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'Cynicism and the Body in Postmodern French literature : a study of Virginie Despentes with comparison to Frédéric Beigbeder' | Research Seminar | Thursday 24 October, 5pm in ORB 1:24

16 Oct 2024

Dr Louise Kari-Méreau (UCC, Department of French)

Seminar organized in collaboration with the Violence, conflict and gender research cluster, CASiLaC.

ALL WELCOME

European Day of Languages - Languages for Peace

23 Sep 2024

The Department of French in collaboration with the School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures invites you to join us to celebrate the European Day of Languages.

The Programme of events is free and ALL are WELCOME.

Retirement of Dr Mary Noonan

20 Sep 2024

We marked the retirement of Dr Mary Noonan, Senior Lecturer in French, on Wednesday 11 September with a gathering of colleagues and friends in the Staff Common Room. Mary's many contributions to UCC life and to the department were noted, most recently as Head of French. Her active and brilliant research career, her creative life as a poet and author, and the esteem in which she is held by students and colleagues in UCC and far beyond were very clear, as we listened to speeches given by current and former colleagues and the Head of the College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences. We in the Department of French warmly wish Mary all the very best for her retirement and thank her for her substantial contribution over the past three decades, her care for our students and her collegiality.

Au revoir

23 May 2024

Wonderful to see the Staff Common Room jam-packed with UCC colleagues and friends who came yesterday to honour and wish Dr Patrick Crowley all the best as he leaves the Department of French to take up a new position as Professor and Head of School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures at the University of Galway.

A brilliant scholar, a fantastic teacher, a great colleague, a dear friend. A legend.

Talk hosted by the French Department

11 Mar 2024

Thursday March 14^th - on campus and via Teams

Research Talk | March 4th @ 12 - Radical Humanities Laboratory

28 Feb 2024

We are delighted to invite you to this research talk by Dr Roxanne Panchasi of Simon Fraser University, jointly hosted by the Radical Humanities Laboratory and the Department of French. Roxanne, who is in UCC as International Fellow of the Society for French Studies.

The Future is Feminist: a book discussion | March 8th @3pm- The Shtepps

15 Feb 2024

To mark International Woman's Day the French Department will host a discussion of Dr Sara Rahnama's new book The Future is Feminist: Women and Social Change in Interwar Algeria.

Retirement of Professor Patrick O'Donovan

01 Feb 2024

Professor Patrick O’Donovan retired as Chair of French on January 31 2024 and has taken on his new role as Professor Emeritus.

His contribution to the Department, School and College has been considerable. In each case he left a legacy in terms of new structures and a culture of civility and collegiality. For us, within French, it is a significant moment, the end of an era in many respects and so we marked the event with a reception, a vin d’honneur, to acknowledge Paddy's contribution and wish him the very best.

"An Entangled History Approach to Franco-Algerian and British-Irish Trans-Imperial Connection, 1830-1998" | Seminar - Monday June 12, 12:00-13:00 in ORB 1.24

09 Jun 2023

The Department of French and the Memory, Commemoration and Uses of the Past Research Cluster of CASiLAC are delighted to welcome you to their final seminar of this academic year on Monday June 12, 12:00-13:00 in ORB 1.24.

We look forward to seeing you there.

French Ambassador's visit

10 May 2023

The Department of French was delighted to welcome H.E. Vincent Guérend, French Ambassador to Ireland, who was visiting UCC with a delegation from the Embassy.