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Read more at: Living disability, collecting and researching it academically

Living disability, collecting and researching it academically

We are proud to share that third year French student, Meggie Boyle, wrote a guest post for the Cambridge University Library 'European languages across borders' blog , entitled 'Living disability, collecting and researching it academically.'


Read more at: Professor Jean Khalfa made Officier dans l’Ordre des Palmes académiques
Prof Jean Khalfa

Professor Jean Khalfa made Officier dans l’Ordre des Palmes académiques

We are proud to share that Professor Jean Khalfa has recently been made Officier dans l’Ordre des Palmes académiques.


Read more at: Prof Maya Boutaghou to give Public Lecture at Magdalene College

Prof Maya Boutaghou to give Public Lecture at Magdalene College

Please join us for a public lecture by University of Virginia Professor Maya Boutaghou. Her talk is entitled, "White Tongue: The Colonized Woman and Language," and will be held on Friday 28th April at Magdalene College.


Read more at: Modern French Research Seminar welcomes Harvard Prof Giuliana Bruno

Modern French Research Seminar welcomes Harvard Prof Giuliana Bruno

Prof Giuliana Bruno will speak Friday 28th April on 'Atmospheres of Projection: Environmentality in Art and Screen Media'.


Read more at: Bibas and Butler: Two Cambridge Women and the Making of Modern Languages
Cambridge Festival

Bibas and Butler: Two Cambridge Women and the Making of Modern Languages

We are happy to share this event presented by Professor Emma Gilby at the much anticipated 2023 Cambridge Festival on Saturday 18th March.


Read more at: 2022 Gapper Undergraduate Essay Prize

2022 Gapper Undergraduate Essay Prize

Congratulations to MMLL student Elizabeth Apps, who was the runner-up for the 2022 R. Gapper Undergraduate Essay Prize.


Read more at: New publication edited by Professor Nicholas Hammond

New publication edited by Professor Nicholas Hammond

The first scholarly special number devoted to the modern French novelist Philippe Besson, edited by Nicholas Hammond and his colleague at Kansas University, Paul Scott, has just been published.


Read more at: Read moreat: PhD Student Awarded Naomi Schor Memorial Prize PhD Student Awarded Naomi Schor Memorial Prize

Read moreat: PhD Student Awarded Naomi Schor Memorial Prize PhD Student Awarded Naomi Schor Memorial Prize

We are proud to announce that Isabel Maloney, PhD student in MMLL French, has just been awarded the Naomi Schor Memorial Prize.


Read more at: PhD Student Publishes Article in 'Expressions maghrébines'

PhD Student Publishes Article in 'Expressions maghrébines'

We are proud to share that current PhD student Tobias Barnett has just published the article, 'Rabah Ameur-Zaïmeche's Terminal Sud (2019) and the Resurgence of a Franco-Algerian Archive,' in the journal Expressions maghrébines.


Read more at: Cambridge Medieval Literature and Culture Seminar 2022-23

Cambridge Medieval Literature and Culture Seminar 2022-23

The Cambridge Medieval Literature & Culture Seminar (“CamMedSem”), formerly the Cambridge Medieval French Research Seminar, is an open space for scholars from the University of Cambridge, elsewhere in the UK, and beyond to present their current research, followed by discussion. The seminar is organised by doctoral...


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Two French poetry events with Sandra Moussempès

7 May 2025

All are welcome to two events supported by the Society for French Studies, the University of Cambridge and the University of Birmingham.

MMLL students and staff attend Choix Goncourt UK 2025

2 May 2025

On Friday 28 March, MMLL students Anjola Adesina and Ava Rourke, accompanied by Professor Christophe Gagne and Dr. Emilia Wilton-Godberfforde, joined attendees from fourteen other British universities for the final selection and prize giving of the 2025 Choix Goncourt UK.

Professor Sonia Zlitni Fitouri to visit MMLL

25 April 2025

We are delighted to welcome Professor Sonia Zlitni Fitouri from the University of Tunis to MMLL. Her visit will take place from Monday 28 April to Friday 2 May.

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