James Agar

retired Senior Lecturer in French & Comp Lit, UCL. Views my own, except when they are others’, which might be mine but might not, but they could be. Perhaps. 🌈

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@xGabrielPhoenix Everything, at least twice.

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UCL French Programme event this evening: Inaugural lecture by Professor Azzedine Haddour: Colonial Biopolitics - A politics of health which kills and cures.

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A powerful, menacing, disturbing , moving, funny creative genius. A unique talent, there’ll be a party in the Black Lodge this evening…

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A great book launch this evening for work by Professor Thibaut Maus de Rolley. Followed by the CFFR event, a ‘taster’ celebration of a year of work, including Beaujolais nouveau, organised by Professor Patrick Bray. Many thanks to both colleagues for their work and contributions.

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A screening this evening of ‘Saigon’ introduced by its author and director Caroline Guiela Nguyen. An absorbing, engaging and thought-provoking piece. Thanks to Dr Macs Smith for organising. @UCLSELCS @macs_smith

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🎉We are excited to share a double bill of events on 21 Nov, to celebrate our first anniversary 🍷@UCL_IAS

Book Launch: Early Modern French Witchcraft, 4-6pm
https://t.co/vI8uKJFzra

A 'taster' event with Beaujolais nouveau! 6-8pm
https://t.co/yWbAN8PEij

[UCL CFFR @ucl-cffr.bsky.social @ucl_cffr]

Celebrate our First Year with Beaujolais nouveau!
21 Nov 5pm
Join us to celebrate our successes & discuss future plans. With the annual release of Beaujolais nouveau, we can also consider what it means to create a community around shared & eclectic tastes.
https://t.co/yWbAN8PEij

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@DouglasCarswell ‘already has’ to replace ‘should have’… then this is spot on.

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Back from holiday and just like last year, the garden has been destroyed by foxes.

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Some delicious dahlias, cos why not?

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Merci Paris… that was certainly audaciously different, and chapeau to Celine Dion, stunning performance.

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Hot colours in the blooming summer garden…

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Happy bees are loving the crocosmia/montbretia (Lucifer).

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‘Lost Boys & Fairies’, BBC, tremendous. Can’t recall such a short series (only three episodes) cramming so much in and being so affecting. Great soundtrack too.

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Gardeners of Twitter… any tips on stopping foxes, I assume, digging up the garden. Have tried chicken wire, peppermint oil, vinegar, orange peel. No food or rubbish around, all fence holes made good…? #garden #foxes