Postgraduate Workshop: UCLA

 (University of California, Los Angeles)

Special Panel: Charles Forsdick (University of Liverpool), Sarah Arens (University of

St Andrews), Denis Provencher (University of Arizona), and Dominic Thomas (UCLA)

A hallmark of postcolonial studies is the interrogation of the entanglements and zones of contact between different groups of people. Transcending borders to engage in meaningful dialogue holds true for academics working on these questions, as well. To celebrate the first postgraduate workshop of the Society for Francophone Postcolonial Studies held in the United States, we invited scholars to consider the theme of Transnational Francophone Postcolonial Studies to discuss not only the texts and media that we study, but also the varying methods we use to elucidate fundamental questions of the discipline. How are we adapting our methodologies and approaches in reaction to the ever-evolving field? As scholars often working at the intersection with other fields—such as memory studies, genocide studies, spatial studies, the digital humanities—how might we envision the future for francophone postcolonial studies?

The workshop sought to examine the state of the discipline through the work of students working on their dissertations.

Sponsored by: UCLA French & Francophone Studies

Read a tribune by Dominic Thomas here: https://www.achac.com/blogs/210 .