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Dr Antonia Wimbush
@awimbush.bsky.social
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Lecturer in French Studies, University of Melbourne
Researching French Caribbean literature & culture, memory studies, migration studies
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timeshighered.bsky.social
The universities of Nottingham and Leicester are taking a swing at language departments. But those proposing closures have taken their eye off the ball, say four linguists
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/latest-threat-uk-modern-languages-yet-another-faux-pas
November 14, 2025 at 7:05 AM
awimbush.bsky.social
So depressing to be signing another petition to save Modern Languages, this time at Leicester. Linguistic & intercultural understanding are vital to everyone in today's world.
Save Modern Languages courses at the University of Leicester
Can you spare a minute to help this campaign?
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November 14, 2025 at 5:01 AM
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artsandhums.bsky.social
Excellent article here. Our students are our greatest advocates. Counter proposals will be put forward, and we are supporting colleagues in Music, Modern Languages, Philosophy, Theology and Religious Studies at Nottingham with their campaigns www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
University of Nottingham students fight 'insane' cull of courses
Traitors composer Sam Watts is among those against plans to cut University of Nottingham courses.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 8, 2025 at 8:56 AM
awimbush.bsky.social
Awful news - co-supervised at Nottingham for my PhD & it was such a fantastic and vibrant department.

BBC News - Music and modern languages courses suspended at University of Nottingham - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Music and modern languages courses suspended at University of Nottingham
In a statement the institution also says it is
www.bbc.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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brionyneilson.bsky.social
Thrilled to see this introduction by me and Charlotte Ann Legg to our special issue on "Connected Histories of Empire: France, Britain & the Pacific" is now out and in open access. The rest of our special issue – with a fantastic array of articles – will be out soon! @journalpacifichist.bsky.social
Connected Histories of Empire: France, Britain, and the Pacific
This special issue explores the connected histories of France, Britain, and the Pacific in the 19th and early 20th centuries at the level of states, colonial administrations, people, practices, and...
www.tandfonline.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:35 AM
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wifaustralia.bsky.social
🎉 We invite you to our end-of-year online research showcase & celebration!
🗓️ Friday 28 Nov | ⏰ 3–6 PM AEST
💬 Share a 10-min informal talk on your 2025 research highlights—or just come listen & connect!
📩 EOI by 31 Oct: wifaustralia@gmail.com
#WiFOZ #ResearchShowcase
October 22, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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wifaustralia.bsky.social
🎓 Join us for the next WiF Oz Work-in-Progress Seminar
"Shumona Sinha, exemple paradigmatique des xénographies féminines dans l’Europe d’aujourd’hui"!
📅 Thurs 23 Oct
🕚 11am (London) | 12pm (Madrid) | 9pm (Sydney)
📍 On Teams
🔗 Programme & link: womeninfrenchaustralia.wordpress.com/work-in-prog...
October 17, 2025 at 4:37 PM
awimbush.bsky.social
Great to be in conversation with Jennifer Boum Make about our special issue of @francemodern.bsky.social on the BUMIDOM, co-edited with Malika Danican!
October 16, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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archivesguadeloupe.bsky.social
[CONFÉRENCE] 16 octobre 2025

Les Archives départementales et la Société d'histoire de la Guadeloupe sont ravies d'accueillir le Dr @awimbush.bsky.social pour une conférence intitulée :
Le BUMIDOM dans la création artistique : mémoires et imaginaires d’une migration d'État.

#Bumidom #Guadeloupe
October 13, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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drsepinwall.bsky.social
🚨🚨30 years after coming out in English,

Michel-Rolph Trouillot's SILENCING THE PAST

est paru *enfin* en français!!!

Veuillez partager ces bonnes nouvelles avec vos meilleurs amis et collègues francophones! 🗃️🇭🇹

