Additional Contact Information
Position: Senior Lecturer in French and Francophone Studies
Email: j.ervine@bangor.ac.uk
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Phone: 01248 382129 (2129 internal)
Location: Room 415, New Arts Building
I am a Senior Lecturer in French and Francophone Studies, and specialize in French popular culture as well as debates about identity and belonging in contemporary France. I am the author of two books; Humour in Contemporary France: Controversy, Consensus and Contradictions (Liverpool University Press, 2019) and Cinema and the Republic: Filming on the Margins in Contemporary France (University of Wales Press, 2013). I have also published several articles and book chapters about debates on French national identity in sport, music and comedy, and also written several articles about videogames in France.
I am originally from Fife in Scotland and completed a B.A. in French and Philosophy at the University of Leeds. From 2002-2004, I was a lecteur d’anglais at l’Université Charles de Gaulle Lille 3. During this time, I completed an MA by research at the University of Leeds on the theme of opposition to war in French cinema of the 1950s and 1960s. I returned to Leeds in 2004 to begin a PhD on representations of social and racial exclusion in contemporary French cinema. I have lectured here in Â鶹Íø since 2007.
I am currently Head of the Department of Modern Languages and Cultures.
Qualifications
- PhD: Cinematic Representations of Social and Racial Exclusion in French Cinema 1995-2005
Leeds University, 2009 - MA: The Opposition to War in French Cinema 1954-1967
Leeds University, 2004 - BA: French and Philosophy
2002
Teaching and Supervision
Undergraduate
I have taught on a wide variety of undergraduate modules here in Â鶹Íø that cover topics such as French language and translation, French and European cinema, French and European history, French politics and French literature.
Postgraduate
I have supervised MA dissertations on both the MA in European Languages and Cultures and the MA in Translation Studies. I have also taught an MA module entitled Visions of the City in French Cinema and would be interested in hearing from students considering doctoral study in French cinema and/or cultural representations of minority groups in France, as well as sport and national identity in France, and also debates about humour in France.
Research Interests
I am an active member of the and served on its executive committee from 2007-2013. Along with my colleagues Gillian Jein and Armelle Blin-Rolland, I co-organised the 2017 ASMCF annual conference here in Â鶹Íø.
I regularly blog about my research and modern languages in general. To read my posts, go to: .
Postgraduate Project Opportunities
Publications
2025
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Ervine, J., 14 Mar 2025, Antisemitism in Football: International Perspectives. Poulton, E. (ed.). Routledge
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Ervine, J., 30 Apr 2025, In: The European Journal of Humour Research. 13, 1, p. 58-67
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2024
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Ervine, J., 4 Sept 2024.
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Ervine, J., 16 Mar 2024.
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2023
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Ervine, J., 24 Nov 2023.
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Ervine, J. & Dauncey, H., 1 Nov 2023, Transnational French Studies. Forsdick, C. & Launchbury, C. (eds.). Liverpool: Liverpool University Press, Vol. 6. p. 207-224 18 p. (Transnational Modern Languages).
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Ervine, J., 14 Oct 2023.
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Ervine, J., 14 Sept 2023.
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2022
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Ervine, J., Oct 2022.
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Ervine, J., May 2022.
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Ervine, J., 2022, (In preparation).
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Ervine, J., 1 Oct 2022, In: The Australian Journal for French Studies . 59, 4, p. 376-390
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Ervine, J., 30 Dec 2022, Punching Up in Stand-Up Comedy: Speaking truth to power. Bhargava , R. & Chilana , R. (eds.). Routledge, p. 75-90
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Ervine, J., Nov 2022.
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2021
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Ervine, J., Sept 2021, (Accepted/In press).
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Ervine, J. & Dauncey, H., Dec 2021, In: French Politics, Culture and Society. 39, 3, p. 46-72
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2019
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Ervine, J., Apr 2019, In: Contemporary French Civilization. 44, 1, p. 101-119
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Ervine, J., 29 Nov 2019, Liverpool: Liverpool University Press. 208 p. (Studies in Modern and Contemporary France)
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Dauncey, H., Ervine, J. & Tinker, C., Apr 2019, In: Contemporary French Civilization. 44, 1, p. 1-19 19 p.
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2018
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Ervine, J., 20 Aug 2018, Digital Football Cultures: Fandom, Identities and Resistance. Lawrence, S. & Crawford, G. (eds.). Routledge, p. 139-153
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2017
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Ervine, J., 31 May 2017, In: Le Temps des médias. 28, p. 144-157
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Ervine, J., Sept 2017, In: The International Journal of the History of Sport. 34, 3-4, p. 236-250 15 p.
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2014
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Ervine, J., 14 Nov 2014, In: Modern and Contemporary France. 23, 3, p. 428-429
Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review › peer-review - Published
Dauncey, H., Ervine, J. & Kilcline, C., 31 Mar 2014, In: Contemporary French Civilization. 39, 1, p. 1-10
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Ervine, J., 1 Feb 2014, In: French Cultural Studies. 25, 1, p. 70-81
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Ervine, J., 7 Nov 2014, In: Modern and Contemporary France. 23, 2, p. 257-258
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2013
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Ervine, J., 15 Aug 2013, University of Wales Press.
