Helen McKelvey
@drhelenmckelvey.bsky.social
Lecturer at UofG SMLC. FHEA. Web Officer for ASMCF, ECA/PGR Rep for SDN. French, C19th, slavery, religion. Once described as 'Quite Audible'. Views my own.
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Looking forward to taking part in this session on impact and engagement this Friday with @drhelenmckelvey.bsky.social and Helen Abbott ⬇️
Just a reminder that Friday’s session on impact is open to all of our members.
If you are not a member, but would like to become one, you can sign up here: uksdn.co.uk/membership/
If you are not a member, but would like to become one, you can sign up here: uksdn.co.uk/membership/
November 12, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Looking forward to taking part in this session on impact and engagement this Friday with @drhelenmckelvey.bsky.social and Helen Abbott ⬇️
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Our Initiative Fund is open for applications until 𝟯𝟭 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱: a small grant to help defray the costs of research events intended to benefit a wide public, such as conferences, study days, workshops & support for postgraduate activities.
October 16, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Our Initiative Fund is open for applications until 𝟯𝟭 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱: a small grant to help defray the costs of research events intended to benefit a wide public, such as conferences, study days, workshops & support for postgraduate activities.
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asmcf.org has a fresh look!
Follow the link to find all our news, the details and application forms for our prizes and funds, and information about our journal @francemodern.bsky.social
Have a peek at our brand new website here:
Follow the link to find all our news, the details and application forms for our prizes and funds, and information about our journal @francemodern.bsky.social
Have a peek at our brand new website here:
Home | ASMCF
We exist to promote, support and share new research into modern and contemporary France and the French-speaking world, focusing on history, cinema and…
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October 16, 2025 at 2:46 PM
asmcf.org has a fresh look!
Follow the link to find all our news, the details and application forms for our prizes and funds, and information about our journal @francemodern.bsky.social
Have a peek at our brand new website here:
Follow the link to find all our news, the details and application forms for our prizes and funds, and information about our journal @francemodern.bsky.social
Have a peek at our brand new website here:
There is still time to sign up for our session on Alt-Ac Careers tomorrow (26/9) at 4pm BST. Sign up via Eventbrite or drop me a message if you are interested!
The @uksdn.bsky.social EDN Workshops return next week, with a session from James Illingworth & Stacie Allan on Alt-Ac careers. Sign up at www.eventbrite.com/e/1589589076... or contact me for more details!
September 25, 2025 at 10:45 AM
There is still time to sign up for our session on Alt-Ac Careers tomorrow (26/9) at 4pm BST. Sign up via Eventbrite or drop me a message if you are interested!
The @uksdn.bsky.social EDN Workshops return next week, with a session from James Illingworth & Stacie Allan on Alt-Ac careers. Sign up at www.eventbrite.com/e/1589589076... or contact me for more details!
September 19, 2025 at 2:24 PM
The @uksdn.bsky.social EDN Workshops return next week, with a session from James Illingworth & Stacie Allan on Alt-Ac careers. Sign up at www.eventbrite.com/e/1589589076... or contact me for more details!
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We hope to see many of you there as we discuss these important issues! For more information, or if you have any queries, please get in touch with our brilliant ECR officer, Dr Helen McKelvey @drhelenmckelvey.bsky.social
September 5, 2025 at 10:50 AM
We hope to see many of you there as we discuss these important issues! For more information, or if you have any queries, please get in touch with our brilliant ECR officer, Dr Helen McKelvey @drhelenmckelvey.bsky.social
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The second session on Impact will take place on 14th November, 4pm GMT. It will be hosted by Professor Helen Abbott (Birmingham) and Dr Hannah Scott (Newcastle).
Sign ups will open in October for this event.
Sign ups will open in October for this event.
September 5, 2025 at 10:49 AM
The second session on Impact will take place on 14th November, 4pm GMT. It will be hosted by Professor Helen Abbott (Birmingham) and Dr Hannah Scott (Newcastle).
Sign ups will open in October for this event.
Sign ups will open in October for this event.
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The first session will be on Alt-Ac Careers on 26th September at 4pm BST, delivered by Dr James Illingworth (IFSA) and Dr Stacie Allan (Translator and Consultant)
To sign up for this session, please register with eventbrite here: www.eventbrite.com/e/edn-2025-a...
To sign up for this session, please register with eventbrite here: www.eventbrite.com/e/edn-2025-a...
September 5, 2025 at 10:49 AM
The first session will be on Alt-Ac Careers on 26th September at 4pm BST, delivered by Dr James Illingworth (IFSA) and Dr Stacie Allan (Translator and Consultant)
To sign up for this session, please register with eventbrite here: www.eventbrite.com/e/edn-2025-a...
To sign up for this session, please register with eventbrite here: www.eventbrite.com/e/edn-2025-a...
