French studies in and for the 21st century

Presentation  Philippe Lane and Michael Worton    Introduction  Baroness Jean Cousins  S.E.M. Maurice Gourdault-Montagne, Ambassadeur de France au Royaume-Uni.  M. Jean-Paul Rebaud, Ministere des Affaires etrangeres et europeennes.  Diana Holmes : The historical perspective : British Universities and French Studies \".    Research and Public Engagement Strategies  Adrian Armstrong: \"The \"exception anglo-saxonne\"? Diversity and viability of French studies in the UK\".  Charles Forsdick: \"Why French Studies matters: Disciplinary Identity and Public Understanding\".  Michael Kelly: \"Learning from France: the public impact of French scholars in the UK since the Second World War\".    The development of Women in French Studies  Michelle Cohen, Hilary Footit, Amy Wigant: \"Gender and the French language : the longue duree of French Studies in the UK.  Gill Rye: \"Contemporary women\'s writing in French: Future Perspectiveson Formal and Informal Research Networks\".    The Place of Literature  Simon Gaunt, Nick Harrison : \"Teaching French Literature in UK Universities in the 21st Century\".  Alain Viala : \"Oxford, Theatre and Quarrels\".  William Burgwinkle : \"Defining (or redefining) priorities in curriculum when the good times have flown\".  Susan Harrow, Eddie Hughes :    The Place of Linguistics in French Studies Today  Wendy Ayres-Bennett, Kate Beeching, Pierre Larrivee, Florence Myles : \"French Linguistics Research and Teaching in UK and Irish HE Institutions\".  Andy Rothwell, Jo Drugan : \"The Rise of Translation\".  Theatre, Cinema and Popular Culture  David Looseley : \"Popular Culture, The Final Frontier: How Far Should We Boldly go?\"  Phil Powrie, Keith Reader : \"Teaching and Research in French Cinema\".  Maire Cross : \"Diversity and Difference in French Studies: 1979-2009: A Case Study of the Association of Modern and Contemporary France\".    Post-Colonial Studies and War and Culture  Nicola Cooper, Debra Kelly : \"War and Culture within and without French Studies: The \"Cultural Turn\" From France to the World Beyond and Back Again\".  Emmanuel Godin, Tony Chafer : \"An Area Studies Approach in a European and Global Context: French Studies in Portsmouth\".  David Murphy: \"French Studies and the Postcolonial: The demise or the rebirth of the French Department?\"  Maryse Bray, Helene Gill, Laurence Randall : \"French Studies and Employability at Home and Abroad: The Experience of Westminster\".    Adventures in Language Teaching  Dominique Borel : \"Technologically-enhanced programmes: opportunities and challenges\".  Jim Coleman, Elodie Vialleton : \"French Studies at the Open University\".  Laurence Auer : \"Culturetheque: un outil au service des etudes et recherches francophones\".