Contents

pp v-vii

Notes on Contributors

pp viii-xviii

Foreword

pp xix-xx

Foreword by His Excellency

pp xxi-xxii

Part I: Contextualisations

pp 1-2

1 - Introduction

pp 3-11

2 - A Short History of French Studies in the UK

pp 12-24

Part II: Research and Public Engagement Strategies

pp 25-26

3 - The exception anglo-saxonne? Diversity and Viability of French Studies in the UK

pp 27-36

4 - Why French Studies Matters: Disciplinary Identity and Public Understanding

pp 37-57

5 - Learning from France: The Public Impact of French Scholars in the UK since the Second World War

pp 58-72

Part III: The Place of Women and Gender in French Studies

pp 73-74

6 - Gender and the French Language: The longue durée of French Studies in the UK

pp 75-85

7 - Contemporary Women's Writing in French: Future Perspectives in Formal and Informal Research Networks

pp 86-94

8 - French Studies and Discourses of Sexuality

pp 95-104

Part IV: The Place of Literature

pp 105-106

9 - Integrated Learning: Teaching Literature in French

pp 107-117

10 - Oxford, Theatre and Quarrels

pp 118-128

11 - Defining (or Redefining) Priorities in the Curriculum when the Good Times have Flown

pp 129-138

Part V: The Place of Linguistics in French Studies Today

pp 139-140

12 - French Linguistics Research and Teaching in UK and Irish HE Institutions

pp 141-154

13 - The Rise of Translation

pp 155-168

Part VI: Theatre, Cinema and Popular Culture

pp 169-170

14 - Teaching and Research in French Cinema

pp 171-183

15 - Popular Culture, the Final Frontier: How Far Should We Boldly Go?

pp 184-194

Part VII: Area Studies, Postcolonial Studies and War and Culture Studies

pp 195-196

16 - An Area Studies Approach in European and Global Contexts: French Studies in Portsmouth

pp 197-206

17 - French Studies and the Postcolonial: The Demise or the Rebirth of the French Department?

pp 207-219

18 - The Development of War and Culture Studies in the UK: From French Studies, Beyond, and Back Again

pp 220-232