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We are delighted to share the details of our upcoming Early Career training sessions. These are open to postgraduate and early career members of the Society, and will take the form of a roundtable with the panelists, followed by an opportunity for attendees to ask questions.
September 5, 2025 at 10:48 AM
We are delighted to share the details of our upcoming Early Career training sessions. These are open to postgraduate and early career members of the Society, and will take the form of a roundtable with the panelists, followed by an opportunity for attendees to ask questions.
A beautiful morning and a remarkable venue for @asmcf annual conference #Nomadismes2025 - looking forward to lots of catching up & sharing of ideas in the next couple of days.
September 2, 2025 at 1:08 PM
A beautiful morning and a remarkable venue for @asmcf annual conference #Nomadismes2025 - looking forward to lots of catching up & sharing of ideas in the next couple of days.
Yesterday was the end of my time at the University of Glasgow - three wonderful years working with excellent colleagues and students, that have just flown by. I'll miss it! I've learned so much from this role. Onwards to new opportunities!
September 1, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Yesterday was the end of my time at the University of Glasgow - three wonderful years working with excellent colleagues and students, that have just flown by. I'll miss it! I've learned so much from this role. Onwards to new opportunities!
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La Haine, 30 Years Later
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The second episode of French Talk is now available, including contributions from Florence Robles, (A Level French teacher at Runshaw College in Lancashire) and historians Louisa Zanoun, Ludivine Broch, Itay Lotem & Daniel Gordon.
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The second episode of French Talk is now available, including contributions from Florence Robles, (A Level French teacher at Runshaw College in Lancashire) and historians Louisa Zanoun, Ludivine Broch, Itay Lotem & Daniel Gordon.
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Two academics invite guests to talk about studying French language, culture, and history at schools and universities across the U.K.. What does it means to learn a French at school and at university i...
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May 30, 2025 at 12:07 PM
La Haine, 30 Years Later
rss.com/podcasts/fre...
The second episode of French Talk is now available, including contributions from Florence Robles, (A Level French teacher at Runshaw College in Lancashire) and historians Louisa Zanoun, Ludivine Broch, Itay Lotem & Daniel Gordon.
rss.com/podcasts/fre...
The second episode of French Talk is now available, including contributions from Florence Robles, (A Level French teacher at Runshaw College in Lancashire) and historians Louisa Zanoun, Ludivine Broch, Itay Lotem & Daniel Gordon.
Delighted to be in Durham for #SDNDurham2025 - an opportunity to catch up and share ideas. Looking forward to the brilliant keynotes and papers, and to meeting up with all the PGs and ECRs! @uksdn.bsky.social
March 31, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Delighted to be in Durham for #SDNDurham2025 - an opportunity to catch up and share ideas. Looking forward to the brilliant keynotes and papers, and to meeting up with all the PGs and ECRs! @uksdn.bsky.social
So grateful for all the NIE teams out there this evening, working so hard in very cold and unpleasant conditions to get us all connected again, and for everyone who has been out clearing roads of fallen trees and extensive debris. They don't get the credit they deserve!
January 25, 2025 at 12:10 AM
So grateful for all the NIE teams out there this evening, working so hard in very cold and unpleasant conditions to get us all connected again, and for everyone who has been out clearing roads of fallen trees and extensive debris. They don't get the credit they deserve!
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Still on the fence about the workbook?
Try our popular "Organizing Principle" exercises for free: go.dissertationtobook.com/sample
Try our popular "Organizing Principle" exercises for free: go.dissertationtobook.com/sample
January 15, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Still on the fence about the workbook?
Try our popular "Organizing Principle" exercises for free: go.dissertationtobook.com/sample
Try our popular "Organizing Principle" exercises for free: go.dissertationtobook.com/sample
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The deadline is 5pm on Friday 31st January 2025. For full details please visit our website: uksdn.co.uk/sdn-publicat...
SDN Publication Prize
Society of Dix-Neuviémistes (SDN) Publication Prize 2025 About the prize One of the chief aims of the Society of Dix-Neuviémistes is to promote and disseminate new linguistic, literary, historical,…
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January 14, 2025 at 10:56 AM
The deadline is 5pm on Friday 31st January 2025. For full details please visit our website: uksdn.co.uk/sdn-publicat...
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💫Calling our ECR and PG members💫 Remember to submit your entry to the SDN Publication Prize 2025.
The prize is awarded to a PG or ECR member of the Society for the best peer-reviewed journal article in French and Francophone nineteenth-century studies published during 2024.
The prize is awarded to a PG or ECR member of the Society for the best peer-reviewed journal article in French and Francophone nineteenth-century studies published during 2024.
January 14, 2025 at 10:56 AM
💫Calling our ECR and PG members💫 Remember to submit your entry to the SDN Publication Prize 2025.
