French Dept UCC
@frenchdeptucc.bsky.social
All things French and francophone, past and present. We teach and do research on those and similar matters in Cork.
Campus is looking beautiful for the UCC open day - make sure to come visit us!
October 11, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Campus is looking beautiful for the UCC open day - make sure to come visit us!
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!
September 26, 2025 at 8:05 AM
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!
A fantastic start to our research seminar series this evening with a fascinating paper on ‘Why ChatGPT Loves French Philosophy’ by Dr Madeleine Chalmers!
September 11, 2025 at 6:31 PM
A fantastic start to our research seminar series this evening with a fascinating paper on ‘Why ChatGPT Loves French Philosophy’ by Dr Madeleine Chalmers!
Make sure to check out this fantastic programme of French films being screened at UCC library as part of Bastille Day celebrations in Ireland! Book your (free!) tickets here:
corkfilmfest.org/ciffs-bastil...
corkfilmfest.org/ciffs-bastil...
July 1, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Make sure to check out this fantastic programme of French films being screened at UCC library as part of Bastille Day celebrations in Ireland! Book your (free!) tickets here:
corkfilmfest.org/ciffs-bastil...
corkfilmfest.org/ciffs-bastil...
Our very own Dr Caroline Williamson Sinalo is keynote at the 2025 National Health Promotion Conference, happening today and tomorrow in Mangochi, Malawi, in partnership with the Malawian Ministry of Health. More on the conference here: youtube.com/watch?v=oNAE... @ucc.ie @schoolofllc.bsky.social
May 28, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Our very own Dr Caroline Williamson Sinalo is keynote at the 2025 National Health Promotion Conference, happening today and tomorrow in Mangochi, Malawi, in partnership with the Malawian Ministry of Health. More on the conference here: youtube.com/watch?v=oNAE... @ucc.ie @schoolofllc.bsky.social
Some photos from Dark Futures, Night Spaces - starting with a fascinating, interdisciplinary roundtable discussion, and ending with a private tour of the Blackrock Castle Observatory!
May 2, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Some photos from Dark Futures, Night Spaces - starting with a fascinating, interdisciplinary roundtable discussion, and ending with a private tour of the Blackrock Castle Observatory!
Make sure to get a copy of today’s Echo to read all about Dr Charlotte Berkery’s event happening tomorrow evening! 🗞️ There’s still time to register!
April 29, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Make sure to get a copy of today’s Echo to read all about Dr Charlotte Berkery’s event happening tomorrow evening! 🗞️ There’s still time to register!
The countdown is on for the ‘Dark Futures, Night Spaces’ event on Wednesday April 30, organised by our colleague Dr Charlotte Berkery and the ‘Rethinking Spatial Humanities’ @schoolofllc.bsky.social research cluster ✨
Places are limited so register soon to avoid disappointment!
Places are limited so register soon to avoid disappointment!
April 17, 2025 at 7:39 PM
The countdown is on for the ‘Dark Futures, Night Spaces’ event on Wednesday April 30, organised by our colleague Dr Charlotte Berkery and the ‘Rethinking Spatial Humanities’ @schoolofllc.bsky.social research cluster ✨
Places are limited so register soon to avoid disappointment!
Places are limited so register soon to avoid disappointment!
If you are interested in further study at postgraduate level, come along to a workshop on Wednesday 2 April 1-2pm, on ‘Routes into Research', with speakers @oliverjdavis.bsky.social, @katejhodgson.bsky.social and Dr Anne Marie Devlin. This is an in-person only event, happening in UCC’s ORB 1.32
April 1, 2025 at 12:35 PM
If you are interested in further study at postgraduate level, come along to a workshop on Wednesday 2 April 1-2pm, on ‘Routes into Research', with speakers @oliverjdavis.bsky.social, @katejhodgson.bsky.social and Dr Anne Marie Devlin. This is an in-person only event, happening in UCC’s ORB 1.32
Join us in ORB 1.23 UCC on Friday, 4th April to discuss the @schoolofllc.bsky.social SATLE-funded teaching and learning projects, starting with coffee at 10am and ending with a light lunch - please register for catering purposes here: forms.office.com/pages/respon...
April 1, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Join us in ORB 1.23 UCC on Friday, 4th April to discuss the @schoolofllc.bsky.social SATLE-funded teaching and learning projects, starting with coffee at 10am and ending with a light lunch - please register for catering purposes here: forms.office.com/pages/respon...
Our next departmental research seminar is happening tomorrow (27th March) and will be delivered by our brilliant colleague Dr Charlotte Berkery. Charlotte's talk will take place at 5pm in ORB 1:24, UCC, and via Teams. All welcome - contact us for the Teams access link!
March 26, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Our next departmental research seminar is happening tomorrow (27th March) and will be delivered by our brilliant colleague Dr Charlotte Berkery. Charlotte's talk will take place at 5pm in ORB 1:24, UCC, and via Teams. All welcome - contact us for the Teams access link!
Getting ready for the psychedelic humanities research day, hosted by Prof @oliverjdavis.bsky.social and kicking off at 11am this morning in the Aula Maxima!
March 24, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Getting ready for the psychedelic humanities research day, hosted by Prof @oliverjdavis.bsky.social and kicking off at 11am this morning in the Aula Maxima!
Make sure to check out the exhibition happening at Boole Library as part of the @sofeir.bsky.social conference, open to the public until 1pm today!
March 21, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Make sure to check out the exhibition happening at Boole Library as part of the @sofeir.bsky.social conference, open to the public until 1pm today!
Wonderful to hear our former colleague @donalh.bsky.social give the opening keynote to the @sofeir.bsky.social conference happening at UCC today and tomorrow! Dónal’s paper was on Colonial Complicity and the Limits of Irish Anti-Imperialism: The Scheme to Settle Irish Peasants in French Algeria
March 21, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Wonderful to hear our former colleague @donalh.bsky.social give the opening keynote to the @sofeir.bsky.social conference happening at UCC today and tomorrow! Dónal’s paper was on Colonial Complicity and the Limits of Irish Anti-Imperialism: The Scheme to Settle Irish Peasants in French Algeria
Make sure to check out the @schoolofllc.bsky.social book fair, happening today and tomorrow in ORB in aid of Sexual Violence Centre Cork 📚
March 20, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Make sure to check out the @schoolofllc.bsky.social book fair, happening today and tomorrow in ORB in aid of Sexual Violence Centre Cork 📚
On Wednesday (19th March, 3.30pm, ORB G27 and via Teams), Prof Patrick Bray (UCL) will join us to present a paper entitled ‘Stendhal’s Inappropiable Taste: Body, Language and Landscape in Vie de Henry Brulard’. All welcome!
March 14, 2025 at 4:24 PM
On Wednesday (19th March, 3.30pm, ORB G27 and via Teams), Prof Patrick Bray (UCL) will join us to present a paper entitled ‘Stendhal’s Inappropiable Taste: Body, Language and Landscape in Vie de Henry Brulard’. All welcome!
Our next departmental research seminar is happening next Thursday (27th) and will be delivered by our wonderful Research Ireland Postdoctoral Fellow, DrJemima Hodgkinson. Jemima’s talk will take place at 5pm in ORB 1:24, UCC, and via Teams - please contact us for the Teams access link! ☀️
February 19, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Our next departmental research seminar is happening next Thursday (27th) and will be delivered by our wonderful Research Ireland Postdoctoral Fellow, DrJemima Hodgkinson. Jemima’s talk will take place at 5pm in ORB 1:24, UCC, and via Teams - please contact us for the Teams access link! ☀️