Research output: Book/Report › Book - Published
Ervine, J., 1 Oct 2013, Coming Home? : Conflict and Postcolonial Return Migration in the Context of France and North Africa1962-2009. Gemie, S. & Soo, S. (eds.). 2013 ed. Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Vol. 2. p. 110-128
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter - Published
Ervine, J. & Salhi, K. (Editor), 31 Oct 2013, Music, Culture and Identity in the Muslim World: Performance, Politics and Piety. 2013 ed. Routledge
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Ervine, J., 1 Dec 2013, In: Performing Islam. 2, 1
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2011
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Ervine, J., 4 Aug 2011, In: Contemporary French Civilization. 36, 1-2, p. 127-140
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2009
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Ervine, J., 10 Jul 2009.
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Ervine, J., 2 Apr 2009.
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Ervine, J., 28 Feb 2009.
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Ervine, J., 25 May 2009.
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Ervine, J., 5 Sept 2009.
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Ervine, J., 1 May 2009.
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Ervine, J., 6 Jun 2009.
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Ervine, J., 1 Jun 2009, In: Journal of War and Cultural Studies. 2, 1, p. 81-91
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2008
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Ervine, J., 1 May 2008, In: ACME: An International E-Journal for Critical Geographies. 7, 2, p. 199-213
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Ervine, J., 26 Apr 2008.
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Ervine, J., 22 Nov 2008.
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Ervine, J., 1 Jan 2008, Signs of War: From Patriotism to Dissent. Obajtek-Kirkwood, A.-M. & Hakanen, E. A. (eds.). 2008 ed. Palgrave Macmillan, p. 195-218
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Ervine, J., 19 Aug 2008.
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2007
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Ervine, J., 24 Jul 2007.
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Ervine, J., 8 Sept 2007.
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Ervine, J., 23 Mar 2007.
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Ervine, J., 1 Nov 2007, In: Leisure Studies Association Newsletter. 78, p. 26-29
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Ervine, J., 15 Jun 2007.
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Ervine, J., 1 Sept 2007, In: French Studies Bulletin. 28, 104, p. 64-67
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Ervine, J., 24 Nov 2007.
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2006
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Ervine, J., 14 Mar 2006.
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Ervine, J., 9 Sept 2006.
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Ervine, J., 5 Jul 2006.
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2005
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Ervine, J., 5 Jul 2005.
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Ervine, J., 20 Sept 2005.
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Ervine, J., 14 Oct 2005.
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Ervine, J., 10 Sept 2005.
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Ervine, J., 21 Jan 2005.
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Activities
2024
Talk given at King Edward VI College in Nuneaton as part of careers event for Year 12 students.
12 Mar 2024
Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)
2023
Live radio interview on BBC Radio Wales's Radio Wales Breakfast. Interviewd by Oliver Hides about unrest in Paris following the police shooting of 17-year-old Nahel M at Tuesday 27 June. Interview broadcast at 8.25am on Saturday 1 July 2023.
1 Jul 2023
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Television interview on S4C's 'Newyddion a Chwaraeon. Interviewed by Llyr Edwards about unrest in Paris following the police shooting of 17-year-old Nahel M at Tuesday 27 June. Interview broadcast at start of Saturday evening news programme at 7.15pm on Saturday 1 July.
1 Jul 2023
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Contributor)Live television interview on TRT World about unrest in Paris following the police shooting of 17-year-old Nahel M at Tuesday 27 June. Interview broadcast at 8pm on Friday 30 June.
30 Jun 2023
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Contributor)Five-minute live television interview on TRT World about protests in France about Emmanuel Macron's planned reform of French pension system.
29 Mar 2023
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Interview with Roxane Panchasi on New Books in French Studies podcast, discussed my book Humour in Contemporary France
28 Feb 2023
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2022
4-minute interview on BBC Radio Cymru's 'Ar y marc' about news that Brittany plans to play its first football international in a decade during June 2023.
1 Oct 2022
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Article on Nation Cymru about announcement that Brittany plans to play its first football match in a decade during June 2023.
30 Sep 2022
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Article on Nation Cymru about why Dafydd Iwan's song Yma o hyd is relevant to sport and cultural identity in Brittany
21 Jul 2022
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Article on local sport website Grassroots North Wales about parallels between nicknames of Breton and Welsh football teams
15 Jul 2022
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4-minute interview on TRT World about outcome of France's 2022 legislative elections
21 Jun 2022
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Discussion on TRT World about consequences of Emmanuel Macron's victory in 2022 French Presidential elections.
25 Apr 2022
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Interview on TRT World about Emmanuel Macron's victory in France's 2022 presidential elections.
25 Apr 2022
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2020
Interviewed by Justin Olivier Salhani as part of report about the lack of black coaches in football by YouTube football channel Oh My Goal.
11 Oct 2020
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Interviewed by Orla Barry as part of report on Charlie Hebdo broadcast on The World, a daily global news programme broadcast on US public radio.
