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Prix de l’Association des amis d’Agrippa d’Aubigné
Posted: Monday, February 17, 2025 - 12:46

L’Association des Amis d’Agrippa d’Aubigné (http://www.agrippadaubigne.org) décerne chaque année un prix doté de 4000 euros (ou deux prix de 2000 euros chacun), pour récompenser un ou plusieurs ouvrages (publiés ou encore inédits s’il s’agit de mémoires de thèse) portant soit directement sur A. d’Aubigné, soit plus largement sur la période traversée ou les grandes questions abordées par l’écrivain saintongeais, et cela sans exclusive de discipline (histoire, lettres, philosophie, etc.) ou de genre (essai, prose narrative, théâtre, poésie, bande-dessinée, etc.). Il peut s’agir d’ouvrages rédigés en français, traduits ou bien même rédigés dans une autre langue. Les supports audio/vidéo (podcast, documentaire, etc.) sont aussi éligibles. Les auteurs dont le travail répondrait à ces critères (publié, diffusé ou soutenu, s’il s’agit d’un mémoire de thèse, en 2024) peuvent candidater directement en l’envoyant (en format PDF pour les imprimés) avant le 30 juin 2025 au président de l’Association des Amis d’Agrippa d’Aubigné (julien.goeury@sorbonne-universite.fr). Le jury se réserve la possibilité de récompenser un ouvrage n’ayant pas concouru de cette façon, ou bien même de couronner une carrière, voire l'ensemble d'une œuvre.

Le jury est composé en 2025 de six membres du C.A. dont la liste suit :

- Jean-Raymond Fanlo

- Julien Goeury

- Amy Graves

- Cécile Huchard

- Alain Merle d’Aubigné

- Erick Surget

Association des Amis d'Agrippa d'Aubigné Prize

Each year, the Association des Amis d'Agrippa d'Aubigné (http://www.agrippadaubigne.org)  awards a prize of 4,000 euros (or two prizes of 2,000 euros each), in recognition of one or more works (published or unpublished in the case of dissertations) dealing either directly with A. d'Aubigné, or more broadly on the period in which he lived, or the major issues addressed by the Saintongean writer, regardless of discipline (history, literature, philosophy, etc.) or genre (essay, narrative prose, drama, poetry, comic strip, etc.). Works may be written in French, translated or even written in another language. Audio/video media (podcasts, documentaries, etc.) are also eligible. Authors whose work meets these criteria (published, distributed or defended, in the case of a thesis, in 2024) can apply directly by sending it (in PDF format for printed matter) before June 30 2025 to the president of the Association des Amis d'Agrippa d'Aubigné (julien.goeury@sorbonne-universite.fr). The jury reserves the right to award a prize to a work that did not compete in this way, or even to recognize a career or an entire body of work.

44TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE SOCIETY FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY FRENCH SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY STUDIES (SE17)
Posted: Saturday, February 15, 2025 - 15:04

CALL FOR PAPERS / APPEL À COMMUNICATIONS

 

44TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE SOCIETY

FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY FRENCH SEVENTEENTH-CENTURY STUDIES (SE17)

 

44ÈME CONGRÈS INTERNATIONAL ANNUEL 

DE LA SOCIÉTÉ D’ÉTUDES PLURIDISCIPLINAIRES DU DIX-SEPTIÈME SIÈCLE FRANÇAIS (SE17)

 

SMITH COLLEGE

NORTHAMPTON, MASSACHUSETTS

NOVEMBER 6-8, 2025 /6-8 NOVEMBRE 2025

 

PRESIDENT / PRÉSIDENTE

HÉLÈNE VISENTIN (SMITH COLLEGE)

 

 

PLENARY SESSIONS - Submission Deadline April 1

90-minute sessions in traditional 3-4 speaker or roundtable format with 15 to 20 minutes of speaking time for each panelist. To submit a 250-300 word abstract in English or French for one of the sessions below, please fill in the Google Form by April 1.

 

The selection committee will communicate decisions on plenary submissions by May 1. For any questions, please email SE17conference2025@gmail.com.

 

Education of Women

Smith College being a women’s college and in line with the institution’s mission and values, this plenary session is dedicated to women’s education in the early modern period with the premise that the past allows us to better understand the present.

Power, Justice, and Tyranny

Circulation of Knowledge

Contemporary Appropriations of the 17th Century

Soundscapes

Representations of the Natural World

Oralities and Oral Traditions (IDEA)

 

SE17 is committed to examining understudied areas of our field, such as race and racism, the history of enslavement and colonialism, and the histories and cultures of Native Americans and First Nations in Canada. This year’s designated Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access (IDEA) session, as voted by SE17 members, is “Oralities and Oral Traditions.” Submissions should address this topic with these priorities in mind.

 

Teaching History Through Theatre

This year’s pedagogy session will be organized as a round table to privilege discussion and exchange, with 8-10 minutes of speaking time per participant.

 

 

NON-PLENARY SESSIONS - Submission Deadline June 1

SE17 seeks to create a dynamic space of intellectual exchange while enabling a greater number of scholars to participate in the conference. This year, we will again offer work-in-progress workshops and reading groups. To submit proposals for work-in-progress sessions or reading groups, please fill in the Google Form by June 1.  

 

Proposals for these sessions will be reviewed following the plenary session selection process. All are welcome and encouraged to submit proposals, individually or as a group, but preference will be given to those who are not presenting in plenary sessions. The selection committee will communicate decisions on non-plenary submissions by July 1. For any questions, please email SE17conference2025@gmail.com.

 

Reading Groups

Small reading group sessions open to all conference participants. Readings will be chosen by the organizer(s). Participants will commit to prepare selected readings posted in advance of the conference and attend a moderated group discussion during the conference.

 

Work-in-Progress Workshops

Closed, small group sessions focus on reading short samples of each other’s work-in-progress in advance of the conference and discussing them during the conference. Work might consist of book proposals, articles, book chapters (length limited to 15-20 pages). Proposals may come from individuals or groups, and will be organized into groups by session chairs based on areas of interest, methodology, or other commonalities between the projects. Alternatively, a preexisting group of up to four people may submit a collective proposal. In this latter case, proposals should be submitted by a designated group leader who will include a list of other members. Work-in-Progress Workshop participants will need to submit drafts of their materials to the session co-chairs by October 1.

 

SÉANCES PLÉNIÈRES - Date limite de soumission le 1er avril

Séances de 90 minutes selon un format traditionnel de 3-4 participant·e·s ou table ronde avec un temps de parole de 15 à 20 minutes par intervenant·e·s. Pour soumettre un résumé de 250 à 300 mots en anglais ou en français pour l’une des sessions ci-dessous, veuillez remplir le formulaire Google au plus tard le 1er avril.

 

Le comité de sélection communiquera ses décisions au sujet des propositions de séances plénières au plus tard le 1er mai. Pour toute question, veuillez envoyer un courriel à SE17conference2025@gmail.com.

 

Éducation des femmes

Smith College étant un établissement d’enseignement supérieur féminin et, conformément à la mission et aux valeurs de l’institution, cette session est consacrée à l'éducation des femmes sous l’Ancien Régime, partant du principe que le passé nous permet de mieux comprendre le présent.

Pouvoir, justice et tyrannie

Circulation des savoirs

Appropriations culturelles du XVIIe siècle

Paysages sonores

Représentations du monde naturel

 

Oralités and traditions orales (IDEA)

La SE17 s’engage à examiner les aspects peu étudiés de notre domaine, telles que les questions de la race et du racisme, l’histoire de l’esclavage et du colonialisme, et l’histoire et les cultures des Amérindiens et des Premières Nations au Canada. La session IDEA (Inclusion, Diversité, Équité et Accessibilité) de cette année, telle que votée par les membres de la SE17, est intitulée “Oralités et traditions orales”. Les propositions de communication doivent aborder un sujet en ayant à l’esprit les axes prioritaires de cette séance.

 

Enseigner l’histoire à travers le théâtre

La session pédagogique sera organisée sous forme de table ronde afin de privilégier la discussion et l’échange avec un temps de parole de 8 à 10 minutes par participant·e.

 

 

SÉANCES NON PLÉNIÈRES - Date limite de soumission le 1er juin

La SE17 vise à créer un espace dynamique d’échange intellectuel tout en permettant à un plus grand nombre de chercheur·se·s de participer à la conférence. Cette année, nous proposerons à nouveau des ateliers de travaux en cours et des groupes de lecture. Pour soumettre une proposition pour un atelier de travaux en cours ou pour un groupe de lecture, veuillez remplir le formulaire Google au plus tard le 1er juin.

