Conferences
The Society hosts the largest annual UK gathering of scholars working across the full disciplinary range of French studies.
The 2018 annual conference was our largest yet, with up to ten parallel sessions, in addition to four plenary speakers, and a number of special events targeted at our vibrant postgraduate community.
We also organise a well-attended annual postgraduate conference.
2019 annual conference
The Society for French Studies 2019 annual conference will take place on 1-3 July, at Royal Holloway, University of London. We look forward to seeing you there!
Postgraduate conference
2018 Postgraduate Conference
The 2018 SFS postgraduate conference, on the theme of Repetition, took place on Friday 16 March at University College London (IAS Common Room, South Wing).
The keynote lecture was delivered by Prof. Peter Dayan (University of Edinburgh), on the topic, 'De la nécessité et des dangers de la répétition en poésie'. As well as a number of panels, the day included a workshop on critical creative writing, and a talk by Cécile Menon, founder of the publishing house Les Fugitives.
Watch this space for details of the 2019 conference!