Kate Foster
@kate-foster.bsky.social
Lecturer in French at University of Reading, Conference Officer @frenchstudies. Androids, cyborgs, automation, mannequins. She/her
@kate_l_foster
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Kate Foster
@kate-foster.bsky.social
· Sep 8
Check out my article on serial surreal mannequins! Available ahead of print @frenchstudies.bsky.social. www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/10.3828/...
Join us online at 5pm BST today for the launch of The Human and the Machine in Literature and Culture! More details on Eventbrite
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-human-...
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October 23, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Join us online at 5pm BST today for the launch of The Human and the Machine in Literature and Culture! More details on Eventbrite
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-human-...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-human-...
No way to control it, it’s totally automatic… take a look at this collected volume on Automation, edited by moi and Molly Crozier www.routledge.com/The-Human-an...
The Human and the Machine in Literature and Culture: Cultures of Automation
Automation is everywhere: in the supermarket, in home appliances, and on our commutes. While we worry about what automation means for human autonomy now, human societies have long wondered about their...
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October 1, 2025 at 12:35 PM
No way to control it, it’s totally automatic… take a look at this collected volume on Automation, edited by moi and Molly Crozier www.routledge.com/The-Human-an...
Venez nombreux !
A reminder that the deadline for submissions for next year's SFS conference in Leicester is next Friday 19 September 👇🔔
We are pleased to announce the CFP for next year's annual conference which will take place at the University of Leicester.
The deadline for submissions is 19 September 2025.
For more information see the link below:
www.sfs.ac.uk/conferences/...
The deadline for submissions is 19 September 2025.
For more information see the link below:
www.sfs.ac.uk/conferences/...
September 16, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Venez nombreux !
Check out my article on serial surreal mannequins! Available ahead of print @frenchstudies.bsky.social. www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/10.3828/...
September 8, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Check out my article on serial surreal mannequins! Available ahead of print @frenchstudies.bsky.social. www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/10.3828/...
Reposted by Kate Foster
A reminder that the final deadline to register for the SFS Annual Conference in Bristol is Friday 21 March 2025. The registration platform, as well as the provisional programme and details regarding available funding, can be found via the link below:
www.sfs.ac.uk/conferences/...
www.sfs.ac.uk/conferences/...
2025 Annual Conference
The Society for French Studies is the UK's premier scholarly organisation for encouraging and supporting intellectual enquiry in French studies at all levels.
www.sfs.ac.uk
March 13, 2025 at 2:09 PM
A reminder that the final deadline to register for the SFS Annual Conference in Bristol is Friday 21 March 2025. The registration platform, as well as the provisional programme and details regarding available funding, can be found via the link below:
www.sfs.ac.uk/conferences/...
www.sfs.ac.uk/conferences/...
Solid work
a short thread of Nicolas Cage resembling various philosophers
1. Spinoza
1. Spinoza
December 21, 2024 at 11:01 AM
Solid work
I’m in this post and I don’t like it
Two stages of writing:
1) This shouldn't take too long
2) Oh no
1) This shouldn't take too long
2) Oh no
December 4, 2024 at 11:07 PM
I’m in this post and I don’t like it
You know there’s an assignment deadline looming when students come to your office hour
December 2, 2024 at 3:59 PM
You know there’s an assignment deadline looming when students come to your office hour
Reposted by Kate Foster
"I’ll give you so much data-driven decision making you’ll think you work for fucking NASA." 😂😂😂
Every line is better than the last: "In fact, you better hope there’s an airbag behind those assessment dashboards, because this administrator doesn’t have brakes."
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www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/i-a...
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www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/i-a...
I Am a Passionate Mid-Level University Administrator, and I’m Gonna Administrate the Shit Out of This Place
Look, this place needs to be administrated, and I’m the guy to do it. I know you’ve been doing your best, but you’ve been held back. You haven’t be...
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November 25, 2024 at 9:33 PM
"I’ll give you so much data-driven decision making you’ll think you work for fucking NASA." 😂😂😂
Marking essays be like
November 25, 2024 at 11:14 PM
Marking essays be like
Anyone have good tips for teaching essay writing to undergrad students? I run regular sessions on essay writing but I’m either not explaining it properly or it’s not going in, as I keep seeing the same mistakes I’ve warned against.
November 22, 2024 at 3:50 PM
Anyone have good tips for teaching essay writing to undergrad students? I run regular sessions on essay writing but I’m either not explaining it properly or it’s not going in, as I keep seeing the same mistakes I’ve warned against.
Fantastic Bristol Museum & Art Gallery
November 21, 2024 at 10:54 AM
Fantastic Bristol Museum & Art Gallery