 

Les propositions pour ces sessions non plénières seront examinées selon le processus de sélection des sessions plénières. Tous·tes sont encouragé·e·s à soumettre une proposition individuelle ou de groupe, mais la préférence sera donnée aux personnes ne participant pas à l’une des séances plénières. Le comité de sélection communiquera ses décisions au sujet des propositions de séances non plénières au plus tard le 1er juillet. Pour toute question, veuillez envoyer un courriel à SE17conference2025@gmail.com.

Groupes de lecture

Séances de petits groupes ouvertes à tous les participant·e·s de la conférence. Les lectures seront choisies par les organisateur·rice·s. Les participant·e·s s’engagent à préparer les lectures choisies à l’avance et à assister à un groupe de discussion pendant la conférence.

Ateliers de travaux en cours

Séances fermées qui rassemblent un petit groupe de personnes qui s’engagent à lire de courts extraits de travaux en cours de chacun des participant·e·s avant la conférence et qui se retrouvent pour en discuter  pendant la conférence. Il peut s’agir de propositions de livres, d’articles, de chapitres de livres (longueur limitée à 15-20 pages). Les propositions peuvent émaner d’individus ou d’un ensemble de personnes et seront regroupées par les président·e·s de séance en fonction des domaines d’intérêt, de la méthodologie ou d’autres points communs entre les projets. Un groupe préexistant de quatre personnes maximum peut également soumettre une proposition collective. Dans ce cas, les propositions doivent être soumises par un chef de groupe désigné qui inclura une liste des autres membres. Les participant·e·s à des ateliers de travaux en cours devront soumettre une version préliminaire de leurs documents aux co-président·e·s au plus tard le 1er octobre.

 

Les Contes et nouvelles en vers de La Fontaine: cerner et situer une œuvre méconnue
Posted: Saturday, December 14, 2024 - 16:36

Les Contes et nouvelles en vers de La Fontaine
cerner et situer une œuvre méconnue

Colloque international organisé par le CELLF 16-21 (UMR 8599 – Sorbonne Université / CNRS)
et la Société des Amis de Jean de La FontaineSorbonne Université – 4 et 5 décembre 2025.

Appel détaillé en ligne.

Les propositions (500 à 1000 mots), accompagnées d’une bio-bibliographie, doivent être envoyées à tiphaine.rolland@gmx.fr et dmn.fortin@gmail.com avant le 30 mars 2025.

Le colloque se déroulera les 4 et 5 décembre 2025, en Sorbonne. Les communications devront durer 25 minutes. Une publication des actes est prévue dans la revue Le Fablier dès 2026.

Les Contes et nouvelles en vers de La Fontaine : cerner et situer une œuvre méconnue
Posted: Friday, December 13, 2024 - 11:04

Colloque international organisé par le CELLF 16-21 (UMR 8599 – Sorbonne Université / CNRS)
et la Société des Amis de Jean de La Fontaine

Sorbonne Université – 4 et 5 décembre 2025.

Appel détaillé en ligne.

Les propositions (500 à 1000 mots), accompagnées d’une bio-bibliographie, doivent être envoyées à tiphaine.rolland@gmx.fr et dmn.fortin@gmail.com avant le 30 mars 2025.

Le colloque se déroulera les 4 et 5 décembre 2025, en Sorbonne. Les communications devront durer 25 minutes. Une publication des actes est prévue dans la revue Le Fablier dès 2026.

LA COMÉDIE-FRANÇAISE RACONTÉE PAR SES PUBLICS
Posted: Monday, October 21, 2024 - 18:48

Colloque international

Paris, 6 et 7 mai 2025

Comédie-Française et INHA

 

Comité d’organisation :

Florence Naugrette et Sophie Marchand (Sorbonne Université), Tiphaine Karsenti (Université Paris Nanterre), Sara Harvey (University of Victoria), Charline Granger (CNRS – Université Paul Valéry), Sylvaine Guyot (New York University), Agathe Giraud (Université d’Artois) et Louis-Gilles Pairault (Bibliothèque-Musée de la Comédie-Française).

 

           Ce colloque, adossé au programme RCF (Registres de la Comédie-Française), s’inscrit dans une série de rencontres scientifiques vouées à envisager autrement l’histoire de la Comédie-Française, en examinant comment elle a pu être racontée par ses sociétaires, ses directions et ses comités. Il s’agit, pour ce dernier volet, d’analyser la place des spectateurs dans l’histoire de ce théâtre.

            De nombreux travaux existent sur la question du public, qui étudient pour la plupart le public programmé ou fantasmé par les auteurs dramatiques et les directeurs de théâtre, et dressent un portrait théorique de cette instance indispensable au déploiement du protocole dramatique et, pour cette raison même, objet de passions et d’attentions ambivalentes. Historiens et sociologues ont, de leur côté, tenté de saisir, au moyen d’autres sources (données matérielles de la vie théâtrale, rapports de police…) une image plus précise des spectateurs réels qui, par leur diversité, invitent à parler de publics au pluriel plutôt qu’à postuler une entité unifiée et uniforme. Il s’agira, lors de ces journées d’études, de conjuguer ces approches mais aussi de faire entendre la voix de ces spectateurs, conservée par la presse, les écrits de soi et les témoignages, les anecdotes, la correspondance entretenue par certains avec l’institution et ses représentants.

            Les registres de la Comédie-Française offrent sur ces questions des aperçus nouveaux. Les registres de recettes témoignent des fluctuations de la fréquentation du théâtre et des équilibres instables qui se jouent dans la salle entre des publics que définit le type de place qu’ils occupent, lié à leur capacité financière ou aux raisons particulières qui les mènent au spectacle. Rapportées à la programmation et à la prise en compte du répertoire, ces données invitent à des interrogations multiples : peut-on identifier le succès d’un genre, d’un auteur, d’une pièce, d’une thématique, d’un ou une artiste scénique à la présence de telles ou telles catégories de spectateurs ? Le succès public est-il ou non déterminant dans les logiques de programmation ? Suit-on, dans ces mêmes processus d’élaboration de la saison, les goûts du public ? Le public particulier des représentations gratis ou des voyages à la Cour implique-t-il une modification du répertoire ? Et que dire du public « invité », bénéficiant de billets spécifiques, qui contribue à l’essor d’un imaginaire de la claque ? Peut-on interpréter sociologiquement la modification, au cours des siècles, des types de places ? Cette modification a-t-elle des implications esthétiques ? À partir de quelles sources pourrait-on prendre en compte la présence et l’éventuelle influence d’un public féminin ? Les données de l’histoire du théâtre permettent-elles une approche genrée du public ?

            Les registres d’assemblées, quant à eux, permettent de mieux saisir la manière dont l’institution tient compte des publics, des débats que suscitent ces derniers, des échanges qui existent, dans la vie administrative du théâtre, avec les spectateurs. On pourra chercher dans ces registres des traces des débats sur la pertinence de supprimer les banquettes de scène, sur les avantages des parterres debout ou assis, sur la manière de réagir aux interventions des plaisants du parterre et autres spectateurs perturbateurs, sur la naissance, aussi, d’un vedettariat qui implique un certain rapport au public. Quels sont les rapports de force et les dynamiques qui déterminent la place du ou des publics dans l’écosystème évolutif que représente la vie théâtrale entre 1680 et la fin du XIXe siècle ? Quel est l’imaginaire du public qui anime les directeurs, les comédiens et comédiennes ? Voit-on se développer dans les registres d’assemblée, comme dans la presse ou l’imaginaire collectif, des physiologies de spectateurs ? Dans l’organisation architecturale et matérielle du théâtre, quels espaces réserve-t-on aux spectateurs, au sein d’une topographie à la fois concrète et symbolique ?

