The Department of French at University College Cork will welcome the chance to support suitably qualified candidates wishing to apply for the upcoming Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships (MSCA) with UCC as host organisation (call opening 9 April). For more information see below:

Last week, we had the pleasure of celebrating the academic achievements of some of our wonderful students during the inaugural @schoolofllc.bsky.social Academic Achievement Awards. Congratulations to Niamh Toolen, Sophie Peare, and Damian Groza!

Happening today!

French Dept UCC@frenchdeptucc.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Join our webinar on Monday 9 March 2026, 1-2pm, to explore postgraduate study in Languages, Literatures and Cultures at UCC. More information, and the link to join, can be found here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/de9ee1...

A lovely early review of my translation of Maïssa Bey's novel, Bleu blanc vert. The description of my translator's intro as reading "like a recommendation from a good friend" makes me so happy, this is exactly how I wanted it to land readingintranslation.com/2026/03/02/m...

History, Language, Identity in Maïssa Bey's "Blue White Green"

Hanna Alwine explores Algeria's post-independence history in Maïssa Bey's "Blue White Green"

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A brilliant initiative spearheaded by fantastic colleagues in @schoolofllc.bsky.social

French Dept UCC@frenchdeptucc.bsky.social · 7mo ago

On 14 February, colleagues hosted Stories to Grow, a community workshop, in collaboration with the charity Brij. The event is part of a collaborative project - led by Christine Montané and Céire Broderick - bringing together asylum seekers and UCC students of French, Spanish and Migration.

Research Master’s scholarship in French available at UCC for 2026-7, covering fees and a contribution to maintenance. Please get in touch with any queries. @francemodern.bsky.social @asmcf.bsky.social @adeffi.bsky.social @frenchstudies.bsky.social

Laura Kennedy@laurapkennedy.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Fantastic opportunity to join our research community!

Fantastic opportunity to join our research community!

French Dept UCC@frenchdeptucc.bsky.social · 7mo ago

‼️ MRes Scholarship opportunity ‼️ UCC’s Department of French will award one Research Master’s scholarship for academic year 2026-7. This scholarship is designed to help one exceptional applicant intending to pursue a career in the discipline For more information, see: www.ucc.ie/en/french/po...

Our deadline for abstracts for the SFPS Postgraduate and ECR study day, happening on 12th June at @frenchdeptucc.bsky.social, is Monday - make sure to send in your proposals!

Laura Kennedy@laurapkennedy.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Delighted to share the CFP for the Society for Francophone Postcolonial Studies Postgraduate and ECR Study Day, happening on Friday 12th June at @frenchdeptucc.bsky.social. This year we are also opening the call up to final-year UG students and MA students. Please share widely!

What a pleasure to welcome back some of our UCC graduates of French who are now pursuing exciting careers in diverse fields. Thanks to Imasha, Kevin, and Siobhán for sharing their post-UCC journeys with us. A testimony to the many career pathways available to UCC students of French!

It’s great to see that my entry on Faïza Guène has been published in the Literary Encyclopedia! You can read it here: litencyc.com/php/speople.ph…

There is still plenty of time to send in your abstracts for the @sfps.bsky.social PG and ECR study day, happening Friday 12th June at UCC! Deadline for proposals is 2nd March!

Laura Kennedy@laurapkennedy.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Delighted to share the CFP for the Society for Francophone Postcolonial Studies Postgraduate and ECR Study Day, happening on Friday 12th June at @frenchdeptucc.bsky.social. This year we are also opening the call up to final-year UG students and MA students. Please share widely!

@frenchdeptucc.bsky.social research seminar in conjunction with the Political Technologies group, Tues 10th Feb, 4-5pm Irish time, online. Teams link on this page: www.ucc.ie/en/casilac/r... Please join us! @egeertsphd.bsky.social @maybenansi.bsky.social

We are now on LinkedIn - make sure to give us a follow!

We look forward to welcoming early career scholars of francophone postcolonial studies to our campus in June! Make sure to send in your abstracts! @sfps.bsky.social @sfhs.bsky.social @frenchstudies.bsky.social @asmcf.bsky.social @afcork.bsky.social @adeffi.bsky.social

Laura Kennedy@laurapkennedy.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Delighted to share the CFP for the Society for Francophone Postcolonial Studies Postgraduate and ECR Study Day, happening on Friday 12th June at @frenchdeptucc.bsky.social. This year we are also opening the call up to final-year UG students and MA students. Please share widely!

