CALL FOR PAPERS
Australian Society for French Studies
XXIV Annual Conference
Adelaide, December 7-9, 2016
University of South Australia & University of Adelaide
Mobilities and Migrations/Les flux migratoires
Deadline for abstracts : July 1, 2016
Mobility and migration are prominent subjects of debate across disciplines, propelled by the increased international displacement of individuals and groups. From forced migration to self-imposed exile, mobility takes many forms and its limits and possibilities are constantly tested by twenty-first-century developments. In the context of France and the Francophone world, questions of migration are currently fiercely contested. The blurring of borders and the challenge to the configuration of the nation-state provoke questions over national identity, belonging and exclusion.
We invite proposals for individual papers (20 minutes) and for panels (3-4 papers of 20 minutes each) related to the theme of mobility and migration. We encourage participants to consider the past, present and future of mobility in the Francophone world. Possible topics for discussion include:
Travel writing Narratives of exile
Diasporic literature Translation as migration
Nostalgia Enforced migration
Migration and education Mapping
Narratives of war and/or trauma Urbanization and la banlieue
Adaptation Transitional spaces, such as airports
Migration and Film Migration, the Body and the Emotions
Exploration, such as the French exploration of Australia
Responses to Littérature-monde and changed notions of La Francophonie
Linguistic questions, such as challenges to the hegemony of the French language, the ‘unmooring’ of languages in the 21st century (Alison Phipps), ‘global French’, translanguaging and code-switching
Pedagogical questions, such as study abroad experience, progression through levels, the teaching of Francophone cultures, online and blended learning, the transition between undergraduate and postgraduate study.
Organising Committee: Chris Hogarth (UniSA), Natalie Edwards (Adelaide), Ben McCann (Adelaide) and Saige Walton (UniSA). For questions, abstracts and panel proposals: christopher.hogarth@unisa.edu.au.