The prize is awarded to a PG or ECR member of the Society for the best peer-reviewed journal article in French and Francophone nineteenth-century studies published during 2024.
The prize is awarded to a PG or ECR member of the Society for the best peer-reviewed journal article in French and Francophone nineteenth-century studies published during 2024.
Cloud may have covered the summit, but it was still a spectacular day to climb Slieve Croob and drive the scenic route to the foot of the Mournes. What a privilege to live in such a beautiful part of the world.
January 3, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Cloud may have covered the summit, but it was still a spectacular day to climb Slieve Croob and drive the scenic route to the foot of the Mournes. What a privilege to live in such a beautiful part of the world.
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The Nation’s Favourite Carol 'O Holy Night' has a controversial past, condemned by the church for revolutionary ideas on sin, slavery, and the redemption of proud, powerful men. Helen McKelvey explains all:
Slavery, revolution and hatred: backstory of the nation’s favourite carol - Religion Media Centre
The little known story behind the carol 'O Holy Night', a message of sin, slavery and a redeemer challenging the establishment
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December 17, 2024 at 2:01 PM
The Nation’s Favourite Carol 'O Holy Night' has a controversial past, condemned by the church for revolutionary ideas on sin, slavery, and the redemption of proud, powerful men. Helen McKelvey explains all:
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It's great to see colleagues developing the relationship between secondary & tertiary languages - Dr Ludivine Broch & Dr Daniel Gordon have recorded the French Talk podcast following their French, History and You outreach event (funded by ASMCF & SSFH) earlier this year:
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French Talk
Two academics invite guests to talk about studying French language, culture, and history at schools and universities across the U.K.. What does it means to learn a French at school and at university i...
rss.com
December 16, 2024 at 2:18 PM
It's great to see colleagues developing the relationship between secondary & tertiary languages - Dr Ludivine Broch & Dr Daniel Gordon have recorded the French Talk podcast following their French, History and You outreach event (funded by ASMCF & SSFH) earlier this year:
rss.com/podcasts/fre...
rss.com/podcasts/fre...
It was a pleasure to be involved in this podcast, sharing a bit about the (nineteenth century French) history and translation of O Holy Night!
Thanks to Rosie Dawson and the Unseen Things podcast for inviting me along!
thingsunseen.co.uk/podcasts/a-car…
Thanks to Rosie Dawson and the Unseen Things podcast for inviting me along!
thingsunseen.co.uk/podcasts/a-car…
https://thingsunseen.co.uk/podcasts/a-car…
December 13, 2024 at 2:20 PM
It was a pleasure to be involved in this podcast, sharing a bit about the (nineteenth century French) history and translation of O Holy Night!
Thanks to Rosie Dawson and the Unseen Things podcast for inviting me along!
thingsunseen.co.uk/podcasts/a-car…
Thanks to Rosie Dawson and the Unseen Things podcast for inviting me along!
thingsunseen.co.uk/podcasts/a-car…
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The ASMCF is happy to share the Call for Papers for this year’s conference on ‘Nomadismes’ at the University of Kent on 2-3 September 2025.
👉The deadline for submission is 14 February 2025.
👉The deadline for submission is 14 February 2025.
December 6, 2024 at 10:15 AM
The ASMCF is happy to share the Call for Papers for this year’s conference on ‘Nomadismes’ at the University of Kent on 2-3 September 2025.
👉The deadline for submission is 14 February 2025.
👉The deadline for submission is 14 February 2025.
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Upcoming SSFH & ASMCF Annual Douglas Johnson Memorial Lecture, 13 January 2025. Details are on the SSFH site, tickets to go live soon. Prof Hanna Diamond will be speaking on 'Discovering Josephine Baker's War'
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November 28, 2024 at 9:35 AM
Upcoming SSFH & ASMCF Annual Douglas Johnson Memorial Lecture, 13 January 2025. Details are on the SSFH site, tickets to go live soon. Prof Hanna Diamond will be speaking on 'Discovering Josephine Baker's War'
frenchhistorysociety.co.uk/douglas-john...
frenchhistorysociety.co.uk/douglas-john...
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November 28, 2024 at 2:31 PM
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A tour-de-force of scholarship and detective work: Fara Dabhoiwala reveals that a portrait of an 18th-century Black scientist, long dismissed as a caricature, is in fact a record of the man's mastery of Newtonian physics—and the only painting made in 1759 of the return of Halley's comet.
Fara Dabhoiwala · A Man of Parts and Learning: Francis Williams Gets His Due
The only certainty about the picture is that it shows Francis Williams. No one has ever been able to discover who...
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November 26, 2024 at 2:02 AM
A tour-de-force of scholarship and detective work: Fara Dabhoiwala reveals that a portrait of an 18th-century Black scientist, long dismissed as a caricature, is in fact a record of the man's mastery of Newtonian physics—and the only painting made in 1759 of the return of Halley's comet.