IJFS special issue: Progress, change and development: Francophone perspectives

The first issue of the year (19/1) of the International Journal of Francophone Studies, edited by Margaret Majumdar and Fabienne Chamelot, addresses Francophone perspectives on Progress, change and development.

“While the perspectives underlying these texts are very different, what unites the subject matter is the underlying preoccupation with history as progress. While some accept the ideals of modernity, freedom and economic, social, political amelioration and focus their critique on the deficiencies of their implementation to date, others channel their work more to unpicking the unintended effects of historical change, challenging received wisdom to date and the analysing the cultural processes and products through which many of the ensuing contradictions are articulated.”

Here is the table of content. More details here: http://www.intellectbooks.co.uk/journals/view-issue,id=3140/
Progress, change and development: Francophone perspectives
Fabienne Chamelot And  Margaret A. Majumdar

Tunisian internal autonomy and the transformation of the French colonial empire
Ryo Ikeda

Algérie: Libération nationale et construction de la nation
Catherine Lévy

L’Algérie: La postindépendance, l’effervescence cosmopolite et la littérature
Authors:  Beïda Chikhi

Transformations institutionnelles et développement économique dans la zone franc en Afrique de l’Ouest (1960–1990)
Authors:  Vincent Duchaussoy

Reading between the lines: Identity issues in Kanak narratives and the agency of the storyteller
Authors:  Catherine O’Connell

Persistance du lien colonial français depuis l’abolition de l’esclavage à La Réunion et critique des figures de l’émancipation
Authors:  Laëtitia Boqui-Queni

The ‘Wretched of the Earth’ – then and now
Authors:  Margaret A. Majumdar

Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship Scheme: Apply now for projects on Francophone Africa/French relations with Africa

Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship Scheme (2017 round): call for expressions of interest in projects on Francophone Africa/French relations with Africa

 


 

The Francophone Africa research cluster at the University of Portsmouth’s Centre for European and International Studies Research (CEISR) invites expressions of interest from postdoctoral candidates who wish to apply to the 2017 round of the Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship Scheme through our institution. Full details of the scheme can be found here:  https://www.leverhulme.ac.uk/funding/grant-schemes/early-career-fellowships.

The University of Portsmouth’s Centre for European and International Studies Research (CEISR) is a leading centre for the interdisciplinary study of Francophone Africa and Franco-African relations in an international context. We are particularly interested in supporting applications which engage with the following themes:

  • Reassessing the legacies of French colonialism in terms of its impacts in former French colonies and in metropolitan France
  • Studying the changing relations between France and the Francophone world in the context of increasing globalisation of the world economy and culture.

Our research environment is dynamic and supportive, with a strong emphasis placed on mentoring and the career development of early career researchers. In the first instance, applicants are invited to submit an expression of interest to Professor Tony Chafer tony.chafer@port.ac.uk and Dr Natalya Vince natalya.vince@port.ac.uk by Monday 12 December 2016. This expression of interest should include:

  • A full academic CV (including research and teaching experience, publications and any public engagement/ impact activities)
  • A 1000-word outline of your proposed project, including research aims, questions, methodology and proposed outputs. You should also indicate why you think the University of Portsmouth would be a good place to pursue this project.
  • Before submitting proposal, please read the Leverhulme guidance and ensure that you are eligible for funding.

Applications will be internally assessed and the highest ranking proposals taken forward to full submission to the Leverhulme Trust. Internally selected candidates will receive full institutional support and mentoring from the University of Portsmouth in developing their application for the final Leverhulme deadline in March 2017.

The Francophone Africa cluster has a good track record in attracting funding for Early Career Researchers. We currently hold a Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship and Dr Vince currently holds a Marie Curie Global Fellowship.

You can find out more about our research cluster on our blog: https://francophone.port.ac.uk/?page_id=10