            D’autres sources devront être mises à profit et confrontées aux données des archives. Celles, d’une part, que constituent les échos médiatiques de la présence des spectateurs, de leur comportement, de leur influence sur le déroulement de la séance, la fortune des œuvres et la carrière des artistes. La presse, les pamphlets divers, les recueils d’anecdotes, mais aussi les préfaces et textes théoriques contribuent, à leur manière, à l’élaboration de représentations publiques du ou des publics. Celles, d’autre part, qui restituent directement le point de vue des spectateurs : lettres privées ou publiques, conservées à la Bibliothèque de la Comédie-Française, publiées dans les journaux ou recueillies dans les correspondances ; mémoires et souvenirs de spectateurs, témoignages de réception. Quelle place occupent les spectateurs dans la culture du théâtral qui se dessine à l’époque considérée ? On pourra, dans cette optique, étudier certaines pratiques comme les adresses aux spectateurs lors des annonces ou des compliments qui ponctuent la saison, et interroger la pertinence de la notion de quatrième mur pour penser une vie théâtrale qui, souvent, fait des spectateurs des acteurs de premier plan.

           Ces interrogations, centrées principalement sur la période qui s’étend de la fin du XVIIe siècle à la fin du XIXe, n’excluent pas une réflexion sur ce que représente aujourd’hui ce théâtre dans le paysage culturel français. Y a-t-il, de nos jours, une spécificité du ou des publics de la Comédie-Française ? Parlerait-on d’un ou de plusieurs publics ? Comment l’institution a-t-elle intégré les spectateurs à son fonctionnement ? Par quels moyens nouveaux ce ou ces publics se fédèrent-ils et assument-ils une identité spectatrice ? Comment contribuent-ils à la mémoire et à l’histoire de l’institution ?

Les propositions de communications (une page max.) accompagnées d’une courte présentation bio-bibliographique sont à envoyer avant le 20 décembre 2024 aux deux adresses suivantes : Sophie.Marchand@sorbonne-universite.fr et marchand.soph@wanadoo.fr.

Grants

Short-term Visiting Scholar Research Grant French, Political Economy, Stanford Libraries

Posted 30 Jan 2020 - 14:50

Stanford University Libraries is accepting applications for a short-term research fellowship for scholars wishing to use the Gustave Gimon Collection on French Political Economy, held in the Libraries' Special Collections department. The Libraries annually awards stipends of $3000-$5000 (depending on the length of visit, expected to last from 2 to 4 weeks) in support of research in the collections. The funds can be used to defray the costs for travel, lodging, food, and other expenses associated with the recipient's research trip. This fellowship program is funded by a grant from the Flora Family Foundation.

The current application deadline is March 15, 2020. The fellowship can be used September 2020 to August 2021. The scholar should plan on visiting while the university is in session so that he or she can meet with Stanford faculty and students.

Scholars working on serious projects about French political economy may apply, including advanced graduate students at the dissertation phase of their study. Selection criteria include the relevance of Gimon Collection to the candidate's project, the contribution that the finished work will make to our understanding of French political economy, and the applicant's qualifications. The library encourages potential applicants to contact the curator, Sarah Sussman, for more information about the scope and contents of the collection.

There is no application form. Interested researchers are encouraged to send in a detailed project proposal of no more than 1000 words clearly stating why materials in the Gimon Collection are essential to carrying out the research project, two letters of recommendation from scholars in the field, and a CV.

Proposals are to be sent by April 1, 2020 to the curator Sarah Sussman ssussman@stanford.edu

About the Gimon Collection on French Political Economy

The Gustave Gimon Collection on French Political Economy contains approximately 1000 titles that concentrate broadly on the evolution of French economics and politics from the late sixteenth to the mid nineteenth century. Because the Gimon Collection embodies a broad definition of political economy and because its materials span the three centuries from 1550-1850, scholars working in fields as varied as History, Literature, Art History, Economics, and Philosophy are invited to apply for an opportunity to work in the collection. The collection is particularly strong in material from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Topics of focus include Physiocracy, nineteenth century utopian thought (Saint-Simonianism and Fourierism), workers' rights, and how economic, social, and political thought was applied to issues as varied as religious freedom, political sovereignty, taxation and trade policies, colonial issues, agriculture, and transportation. The scholar will also be able to use other materials held in Stanford Libraries, which contain rich holdings of French historical works. 

Bibliography of the Collection 

For more information about Stanford University Libraries:  http://library.stanford.edu/

For more information contact: Sarah Sussman ssussman@stanford.edu  650-723-9481

RSA 2020 Research Fellowships (application deadline: 15 September 2019)

Posted 14 Aug 2019 - 22:52

The Renaissance Society of America is pleased to announce that our 2020 Research Fellowships competition is now open. For the 2020 cycle, the RSA will award fellowships of $3,000 to scholars working in the field of Renaissance studies (1300–1700). Fellowships are made possible by donations and bequests from RSA members and grants from the Samuel H. Kress Foundation.

A link to the application site and details about the application process, eligibility, residential fellowships, non-residential fellowships, and publication subventions are available on the RSA Fellowships webpage. The deadline to apply is 15 September 2019.

To submit an application, you must be a current RSA member. If you are not a current member, please renew your membership before applying for a fellowship. RSA memberships are valid for a full twelve months from the time of renewal.

Model proposals and statistics about previous fellowship cycles available on the RSA Fellowships webpage provide additional information about the application process.

During the past five years, the RSA has awarded fellowships to more than 100 scholars at all career stages, working on topics from the fourteenth to the seventeenth century in many different fields. A list of previous award winners is posted on the RSA website.

2019 WSFH Millstone Fellowship

Posted 4 Feb 2019 - 15:37

The Millstone Fellowship provides $2500 for research in France.  Eligibility is restricted to doctoral students, untenured and adjunct faculty members, and independent scholars who reside in North America and whose research related to French history and culture requires work in archives, libraries, or other repositories in France.  Preference is given to doctoral students and scholars in the early stages of their academic careers.

 

Applications are due by March 15, 2019.  Proposals will be reviewed by a five- member committee chaired by the Vice-President of the WSFH.  Winners will be notified by May 2019, and the awards will be announced at the Society's annual meeting to be held in Bozeman, Montana in October 2019.

 

For detailed information about application procedures, please consult the WSFH website at:  https://www.wsfh.org/prizes-and-grants/

Society for French Studies: Visiting International Fellowship

Posted 15 Jan 2019 - 19:52

The Society for French Studies is pleased to accept applications for the 2019 Visiting International Fellowship scheme.The deadline for this round is 1 April 2019. The scheme is intended to support an annual visiting fellowship, tenable in any UK or Irish university, or institution of higher education in the UK or Ireland, to allow outstanding academics in the French Studies field based in overseas universities to spend time at UK or Irish higher education institutions. 

 

In order to extend the global reach of the scheme, the Society has increased the maximum value of the award to £5,000 and extended the maximum length of the Fellowship to eight weeks. It strongly encourages applications to support visits from scholars in all parts of the world, including Africa, Australasia and the Caribbean. The key objective of the Fellowship grant is to encourage the internationalization of French Studies in the UK and Ireland through engagement with those active in the field elsewhere. It is also intended that the Fellow will use the occasion to further their own academic interests, and to visit more than one UK institution. Visits should be of no more than eight weeks’ duration, although an extended period may be appropriate if additional funding is available from institutional sources.

 

Full details of how to apply are on the Society’s website: www.sfs.ac.uk/funding-visiting-fellowships/.

 

Applications must be completed by an academic member of staff in the UK or Irish host institution. The UK or Irish host applicant is also expected to organise, direct and take academic and organisational responsibility of the fellowship. Host applicants must be members of or associated with Higher Education departments of French (or departments which teach French) in the UK and Ireland. Main applicants must also be members of the Society for French Studies. No more than one application may be submitted by any institution in one academic year (this applies to collegiate and non-collegiate universities alike, and includes joint applications from two or institutions).

 

The Society will offer a grant of up to £5,000 to support travel, accommodation, subsistence and other expenses; up to an additional £500 is also available to cover the costs of visiting other institutions in the UK or Ireland. Personal expenditure on items such as visa costs, car hire and health insurance are not eligible, and it is expected that host institutions will offer support for these. Application for this award will be competitive, and it cannot be made retrospectively. Informal enquiries can be directed to Professor Edward Welch, University of Aberdeen, edward.welch@abdn.ac.uk.

 

Visiting Fellowship at St Andrews, Centre for French History and Culture

Posted 10 Jan 2019 - 12:25

The Centre for French History and Culture of the University of St  Andrews (UK) invites applications for a Sabbatical Visiting Fellowship, to be taken up during either semester of the academic year 2019-20. It is envisaged the Fellowship will last 2-3 months (by negotiation).