Delighted to share the CFP for the Society for Francophone Postcolonial Studies Postgraduate and ECR Study Day, happening on Friday 12th June at @frenchdeptucc.bsky.social. This year we are also opening the call up to final-year UG students and MA students. Please share widely!

And a huge thank you to our brilliant publicity officer, Erin Twohig, for keeping our wider network up to date with the conference!

Society for Francophone Postcolonial Studies@sfps.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Another successful conference in the books! Thanks to organisers @laurapkennedy.bsky.social and Sonia Lamrani, to @ilcs.bsky.social for hosting us in style, to @livunipress.bsky.social for their sponsorship, and especially to all the panelists for two days of thoughtful engagement w Fanon’s legacy

Another successful conference in the books! Thanks to organisers @laurapkennedy.bsky.social and Sonia Lamrani, to @ilcs.bsky.social for hosting us in style, to @livunipress.bsky.social for their sponsorship, and especially to all the panelists for two days of thoughtful engagement w Fanon’s legacy

@frenchdeptucc.bsky.social (past and present) reunion at #SFPS25 !!

Our amazing conference organizer for #SFPS25!

Laura Kennedy@laurapkennedy.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Ready to go for our annual SFPS conference, on Fanon at 100! Really looking forward to catching up with colleagues, meeting new ones, and hearing so many wonderful interventions, particularly keynote paper from my @frenchdeptucc.bsky.social colleague @maybenansi.bsky.social #SFPS2025

And we’re off! @maybenansi.bsky.social kicking off #SFPS2025 with a brilliant keynote on Fanon on the trigger of disenclosure

Ready to go for our annual SFPS conference, on Fanon at 100! Really looking forward to catching up with colleagues, meeting new ones, and hearing so many wonderful interventions, particularly keynote paper from my @frenchdeptucc.bsky.social colleague @maybenansi.bsky.social #SFPS2025

‼️ Postdoctoral opportunity ‼️ The Department hopes to support at least one outstanding applicant to the Research Ireland Pathway Programme - a prestigious postdoctoral award programme. Email Prof @oliverjdavis.bsky.social (odavis@ucc.ie) for more information www.ucc.ie/en/french/re...

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We are so excited to have Prof Martin Munro present at our research seminar series! All welcome! Paper title: The Further Adventures of MacFanon Date/time: 1st December, 5-6pm Venue: UCC’s ORB, 1:24 and online (email kate.hodgson@ucc.ie for Teams link) www.ucc.ie/en/french/ne...

'The Further Adventures of MacFanon' | University College Cork

Learn, Study and Research in UCC, Ireland's first 5 star university. Our tradition of independent thinking will prepare you for the world and the workplace in a vibrant, modern, green campus.

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What an honour to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Frances Molloy’s No Mate for the Magpie with her family and friends, scholars, writers, editors, publishers, booksellers, students, and Cailíní Dhoire book club. Thanks to everyone who joined us and to @museumfreederry.bsky.social for hosting

Just over two weeks to go until our event celebrating the 40th anniversary of ‘No Mate for the Magpie’. There are still a few places left - join us if you can!

Laura Kennedy@laurapkennedy.bsky.social · last yr.

Join us on Saturday 15th November in the @museumfreederry.bsky.social to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Frances Molloy's brilliant 'No Mate for the Magpie'. Many thanks to funders @schoolofllc.bsky.social’s CASiLaC, QUB's Institute of Irish Studies, and the Senator George J. Mitchell Institute.

Campus is looking beautiful for the UCC open day - make sure to come visit us!

Join us on Saturday 15th November in the @museumfreederry.bsky.social to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Frances Molloy's brilliant 'No Mate for the Magpie'. Many thanks to funders @schoolofllc.bsky.social’s CASiLaC, QUB's Institute of Irish Studies, and the Senator George J. Mitchell Institute.

International Translation Day is on 30th September, and to celebrate our very own Dr Hannah Silvester has organised a fantastic array of events for our Translation Week! Make sure to check out the event programme below, and do join us!

Delighted to get my hands on the latest issue of Comparative Critical Studies, published on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the British Comparative Literature Association. It was a pleasure to co-edit a half special issue as part of this commemorative publication with my comp lit gals!