulletin
🔹 SFS Conference Officer
🔹 SFS Postgraduate Officer

If you're interested in applying for one of these roles, see details via the link below:

https://t.co/u3mpWbImiy

[Nicki Hitchcott @RwandanSOChange]

It was a privilege to be one of the judges of these wonderful submissions. Congratulations to Lili Owen Rowlands and all the shortlisted authors 💫

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Manon Raffard, ‘From Coumarou to New-Mown-Hay. A Cultural History of Coumarin Across the Atlantic (C17th -20th)’, in The Routledge History of the Senses, eds Andrew Kettler and Will Tullett (Routledge, 2025)

https://t.co/myXymHcUue

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We are delighted to announce that the winner of this year’s Malcolm Bowie Prize is Lili Owen Rowlands for her chapter, ‘Begging to Differ: Autofiction, Autotheory, and Contemporary French Feminisms’, in Autotheories (MIT, 2025)
https://t.co/CL5XVJ1LFJ

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Pierre Forfert, ‘Balzac's Poplar Trees: The Economy of Timber in Eugénie Grandet.’ The Balzac Review/Revue Balzac, 8 (2025)

https://t.co/1EGfAtJfPk

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Further information on our Visiting International Fellowships is available on our website:

https://t.co/ITZfctlEa2

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We are pleased to congratulate Dr Abigail E. Celis (Université de Montréal), winner of the 2026-27 Visiting International Fellowship, and Dr Sarah Arens (University of Liverpool) and Dr Joseph Ford (University of London), the host applicants.

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The Fellowship will support workshops, guest teaching, and public events at host institutions and other institutions in the London area. Outcomes from the collaboration will be shared at our 2027 conference and in a report to members of the Society.