 

The Fellowship is open to any academic across the world in a permanent or tenure-track faculty post with research interests in any period of French history or French colonial history. Prospective applicants who are unsure whether they qualify should email the Director (see below). The tenure of the Fellowship might particularly suit academics in the later stages of writing up a substantial piece of research. The Fellowship provides a stipend of £3000, intended to cover the cost of transportation to and from St Andrews from the holder's normal place of work and to defray accommodation costs while the holder is resident in St Andrews. The Fellowship carries with it no teaching duties, though the Fellow is expected to present a research paper and to take part in the normal seminar life of the Centre and the School of History during his or her stay in St Andrews. The Fellow will have full borrowing and e-access rights in the university library.

 

To apply please send an application consisting of:

(1)       a covering letter outlining your proposed programme of research (maximum 1000 words)

(2)       a short CV (no more than 4 pages)

(3)       a list of publications (maximum 2 pages)

(4)       the names and addresses of two referees we might choose to approach

to the co-director, Dr Justine Firnhaber-Baker (cffhc@st-andrews.ac.uk).

 

If there is anything else you would like to draw to our attention to help your application, please mention it in a short covering email.

 

The closing date for applications is 1pm (GMT) on Friday 15 February 2019. The result of the competition will be communicated to applicants by early March.

 

The activities of the Centre for French History and Culture, and its staff, can be viewed on its website: http://cfhc.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/. Previous holders of this Visiting Fellowship include Professor Norman Ingram (Concordia University, Canada), Professor Eric Jennings (University of Toronto, Canada), Professor Junko Takeda (Syracuse University), Professor Dominique Kalifa (Paris I – Panthéon Sorbonne), and Professor Nélia Dias (ISCTE – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa).

 

Jobs

17th century contributing editor to The Year’s Work in Modern Language Studies
Posted 7 Oct 2025 - 15:33

Applications are invited for the post of French: 17th century contributing editor to The Year’s Work in Modern Language Studies, an annual periodical published by Brill: https://brill.com/view/journals/ywml/ywml-overview.xml The journal has appeared since 1930, with only a break during the paper shortages of WWII. The incoming contributing editor will begin with volume 87 (covering this current calendar year of 2025 and with a submission date of August 2026):

The Year’s Work is collaboratively edited under the direction of the General Editors, Graeme Dunphy and Paul Scott. The volume is divided into broad linguistic sections, each with a section editor. Each section is compiled by a number of contributing editors, each working on a given chronological range or thematic area. The YWMLS comes out annually and provides a survey of the scholarly work done during the preceding year in the fields of the language and literature of French, Latin (Medieval and Neo-Latin), German, the Scandinavian languages, Celtic languages and literature, Italian, Spanish, Catalan, Galician, Portuguese, and the Slavonic languages and literature. The journal also has a mission to help safeguard minority and endangered languages, reflected in coverage of Occitan, Manx, Yiddish and with plans to have a Native American languages and cultures section.

Each survey is not just a listing of books and articles, but is also based upon comment, explication, and critical judgment of the articles and books dealt with. The comment on each article and book is brief (much shorter than usual reviews) but is intended to give apposite guidance on what is covered in the book or article and the value of this, as well as how it relates to other recent work. Longer reviews can be given for interesting and notable articles or books, at the discretion of the contributing editor for that section.

Subscriptions are held by university libraries all over the world. While the role of contributing editor is unpaid, editors regularly receive free review copies of books in their subject area, and, in some cases, also copies of relevant journals. You also receive an access to Brill’s publication platform. It ensures you are up to date with the most recent publications in your field and there is a guaranteed annual publication in a prestigious periodical. Promotion and tenure committees have looked upon this work favorably and the general editors have written letters detailing the roles and responsibilities of contributing editors for university committees such as annual evaluation or funding committees. Individual surveys are listed in the MLA Bibliography and back issues of the YWMLS are available through JSTOR in addition to Brill Books and Journals platform.

Some contributions are made by two or more scholars who divide up the work between themselves, and this type of collaborative work is welcome. If you are interested in the post, please do not hesitate to contact me (Paul Scott) at pascott@ku.edu and I will be happy to discuss the work involved with you.

Assistant Professor of French at Mercer University
Posted 2 Oct 2025 - 07:51

Job Title:
Assistant Professor, French

Department:
World Languages and Cultures

College/Division:
College Of Liberal Arts And Sciences

Primary Job Posting Location:
Macon, GA 31207

Job Details:
The Department of World Languages and Cultures in Mercer University's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track Assistant Professor position to start August 1, 2026.

Responsibilities:

Responsibilities include teaching 21 hours per academic year at the undergraduate level of French language, culture, and literature, and in one of the College's signature foundational programs (Great Books or Integrative Studies); advising French majors and minors; engaging in scholarship; creating and supervising academic opportunities for students beyond the classroom; and contributing to the department and the College through service. We particularly welcome candidates who demonstrate the potential for excellent undergraduate teaching; the capacity for ongoing peer-reviewed scholarship; a desire to be an active citizen in our department and College; a commitment to or interest in the liberal arts; willingness to engage students outside the classroom in activities such as undergraduate research, service projects, or internships; and readiness to develop or implement pedagogies that promote the learning of students of all backgrounds.

Qualifications:

A PhD. from an accredited college/university in French or closely related field is required. ABD candidates will be considered at the rank of Instructor until a Ph.D. is obtained. Candidates must demonstrate native or near-native proficiency in French and English and excellence in teaching. College teaching experience is strongly desired, as is a commitment to teaching innovative courses in French.

Research specialization is open, but preferred qualifications include ability to teach one of the following courses: French Civilization, Survey of French Literature, History of French Cinema, or French and Medicine: Literature and Practice.

Additional Information:

Founded in 1833, Mercer University is a dynamic and comprehensive center of undergraduate, graduate and professional education. With more than 9,200 students enrolled in 12 schools and colleges, on major campuses in Macon and Atlanta; medical school sites in Macon, Savannah and Columbus; and at regional academic centers in Henry and Douglas counties, Mercer is ranked among the top tier and best values of national research universities by U.S. News & World Report. The Mercer Health Sciences Center includes the University's School of Medicine and Colleges of Nursing, Health Professions and Pharmacy. Mercer is affiliated with six teaching hospitals - Atrium Health Navicent The Medical Center and Piedmont Macon Medical Center in Macon; Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah; Piedmont Columbus Regional Hospital and St. Francis-Emory Healthcare in Columbus; and SGMC Health in Valdosta. The University also has an educational partnership with Robins Air Force Base in Warner Robins. It operates an academic press and a performing arts center in Macon and an engineering research center in Warner Robins. Mercer Medicine, the clinical faculty practice of the School of Medicine, is based in Macon and operates additional clinics in Sumter, Clay, Putnam, Harris, Taylor and Glynn counties. Mercer is one of only 293 institutions nationwide to shelter a chapter of The Phi Beta Kappa Society, the nation's most prestigious academic honor society; one of eight institutions to hold membership in the Georgia Research Alliance; and the only private university in Georgia to field an NCAA Division I athletic program. www.mercer.edu.

For additional information about Mercer and the position, please contact the Chair of the search committee, Dr. Katherine Roseau at roseau_ka@mercer.edu.

Background Check:

Selection of the final candidate is contingent upon successful completion of a criminal background check.

Pay Rate:

Commensurate with experience

Required Documents:

Candidates should complete the brief online application and attach a cover letter, current C.V., statement of teaching philosophy, and contact information for three professional references. No applications will be accepted by surface mail or email.

Special Instructions to Finalists:

Finalists will send, upon request, unofficial graduate transcripts (redact any personal or private information including, but not limited to, social security number, birth date, race or gender), and three confidential letters of recommendation (at least one of which addresses teaching effectiveness and another one addressing scholarly potential) directly to Dr. Katherine Roseau at roseau_ka@mercer.edu. The successful candidate must submit official transcripts prior to employment.

Deadline:

Application materials received by November 1, 2025 will be given priority consideration. Review of applications will begin immediately, and will continue until the position is filled.

About Mercer University

Founded in 1833, Mercer University is a distinguished private institution recognized for its commitment to academic excellence, leadership development, and community engagement. With campuses across Georgia, Mercer's twelve schools and colleges offer a wide range of undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs. The university cultivates a close-knit, student-centered environment where innovation, service, and personal growth are deeply valued. Mercer's employees are at the heart of its mission, dedicated to advancing innovation, supporting student success, and strengthening both our local and global communities through service. At Mercer, we believe in the power of relationships and the importance of in-person collaboration. Accordingly, our employees are expected to serve in-person as it fosters real-time problem solving, mentoring, and the meaningful connections that strengthen both our work and service to our students and the broader university community.