www.amitiefm.ht/post/michel-...
Michel-Rolph Trouillot : « Faire taire le passé », une autre approche de l’Histoire
Trente ans après sa parution en anglais, Silencing the Past de Michel-Rolph Trouillot (1949-2012) paraît enfin en français sous le titre Faire taire le passé – Pouvoir et production historique (Lux Éd...
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October 11, 2025 at 12:08 AM
awimbush.bsky.social
Fantastic to see so much interdisciplinary research on the BUMIDOM- congratulations to all contributors!
francemodern.bsky.social Modern & Contemporary France @francemodern.bsky.social · Oct 2
Our 33.3 special issue on "The BUMIDOM and its Legacy" guest edited by @awimbush.bsky.social and Malika Danican is now available online !
www.tandfonline.com/toc/cmcf20/c...
@asmcf.bsky.social @tandfresearch.bsky.social
October 2, 2025 at 10:28 AM
awimbush.bsky.social
Pleased to see the introduction to our special issue of
@francemodern.bsky.social
'The BUMIDOM and its legacy: an interdisciplinary approach', written with Malika Danican! Can't wait to see the rest of the issue & congratulations to all contributors! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The BUMIDOM and its legacy: an interdisciplinary approach/Le BUMIDOM et son héritage: une approche interdisciplinaire
This introduction to the special issue of ‘The BUMIDOM and its Legacy: An Interdisciplinary Approach/Le BUMIDOM et son héritage: une approche interdisciplinaire’ provides historical context to the ...
www.tandfonline.com
September 19, 2025 at 2:44 AM
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brionyneilson.bsky.social
I'm honoured to be speaking to @petermcphee.bsky.social on Mon 6 Oct at 1pm AEDT about my book Dangers of Youth: Age, Criminality, and Juvenile Justice Reform in Third Republic France at an online event hosted by the George Rudé Society. Please register here: uni-sydney.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Picture shows a book cover for Dangers of Youth
September 15, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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wifaustralia.bsky.social
We are thrilled to invite you to the roundtable "La délicatesse comme ruse pour habiter le monde et la planète en écosensibilité?"
🗓️ 25 Sept | ⏰ 9–11am GMT | 📍 Zoom
September 12, 2025 at 8:42 AM
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livunipress.bsky.social
🧵 New Special Issue of the Australian Journal of French Studies: “Corporeality: Critical Concerns in French & Francophone Studies” and a tribute to Professor Jarrod Hayes
Cover image for the Australian Journal of French Studies special issue. The red journal cover appears on the left with the title Australian Journal of French Studies, Volume LXII, Numbers 3/4, 2025. On the right, text reads: “SPECIAL ISSUE: Corporeality: Critical Concerns in French and Francophone Studies. Guest edited by Sonia Wilson, Nathalie Ségeral, and Victoria Souliman.” Liverpool University Press logo in white at the top right. Background features abstract red and dark wave-like folds.
August 25, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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wifaustralia.bsky.social
Tune in for a thoughtful discussion on navigating academia, building international connections, and finding your voice in the early stages of your career. Many thanks to @awimbush.bsky.social @josiegoldman.bsky.social @besskearney.bsky.social and Pooja Booluck-Miller for a great conversation!
August 21, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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livunipress.bsky.social
We are pleased to announce that the Australian Society for French Studies are now accepting submissions for the Jarrod Hayes AJFS Prize for 2025. 🏆 Find out more: bit.ly/JH-AJFS-Prize @sfhs.bsky.social @sfps.bsky.social @ilcs.bsky.social @profnatedwards.bsky.social
A red journal cover with white and black short lines of different lengths with the journal title, 'Australian Journal of French Studies' written in white serif text on a purple and red metallic striped background, with the journal synopsis, 'Devoted to French and Francophone literature, culture and society' written in white serif text to the right.
August 13, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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yalepress.bsky.social
How did Josephine Baker—an American-born performer—come to be re-buried in the Pantheon? Author Hanna Diamond explains how in a new original piece from Yale University Press.
“Ma France, ma Joséphine”: The Pantheonization of Josephine Baker - Yale University Press
Hanna Diamond— Panthéonisation is the tradition of burial or reburial in the Pantheon in central Paris. This imposing mausoleum is a secular national site, and burial there represents the highest... READ MORE
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July 29, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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humanitiesau.bsky.social
An unprecedented agreement between France and New Caledonia would see the Pacific territory become a “state” in 2026 following a referendum.

Prof Robert Aldrich FAHA considers the opportunities & challenges of both independence and a ‘negotiated dependency’ for New Caledonia. bit.ly/3H3waZY
France proposes statehood for New Caledonia: will it work? – Australian Academy of the Humanities
France has proposed New Caledonia become a state. Will the proposal be accepted by residents who show increasing support for independence?
humanities.org.au
July 25, 2025 at 2:26 AM
awimbush.bsky.social
Looking forward to the Melbourne launch of my book! Friday 25th July, 2-3pm, all in Melbourne welcome!
australiansocietyforfrenchstudies.com/2025/07/09/m...
Melbourne French Studies Seminar Series (July): Book Launch – BUMIDOM (1963-1982) and its Afterlives
BUMIDOM (1963-1982) and its Afterlives: Literature, Memory and Migration Dr Antonia Wimbush (University of Melbourne) 🗓️When: Friday 25 July, 2:00-3:00pm 📍Where: 407 Babel Building, The Univer…
australiansocietyforfrenchstudies.com
July 14, 2025 at 6:58 AM
awimbush.bsky.social
Great to speak on the @wifaustralia.bsky.social Positionalities podcast about navigating the ECR stage & cultivating community. Thanks to the wonderful hosts Pooja Booluck-Miller, @josiegoldman.bsky.social & @besskearney.bsky.social
womeninfrenchaustralia.wordpress.com/wif-australi...
Positionalities Podcast
Positionalities: The Women in French International Podcast is a space for open conversations about the intersection of our lives with our work in feminist criticism, gender studies, and studies of …
womeninfrenchaustralia.wordpress.com
July 9, 2025 at 8:35 AM
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cforsdick.bsky.social
Australia can’t withstand further cuts to the humanities. Civil society depends on it.

humanities.org.au/news/austral...
Australia can't withstand further humanities cuts
The Australian Academy of Humanities views with great concern the impact on staff, students and the wider community of the ANU’s plan for the humanities and social sciences. Now is not the time to red...
humanities.org.au
July 9, 2025 at 6:06 AM
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theguardian.com
Campaigner calls for judge-led public inquiry into Windrush scandal
Campaigner calls for judge-led public inquiry into Windrush scandal
Victims of other injustices are treated better, says founder of ‘bittersweet’ Windrush Day A founder of Windrush Day has called for a public inquiry into the scandal amid this year’s “bittersweet” celebrations of Black Britons and their contribution to national life. Patrick Vernon, who campaigned for the national day for nearly a decade before the government adopted it, said the mistreatment, detention and removal of Black Britons wrongly accused of being in the UK illegally had not been treated seriously enough. Continue reading...
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June 22, 2025 at 5:18 AM
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cforsdick.bsky.social
Three graphic novels that address the history of slavery – and commemorate resistance
theconversation.com/three-graphi...
Three graphic novels that address the history of slavery – and commemorate resistance
Graphic novels are well-placed to bring forgotten history to life.
theconversation.com
June 19, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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wifaustralia.bsky.social
Wonderful discussion on 'French Women Writing Environment in the Long 19th century' led by @christiesmbc.bsky.social and Dan Finch-Race as part of our WiP seminar series! Thank you very much to our speakers and attendees 😊
June 17, 2025 at 9:42 AM