Prospective postgraduates
The Department of French offers a number of exciting possibilities to students who are interested in postgraduate study.
Our MA in French Studies is a flexible programme that allows students to undertake in-depth study of key areas of French literature and culture. There are also options to take research focused modules which are specifically designed to cater for students wanting to go on to MPhil/PhD study. Please click here to see the MA programme we will be offering in 2013.
Our academic staff can offer MPhil/PhD supervision on a wide variety of topics, a selection of which are listed below:
- French Literature and literary theory from the Middle Ages to date.
- Feminism and Gender Studies
- Film studies including documentary film.
- Sociology, including gender studies, the informal economy and social exclusion.
- Cultural history, theory and the history of ideas
- Popular culture including cartoon art.
- Twentieth century theatre and puppetry.
- Poetry and Poetics and the relationship to music, voice and performance.
- Prison narratives; narratives of incarceration and 'reform'.
- Contemporary visual arts and art criticism in France and Algeria
- History including the French Revolution, the Nazi Occupation of France, the Third and Fifth Republics.
- Travel literature.
- Life writing and diary testimony.
- Postcolonial West African literature and publishing, society and culture.
- Ethnicity and French national identity
Please see the individual staff pages at this link for further information about the staff who would be delighted to supervise you or else e-mail the Director of Postgraduate Studies Dr W Michallat with your enquiry in the first instance.
For funding possibilities please click here
University Open Days
Each session, we hold a University Open Day when prospective postgraduate students can come and visit the staff and students and:
- Find out more about the course(s) you are interested in studying in the
Faculty of Arts and Humanities - Find out about our facilities and services for Postgraduate communities
- Find out about funding, accommodation and the application process
School Open Days take place regularly. You can sign up for these or for one of the University-wide postgraduate visit afternoons via the links below. In addition, you are more than welcome to come to the French Department to discuss your plans personally with members of staff. E-mail Dr Wendy Michallat to arrange a mutually convenient time to do this.