Why Work at Mercer University

Mercer University offers a variety of benefits for eligible employees including comprehensive health insurance (for self and dependents), generous retirement contributions, tuition waivers, paid vacation and sick leave, technology discounts, schedules that allow for work-life balance, and so much more!

At Mercer University, a Bear is more than a mascot: it's a frame of mind that begins with a strong desire to make the most out of your career. Mercer Bears do not settle for mediocrity or the status quo. If you're seeking an environment where your passion and determination are embraced, then you want to work at Mercer University.

For more information, please visit: https://hr.mercer.edu/prospective/

Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40

Job Family:
Faculty Languages

EEO Statement:

EEO/Veteran/Disability

To apply, visit https://merceruniversity.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/external/job/Macon-GA--31207/Assistant-Professor--Fr ench_F27-005

 

Assistant Professor of French at Hampden-Sydney College
Posted 2 Oct 2025 - 07:43

Hampden-Sydney College invites applications for a tenure-track position in French at the rank of assistant professor beginning July 1, 2026.

Candidates must be dedicated to undergraduate teaching and be able to teach all levels of language, as well as upper-level literature and culture courses. Interest in contributing new and innovative courses, building the French program, and willingness to teach outside of the program is desired.  Responsibilities include teaching 6 courses per year (plus an additional course every three years), scholarly activity, and providing service to the department (including assisting with the French Conversation Table, French Club, and creating a summer study abroad program for French students) and to the College and the community. Completion of the Ph.D. is required by July 1, 2026.

 Hampden-Sydney is one of three liberal arts colleges in the United States dedicated to the education of men, and our mission is to educate "good men and good citizens in an atmosphere of sound learning." As a community, we are dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse staff committed to working in a multicultural environment and strongly encourage applications from women and minoritized groups. Hampden-Sydney College values diversity, prohibits discrimination, and is committed to equal opportunity for all employees and applicants for employment.

 Review of applications will begin on November 15.  Please submit letter of application, curriculum vitae, teaching statement, and three confidential letters of reference to Interfolio.com, https://apply.interfolio.com/174952 c/o Dr. Julia Palmer, Department of Modern Languages, Hampden-Sydney College, Hampden-Sydney, VA 23943. Applications will be considered until the position is filled.  [www.hsc.edu; www.hsc.edu/academics/majors-and-minors/modern-languages]

 

Assistant Professor of French Studies at Susquehanna University
Posted 26 Sep 2025 - 07:00

Job Summary

The Department of Languages, Literatures & Cultures at Susquehanna University invites applications for a tenure-track position in French Studies at the rank of Assistant Professor beginning in August 2026. Candidates must have native or near-native fluency in French and a solid record of student-centered teaching. They must demonstrate an ability to teach French language at all levels as well as a range of courses in French and Francophone cultural and literary studies. The teaching load is 3 courses per semester. Demonstrated success or evidence of potential to excel in teaching and advising undergraduates is essential, as is ongoing scholarly productivity and institutional service.

Minimum Qualifications

An earned doctorate in French or Francophone studies (or a related field) is required by date of appointment. A strong commitment to teaching in a liberal arts environment will be essential.

Additional Information for Applicant

Please submit an online application including a cover letter, CV, and three letters of recommendation online. Inquiries should be sent to Dr. Greg Severyn, Chair of the Search Committee: severyn@susqu.edu. Applications are due by November 7.

For more information and to apply, follow this link:

https://www.schooljobs.com/careers/susqu/jobs/5091539/assistant-professor-of-french-studies

 

Assistant Professor at the University of Nevada, Reno
Posted 26 Sep 2025 - 06:52

The Department of World Languages & Literatures at the University of Nevada, Reno invites applications for a full-time tenure-track position in French. The appointment will be at the rank of Assistant Professor, with an anticipated start date of July 1, 2026.

The successful candidate will contribute to our undergraduate and master’s programs in French as well as the Basic French Language Program. We seek a scholar with expertise in any area of French-language literary studies, or with a French-language specialization in Cultural Studies, Media Studies, or Digital Humanities; primary consideration will be given to scholars with demonstrated familiarity with the Digital Humanities.

The position will involve teaching courses in French language, literature, and culture at all levels, including Basic French Language classes, and will also be expected to develop and teach courses that integrate Digital Humanities approaches into the discipline. Candidates will have an established or clearly developing research agenda and will be expected to sustain and lead innovative and independent research at the highest level while giving evidence of, or showing strong potential to, attract external grant funding.

In addition to teaching and research, the successful candidate will hold service responsibilities and actively contribute to advising, recruitment, and extracurricular programming in French, helping to build and sustain a vibrant intellectual and cultural community for our students. Tenure-track faculty who teach at the master’s level have a 3/3 teaching load. Applicants with evidence of attention to diversity, equity, and inclusion in research, teaching and/or service are encouraged to apply.  

For full consideration, applications must be received by October 24th, 2025.

For more information and to apply, follow this link.

 

Scholarships Available

National Humanities Center Residential Fellowships 2018–19
Posted: 15 Sep 2017 - 03:02

National Humanities Center Residential Fellowships 2018–19 Call for Applications

The National Humanities Center invites applications for academic-year or one-semester residencies. Mid-career as well as senior scholars from all areas of the humanities are encouraged to apply; emerging scholars with a strong record of peer-reviewed work are also invited to apply.

Located in the vibrant Triangle region of North Carolina, the Center affords access to the rich cultural and intellectual communities supported by the area's research institutes, universities, and dynamic arts scene. Fellows enjoy private studies, and superb library services deliver all research materials. Scholars from all parts of the globe are eligible; stipends and travel expenses are provided. Fellowship applicants must have a PhD or equivalent scholarly credentials. Fellowships are supported by the Center's own endowment, private foundation grants, contributions from alumni and friends, and the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Applications are due by October 18, 2017. For more information and to apply, please begin your application here.

Visiting fellowships, National University of Ireland, Galway
Posted: 13 Aug 2017 - 10:22

Dear colleagues,

I would like to draw your attention to short-term visiting fellowships now available for research and/or writing-up at my university, National University of Ireland, Galway.  These are tenable for up to one month between October 2017 and May 2018, and the closing date for applications is 1st September 2017.  

For H-France scholars, the fellowship may provide a welcome period of writing time, at a university with good library and digital resources, easy access to the National Library, and the potential to connect productively with NUIG scholars of French history and literature, colonialism and post-colonialism, religious history, women's history, digital humanities, and more.

Please click on http://mooreinstitute.ie/2017/08/09/moore-institute-visiting-research-fellowships-now-available/ for further information.  I am happy to answer informal queries from anyone interested in applying.

Best wishes, Alison Forrestal

Dr. Alison Forrestal,

History,

School of Humanities,

National University of Ireland, Galway, Galway, Ireland

00 353 (0)91 495629

Camargo Core Program
Posted: 24 Jul 2017 - 18:29
The Camargo Foundation, located in Cassis, France, and founded by artist and philanthropist Jerome Hill, is a residential center offering programming in the humanities and the arts. It offers time and space in a contemplative environment to think, create, and connect for scholars, artists, and thinkers in the arts and humanities. This call is open until October 17, 2017.

For the Camargo Core Program, the Camargo Foundation welcomes applications from all countries, nationalities, and career levels.

• Scholars & Thinkers (including professionals and practitioners in creative fields such as curators, critics, urban planners, independent scholars, etc.) should be connected to the Arts and Humanities  working on French and Francophone cultures, including but not limited to cross-cultural studies that engage the cultures and influences of the Mediterranean region.
• Artists, in all disciplines, who are the primary creators of a new work/project. The Camargo Core Program encourages multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches.
 

Residency periods:

• Fall 2018 (8 weeks from September 11  to November 6)
• Spring 2019 (6 weeks from February 26 to April 9 / 8 weeks from February 26 to April 23 / 11 weeks from February 26 to May 14)
 

Number of fellowships: 18 Fellowships/year, 9 artists and 9 scholars & thinkers

Stipend: A stipend of 250 USD per week is available, as is funding for basic transportation to and from Cassis for the Fellow for the residency. In the case of air travel, basic coach class booked far in advance is covered.

Accompanying family members: Spouses/adult partners and dependent minor children above 6 years old may accompany fellows for short stays or for the duration of the residency. 

 
Click here to learn more about the call. 

 

Fleur Marin-Lamellet <fmarin@camargofoundation.org>

Call for application for research stays at the Collegium. Institute of Advanced Studies of Lyon
Posted: 18 May 2017 - 21:04

Members of this list in office in a foreign academic institution are welcome to apply for a stay at the Collegium. Institute of Advanced Studies  of Lyon during the year 2018-2019. Specialist of French studies will easily find partnerships and supports by different research teams belonging to the University of Lyon. We are available to help you to prepare your application. All details below with the link to our website and to the European Eurias programme. best regards Hervé Joly Historian, director of the Collegium. IAS of Lyon herve.joly@universite-lyon.fr  

Call for application for research stays at the  

Collegium. Institute of Advanced Studies of Lyon 

during the academic year 2018-2019

 

 

For ten years, The Collegium. Institute of Advanced Studies (IAS) of Lyon, component of the Université de Lyon and member of the Réseau français des instituts d’études avancées (RFIEA, French IAS network), has welcomed high level researchers for middle-term stays (5 or 10 months) in partnership with local research institutes. 

 

The Collegium recently published its new call for applications for stays during the academic year 2018-2019. The files have to be submitted before 30th September 2017; the results will be given in December after examination by the scientific council and validation by the executive committee.

 

This call is open to researchers in all academic fields, holding a PhD, under a work employment contract in a foreign university or research institution. The candidates can submit original projects on any theme or projects on specific research themes in partnership with local institutions. Generally speaking, projects within the scope of one of the three priority themes of the IDEXLYON (Initiative d'excellence) will be reviewed sympathetically. The three IDEX themes are Bio-Health and society, Science and engineering, and Humanities and urbanity. To be admitted, each applicant must have the support of at least one lab or research team from the University of Lyon.

 

The application form, as well as the guidelines for filling it, are available on the website:

www.collegium-lyon.fr/applications-24935.kjsp?RH=IEA_010000ANG&RF=IEA_090100ANG

 

Until 8th June 2017, researchers interested by a stay at the Collegium de Lyon have also the opportunity to apply through theEuropean programme Eurias, shared by many IAS in Europe.

www.2018-2019.eurias-fp.eu/

 

For any further information needed : collegium@universite-lyon.fr

Visiting Scholar Research Fellowship – French Political Economy
Posted: 30 Mar 2017 - 21:39

Stanford University Libraries

Stanford University Libraries is accepting applications for a short-term research fellowship for scholars wishing to use the Gustave Gimon Collection on French Political Economy, held in the Libraries' Special Collections department. The Libraries annually awards one stipend of $3000-$5000 (depending on the length of visit, expected to last from 2 to 4 weeks) in support of research in the collections. The fellowship stipends are to be used to defray the costs for travel, lodging, food, and photocopying associated with the recipient's research trip. This fellowship program is funded by a grant from the Flora Family Foundation.

 

The current application deadline is April 30, 2017. The fellowship can be used September 2017 to August 2018. The scholar should plan on visiting while the university is in session so that he or she can meet with Stanford faculty and students.

Scholars working on serious projects about French political economy may apply, including advanced graduate students at the dissertation phase of their study. Selection criteria include the relevance of Gimon Collection to the candidate's project, the contribution that the finished work will make to our understanding of French political economy, and the applicant's qualifications. The library encourages potential applicants to contact the curator, Sarah Sussman, for more information about the scope and contents of the collection.

There is no application form. Interested researchers are encouraged to send in a detailed project proposal of no more than 1000 words clearly stating why materials in the Gimon Collection are essential to carrying out the research project, two letters of recommendation from scholars in the field, and a curriculum vitae.

 

Proposals are to be sent by April 30 via email to:

 

Sarah Sussman, Curator French and Italian Collections

Gimon Collection Visiting Scholar Fellowship

ssussman@stanford.edu

About the Gimon Collection on French Political Economy

The Gimon Collection contains approximately 1000 titles that concentrate broadly on the evolution of French economics and politics from the late sixteenth to the mid nineteenth century. Because the Gimon Collection embodies a broad definition of political economy and because its materials span the three centuries from 1550-1850, scholars working in fields as varied as History, Literature, Art History, Economics, and Philosophy are invited to apply for an opportunity to work in the collection. The collection is particularly strong in material from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Topics of focus include physiocracy, nineteenth century utopian thought (Saint-Simonianism and Fourierism), workers' rights, and how economic, social, and political thought was applied to issues as varied as religious freedom, political sovereignty, taxation and trade policies, colonial issues, agriculture, and transportation. The scholar will also be able to use other materials held in Stanford University Libraries, which contain rich holdings of French historical works.

 

For a more detailed description of the Gustave Gimon Collection on Political Economy, please see the following webpage :

http://library.stanford.edu/guides/gustave-gimon-collection-french-political-economy

For more information about Stanford University Libraries, please refer to the following URL that gives access to Searchworks, Stanford's library online catalogue:

http://library.stanford.edu/

For more information, including a title list, contact: Sarah Sussman at ssussman@stanford.edu or 650-723-9481

 

Sarah Sussman

Curator, French and Italian Collections

Head, Humanities and Area Studies Resource Group

Stanford University Libraries

Stanford, CA 94305

t: 650.723.9481

f: 650.725.1068

New Publications

L'HARMONIE UNIVERSELLE DE MARIN MERSENNE Musique et littérature au XVIIe siècle - Julien Gominet-Brun
Posted: 28 Jan 2026 - 12:12

Julien Gominet-Brun, L'HARMONIE UNIVERSELLE DE MARIN MERSENNE. Musique et littérature au XVIIe siècle, Paris, Honoré Champion, 2026.

L’Harmonie universelle de Mersenne est un important traité de musique publié en 1636. L’ouvrage s’imposa rapidement comme une référence et ne cessa d’être lu jusqu’à l’époque de Rameau. L’auteur était un membre éminent de la République des Lettres, correspondant de Descartes et de Gassendi, proche des musiciens Mauduit et Titelouze. L’étude contient l’une des premières théories de l’air de cour, des considérations sur le chant du stile nuovo ainsi que sur l’art de la Réforme catholique, les psaumes et les cantiques spirituels. Le religieux minime fait par ailleurs œuvre de savant et produit avec ce traité l’une des créations majeures de la nouvelle science, à l’époque de Galilée.


Notre livre propose une étude inédite de cette encyclopédie musicale. On tentera de ressaisir la place de l’Harmonie dans l’œuvre de Mersenne et d’éclairer ses enjeux littéraires, artistiques et intellectuels. Marquée par l’esprit de la Réforme catholique, l’Harmonie est aussi la création d’un écrivain qui proposa une nouvelle théorie du style savant, formé à l’école de l’éloquence. Au temps du Discours de la méthode, cette œuvre offre une entrée singulière dans la littérature du XVIIe siècle.

Plus d'informations sur le site de l'éditeur.

Madame de Sablé, Oeuvres complètes, édition critique par Agnès Cousson
Posted: 28 Jan 2026 - 12:09

Madame de Sablé, Oeuvres complètes, édition critique par Agnès Cousson, Paris, Honoré Champion, 2026.

Faire connaître Madeleine de Souvré (1599-16 janvier 1678), marquise de Sablé, par la publication inédite de l’ensemble de ses écrits – lettres, traités, Maximes –, réunis pour la première fois, et rendre à l’autrice la place prépondérante qu’elle occupe sur la scène sociale et littéraire du XVIIe siècle, telle est l’ambition de la présente édition.

La mise en rapport des textes révèle la cohérence thématique et esthétique qui les unit, l’intertexte fécond qui inspire la réflexion, et l’originalité d’une démarche intellectuelle qui se nourrit de lectures éclectiques et de l’expérience propre pour progresser dans la connaissance du savoir que Mme de Sablé plébiscite. Reflet des préoccupations morales, esthétiques, religieuses du siècle dans lequel elle s’inscrit, l’oeuvre laisse entendre la voix singulière d’une femme qui a su conquérir sa renommée sur la scène publique, et qui s’exprime au nom de cette légitimité acquise, dans le refus de tout maître à penser.

Humanisme, préciosité, augustinisme, Mme de Sablé s’emploie à suivre sa propre voie, guidée par des valeurs morales et esthétiques qu’elle a faites siennes, dans la préservation de son intimité propre. Elle livre ici une manière d’être et de penser indissociable de son histoire personnelle, un rapport à la littérature défini comme un usage de soi, qu’elle invite le lecteur à s’approprier.

Plus d'informations sur le site de l'éditeur.

La Déclamation de la prose dans le théâtre de Molière. Recherche sur des pratiques oubliées - Gheerbrant (Antoine), Laurenti (Jean-Noël)
Posted: 28 Jan 2026 - 12:06

Gheerbrant (Antoine) et Laurenti (Jean-Noël), La Déclamation de la prose dans le théâtre de Molière. Recherche sur des pratiques oubliées, préface Bénédicte Louvat, Paris, Classiques Garnier, 2026.

Travaillant sur les techniques de jeu du comédien au xviie siècle, le Théâtre Molière Sorbonne a souhaité aborder la déclamation des comédies en prose de Molière. À partir de sources multiples, il est possible de parvenir à des préconisations pratiques parfois conjecturales, mais cohérentes.

Plus d'informations sur le site de l'éditeur.

L’Ombre du martyr Des Juifs dans le royaume de France au xviiie siècle - Alain J. Lemaître
Posted: 28 Jan 2026 - 12:02

Alain J. Lemaître, L’Ombre du martyr. Des Juifs dans le royaume de France au xviiie siècle, Paris, Classiques Garnier, 2026.

La relecture d’un procès criminel au xviiie siècle propose une nouvelle approche des minorités religieuses sous la monarchie et analyse les débats contradictoires sur la judéophobie, la tolérance et l’émancipation, où les Juifs ont pris toute leur place dans le processus de leur émancipation.

Plus d'informations ici.

Voltaire, Théâtre complet. Tomes II A et B. L’Ombre de Shakespeare
Posted: 28 Jan 2026 - 11:59

Voltaire,  Théâtre complet. Tomes II A et B. L’Ombre de Shakespeare, Paris, Classiques Garnier, 2025. 

Éditeurs scientifiques du tome IIA : De Santis (Vincenzo), Dubruque (Julien), Trotier (Rémy-Michel)
Éditeurs scientifiques du time IIB : Porcelli (Maria Grazia), De Santis (Vincenzo), Jacob (François), Julian (Thibaut)
Directeur d'ouvrage : Bret-Vitoz (Renaud)
Directeur d'ensemble : Frantz (Pierre)

 

II A : Les pièces ont été écrites et représentées, pour la plupart, entre le séjour de Voltaire en Angleterre et sa retraite à Cirey. La découverte du théâtre anglais a laissé une trace profonde dans son théâtre tragique. De là une réelle inventivité dramaturgique que l’on retrouve jusque dans les livrets d’opéra qu’il compose au même moment.

II B : Voltaire continue d’écrire du théâtre à Cirey malgré l’éloignement des scènes parisiennes. Influencé par son expérience de spectateur en Angleterre, il introduit la tragédie nationale en France et ses comédies empruntent des idées remarquables à des modèles anglais.

Plus d'informations ici et .

Conferences and Colloquia

Les Stuart en France (1689-1718) et la musique : nouvelles perspectives de recherche
Posted: 30 May 2024 - 05:53

Les Stuart en France (1689-1718) et la musique :
nouvelles perspectives de recherche

Centre de musique baroque de Versailles
Jeudi 6 juin, de 10h à 16h30.

Programme Matin (10h-12h)
Introduction, Barbara Nestola (CESR – CMBV), Matteo Giannelli (Université de Rome Tor Vergata – CMBV)

Modératrice, Barbara Nestola (CESR – CMBV)
Intervenants :

Edward Corp: Musicians and Music at the Stuart Court in Exile
Keynote

Denis Herlin (IReMus), Matteo Giannelli (Université de Rome Tor Vergata – CMBV) : « Je copiai des airs italiens » : la main musicale, la graphie et la production de David Nairne, c’est-à-dire du copiste Z

Après-midi (14h-16h30)
Modérateur, Thomas Leconte (CESR – CMBV)

Intervenants

Luigi Collarile (Haute École des Arts de Berne) : Circulation de musique italienne en France à la fin du Grand siècle : les cas de Giacomo Carissimi et Giovanni Legrenzi

Barbara Nestola (CESR – CMBV) : Innocenzo Fede, de compositeur à ordonnateur : procédés d’écriture et modalités d’agencement des manuscrits de la Collection Stuart

Teresa Maria Gialdroni (Université de Rome Tor Vergata) : Reception of the Italian cantata through the “Stuart Manuscripts” of the Bibliothèque nationale de France (H 659, 1-7)


Pour toute information complémentaire : jestuart.cmbv@gmail.com

Entretiens de Musique Ancienne en Sorbonne 2024 : 13-14 juin
Posted: 30 May 2024 - 05:51

Énigmes, canons, allégories dans la musique ancienne

Journées d’études doctorales · Institut de Recherche en Musicologie · Sorbonne Université – ED V Concepts et Langages · Association Musique ancienne en Sorbonne

Vendredi 13 et samedi 14 juin

Amphi Gouhier, centre Clignancourt (2 rue Francis de Croisset, 75018 Paris)

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Table ronde autour du livre de Matthieu Dupas
Posted: 16 May 2024 - 05:35

Samedi 25 mai, de 9h00 à 12h00 

sur le campus Nation de la Sorbonne Nouvelle (salle C 402), le mouvement Transitions organise une table ronde 

autour du livre de Matthieu Dupas : 

La Galanterie comme mode de vie. Amour, civilité et mariage dans Mélite ou Les Fausses Lettres de Pierre Corneille,

(Paris, Classiques Garnier, 2023).

avec Hélène Merlin-Kajman, Sarah Nancy, Françoise Poulet, Brice Tabeling, et en présence de l'auteur.


Matthieu Dupas est Assistant Professor au département de Français et d'Italien de Northwestern University (Chicago, USA). Il propose de lire Mélite ou Les Fausses lettres (1629) de Pierre Corneille à la lumière de l’histoire et de la théorie du genre et de la sexualité afin de mettre au jour la structure historique et sociopolitique de la galanterie du XVIIe siècle.

Théâtre de femmes et femmes au théâtre : dramaturges, traductrices, actrices et critiques de théâtre en Europe du XVIIe au XIXe
Posted: 2 Feb 2024 - 05:09

« Les compétences des femmes en matière de théâtre, roman, poésie, essais et lettres, brochures pamphlets, articles de journaux ainsi que dans le domaine de la traduction ont notoirement contribué à la culture et à la société du temps, et en ont infléchi le cours »[1], ainsi s’exprime, dans un ouvrage de synthèse récent sur l’écriture féminine au XVIIIe siècle en France, Christie McDonald, en évoquant une réalité qu’un nombre croissant de travaux ne cesse d’explorer depuis des décennies en Europe et ailleurs.

Ce colloque entend apporter une contribution aux recherches qui visent à donner une visibilité et une évaluation critique aux « compétences » intellectuelles des femmes, en ciblant particulièrement le domaine théâtral. Pour cela, il entend comparer les situations et les évolutions en Europe du XVIIe au XIXe siècle. En effet, durant cette période, semble se développer une « volonté commune d’affirmer l’auteurité féminine »[2]. Le colloque s’intéressera donc à cette affirmation progressive.

Du XVIIe au XIXe siècle, le théâtre semble occuper une place intermédiaire, pour ce qui est de l’accessibilité des femmes à la création intellectuelle et artistique, entre la poésie, le roman, le journalisme, l’écriture épistolaire – des genres qu’elles pratiquent de plus en plus, donc objets de la recherche contemporaine –  et l’essai érudit ou scientifique, la prose historique, le poème épique entre autres, considérés par la société intellectuelle du temps comme plus élevés, fréquentés dans une proportion bien moindre par les femmes.

Cet espace « intermédiaire » pourra être interrogé selon quatre axes principaux, quoique non exclusifs :

L’exploration des œuvres des dramaturges et librettistes qui écrivent pour la scène (nombreuses) et qui arrivent à se faire représenter ou à mettre en scène elles-mêmes leurs pièces (beaucoup moins nombreuses).

L’activité des traductrices de théâtre et des critiques femmes qui écrivent des comptes-rendus des spectacles ou du théâtre imprimé.

La participation des femmes aux discussions esthétiques et théoriques sur le théâtre et à la promotion, la circulation et la représentation des pièces.

Le travail des actrices œuvrant en contact avec les dramaturges dans la construction de leurs personnages et de la mise en scène théâtrale.

On pourra en particulier se demander comment écrivent les femmes et ce qu’elles écrivent des femmes, autrement dit comment les femmes investissent ces champs, étant donné la contrainte qui pèse sur leur rôle social et donc sur leur production littéraire et critique. Il sera intéressant d’explorer les subtilités de leur discours implicite afin de voir si émerge une poétique du féminin propre à certaines aires culturelles ou plus largement européenne.

Les propositions de communication (2000 signes environ), assorties d’une brève notice bio-bibliographique, sont à envoyer pour le 30 avril 2024 conjointement à Morgane Kappès-Le Moing (Morgane.Kappes@univ-st-etienne.fr), Fanny Platelle (Fanny.Platelle@uca.fr) et Paola Roman (Paola.Roman@uca.fr).

Langues de travail : le français est encouragé, l’allemand, l’espagnol, l’italien et l’anglais sont possibles.

Comité d’organisation :

Morgane Kappès-Le Moing, maîtresse de conférences en civilisation et littérature espagnoles, IHRIM (UMR 5317), Université Jean Monnet Saint-Étienne.

Fanny Platelle, maîtresse de conférences en études germaniques, CELIS (UR 4280), Université Clermont Auvergne.

Paola Roman, maîtresse de conférences en études italiennes, CELIS (UR 4280), Université Clermont Auvergne.

Lieu : Maison des Sciences de l’Homme, 4 rue Ledru, 63057 Clermont-Ferrand

 

[1] Martine Reid (dir.), Femmes et Littérature : une histoire culturelle, I Moyen Âge-XVIIIe siècle, Paris, Gallimard, 2020, Quatrième partie. Le dix-huitième siècle 1715-1793, « Introduction » par Christie McDonald, p. 721.

[2] Isabelle Rouane Soupault, Une si vertueuse audace… Les femmes dramaturges dans l’Espagne du XVIIe siècle, Aix-en-Provence, Presses Universitaires de Provence, 2021, p. 59.

Uncommon Bodies Symposium: Feb. 15-16, 2024
Posted: 31 Jan 2024 - 12:33

Uncommon Bodies Symposium: Feb. 15-16, 2024

We hope the start of the new year has been good for you! Next month, we are organizing a major symposium on "Premodern Disability and Race in a Global Context" scheduled for Feb. 15-16, 2024. This symposium brings to the Twin Cities ten wonderful scholars (many of whom identify as BIPOC and/or disabled) who have made significant contributions to disability studies, premodern critical race studies, the history of medicine, and theater and performance. Our speakers are also brilliant teachers dedicated to making our classrooms more accessible and inclusive.

 

We seek your attendance and participation! Many of the planned events, including all the panel presentations, are hybrid. Two of our speakers will be joining remotely; eight will be here in person. Select the sessions that you're interested in by using this RSVP form: z.umn.edu/UncommonBodies

 

We seek your help in getting the word out! Please invite students, colleagues, administrators, staff, chairs of departments, and anyone who might benefit from the symposium. Please share the posters (one is a PDF, the other is a Word doc) widely. Thank you for your help in advance!

 

We look forward to seeing you in person or online soon!

 

Best wishes,

 

Penelope Geng (Macalester) and Jennifer Row (UMN)

 

An Uncommon Bodies Symposium: Premodern Disability and Race in a Global Context

 

The two-day Symposium, scheduled for Feb. 15-16, 2024, is co-sponsored by the University of Minnesota (Minneapolis) and Macalester College (St. Paul).  ONLINE AND IN PERSON!

 

The Symposium will bring to the Twin Cities a group of leading scholars of early modernity to illuminate the intersections of disability and race in the global early modern period. Organized by longtime collaborators Jennifer E. Row (associate professor of French, UMN) and Penelope Geng (associate professor of English, Macalester College), the Symposium will focus on the interlocking histories of disability and race. Contemporary oppressive policies and attitudes that advance eugenics, ablenationalism, and state-sanctioned debilitation and disablement of communities of color are rooted in early modern notions of fitness, deservingness, godliness, and beauty. These belief systems often worked together to define what forms of bodyminds were considered “normal” (and worth preserving) and what forms were “abnormal,” “deformed,” “disabled,” and not worth saving.

How did the art and literature of the early modern period imagine able-bodiedness and disability as well as the institutional processes of disablement (such as state-neglect of diseased and impoverished communities or early carceral systems)? How did definitions of “ability” and “disability” shift during the sixteenth, seventeenth, and early eighteenth centuries—a period in European history that was marked by wars of religion, urbanization, colonization, and slavery? These are some of the questions the Symposium will explore. 

 

Our Symposium will hold space for undergraduate students, graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows to learn from, socialize, and collaborate with speakers. Undergraduate and graduate students from both of our institutions will have a chance to do hands-on research with invited speakers in the Twin Cities’ premodern archives (e.g., the UMN Wangensteen Library and the Minneapolis Institute of Art).

Member News Briefs

Parution - Actes du colloque Creation, Re-creation, and Entertainment
University of Central Florida and Rollins College

Félicitations à Charlotte Trinquet du Lys et à Benjamin Bajak (eds.) ainsi qu'à tous les contributeurs au volume suivant, qui vient de paraître :

Creation, Re-creation, and Entertainment: Early Modernity and Postmodernity : Selected Essays from the 46th Annual Conference of the North American Society for Seventeenth-Century French Literature 

 

Orlando, Florida, may be one of the best places to discuss the subject of creation and re-creation of entertainment: the city lives under the shadow of Disney corporation, whose most celebrated re-creations are based on French texts from the 17th century French literature, and in particular Perrault’s fairy tales. From this perspective, whether we speak of fireworks behind a prince’s castle, a morality tale to entertain children and parents alike, or even a theatrical representation that seems to appear from magic, the three hundred years that separate Orlando and Versailles seem to disappear: the parallels between the 17th and 21st centuries are founded on the same drive to enliven and enlighten one‘s world. With the help of our Editorial committee, we are proud to present a collection of articles on the theme: Creation, Re-creation, and Entertainment: Early Modernity and Postmodernity.

ISBN 978-3-8233-8297-3 

eISBN 978-3-8233-9297-2 

 

Post date: 7 years 2 months ago
Jean-Vincent Blanchard Named Associate Provost
Swarthmore College

Let's extend our very warm congratulations to Jean-Vincent Blanchard, the next Associate Provost of Academic Programs at Swarthmore College. Félicitations, Jean-Vincent !

Further details are available here: https://www.swarthmore.edu/news-events/french-professor-jean-vincent-blanchard-named-associate-provost

Post date: 7 years 2 months ago
communication de Marc Court

La communication de Marc Court -- "Former des saints: la diffusion des habitus de sainteté dans les collèges jésuites via la congrégation, la culture miraculaire et l’image" -- vient de trouver une nouvelle vie numérique: vous pouvez regarder sa communication ici. Pour les détails sur le colloque sur Le Nobletz, veuillez consulter le site web suivant: https://diocese-quimper.fr/fr/story/4200/retour-sur-le-colloque-de-michel-le-nobletz

Félicitations, Marc !

 

 

Post date: 7 years 9 months ago
New web-based critical edition (eds. de Reyff, Bourqui, Schuwey)
Université de Fribourg

Congratulations to the editorial team of Simone de Reyff, Claude Bourqui, and Christophe Schuwey, who have recently published their critical edition of Gabriel Guéret's Le Parnasse réformé (1668):

Gabriel Guéret

Le Parnasse réformé (1668)

Édition par Simone de Reyff, Claude Bourqui et Christophe Schuwey

Disponible gratuitement en ligne sous http://www.parnassereforme.fr/

 
 
Post date: 7 years 10 months ago
Francis Assaf's most recent book
University of Georgia

Congratulations are due to Francis Assaf for the recent appearance of his book

Quand les rois meurent. Les journaux de Jacques Antoine et de Jean et François Antoine et autres documents sur la maladie et la mort de Louis XIII et de Louis XIV (Tübingen : Narr/Francke/Attempto, 2018. ISBN : 978-3-8253-9. 310 p.)

Further details can be found here.

Félicitations !

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Post date: 7 years 10 months ago