8 Oct 2020
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Interviewed about Charlie Hebdo on BBC World Service programme Newsday on 2 September 2020. Interview was timed to coincide with start of the trial of alleged accomplices in the fatal attacks of January 2015, and discussed Charlie Hebdo's decision to re-print caricatures featuring the Prophet Muhammad.
2 Sep 2020
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Contributor)Article for The Conversation discussing Netflix documentary about the career of controversial Frnech footballer Nicolas Anelka.
11 Aug 2020
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Quoted in online article about footballers and e-sports by France Televisions journalist Thomas Gicquel.
23 Jul 2020
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Dr Jonathan Ervine of Â鶹Íø has written highly acclaimed books about French film and French comedy. He is also a stalwart member of The Football Collective and is a keen observer of football culture in France. In this podcast he talks about the origins of professional football in France and Paris, the perennial Parisian underdogs Red Star FC, the influence of Paris St Germain on the French game, Zinedine Zidane and the continuing significance of the 1998 World Cup winning side on the nation. It's a brilliant show with which to wrap up the second series of The Football Collective Podcast. Many thanks to all our loyal listeners and we will be back towards the end of the summer with Series 3. Merci bien et Allez les Bleus!
Jun 2020
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French culture and sport scholar Dr Jonathan Ervine of Â鶹Íø talks about his love of Philippe Auclair's biography of Eric Cantona. Apologies for the poor sound quality, there are a lot of people using Skype and other video conferencing services at this time. Jonathan, a friend of the podcast, persuasively explains why Auclair's peerless biography gets to the heart of the essence of Eric and what he means on both sides of 'la Manche' (the English Channel).
Apr 2020
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Article for The Conversation about humour in France five years on from the Charlie Hebdo attacks of 2015. French language version of article originally written in English.
7 Jan 2020
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Interview on Post Cyntaf about fifth anniversary of Charlie Hebdo attacaks, BBC Radio Cymru, 7 January 2020 (3 minutes).
7 Jan 2020
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Contributor)Article about French humour five years on from the Charlie Hebdo attacks. Written for The Conversation.
6 Jan 2020
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2019
Interview on Ar y Marc about Red Star FC, French football and 2019 Football Collective Conference, BBC Radio Cymru, 23 November 2019 (3 minutes).
23 Nov 2019
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Contributor)Interview (in French) with Anthony Alyce from the French football business website Ecofoot.fr in which I discuss the ways in which football teams are seeking to boost their profiles via eSports (competitiive videogaming). For a summer of the key points in English, please see the following thread on my Twitter account (@j_ervine): https://twitter.com/j_ervine/status/1128600307905257472
15 May 2019
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Article about Stephanie Frappart becoming the first woman to referee a match in Ligue 1, the top division of men's football in France.
25 Apr 2019
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Interview with Jon Mackenzie on episode 22 of the Football Media Podcast
26 Feb 2019
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2018
Discussion with Dylan Iorwerth about Macron and ‘les gilets jaunes’
Dan yr Wyneb
BBC Radio Cymru
12 Dec 2018
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Contributor)Interview about Macron and ‘les gilets jaunes’
TRT World (International Turkey-based 24 hour television news channel)
11 Dec 2018
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Interview with Josh Dean on episode 7 of the Football Collective Podcast
5 Oct 2018
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Interview with Anthony Alyce on the French football business website Ecofoot.fr. Discussed reactions to France's 2018 Football World Cup victory.
2 Oct 2018
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Interview with John Beattie in which I discussed the significance of France's 2018 Football World Cup victory
16 Jul 2018
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Contributor)Article for 'The Conversation' about why it could be argued that France is actually the true home of football
13 Jul 2018
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2017
Discussion with Dylan Iorwerth about comparisons between Macron and Napoleon
Dan yr Wyneb
BBC Radio Cymru
18 Sep 2017
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Contributor)From the Tennis Court Oath to Nuit Debout, work and play have been instrumental in organising socio-political life in the French Republic. Culturally too, work and play are formative of identity, inviting reflection on the power relations at stake in the construction and deconstruction of identities. This conference seeks to bring together a broad range of disciplinary approaches to consider theories, representations, practices and interconnections of work and play in France and the rest of the French-speaking world. Traversing sociological, political, anthropological as well as aesthetic and cultural spheres, the conference theme is intended to stimulate debate across a far-reaching horizon of enquiry.
Keynote Speakers:
Helen Abbott (University of Birmingham)
Claude Boli (Responsable scientifique du Musée National du Sport, Nice)
Sarah Waters (University of Leeds)
7 Sep 2017 – 9 Sep 2017
Links:
Interview on Post Cyntaf about second round of French presidential elections
BBC Radio Cymru
6 May 2017
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Contributor)
2016
Discussion about French presidential elections with Dylan Iorwerth
Dan yr Wyneb, BBC Radio Cymru
28 Nov 2016
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Contributor)Interview on Good Evening Wales (BBC Wales) about terrorism and security in France
27 Jul 2016
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Contributor)Interview on Post Prynhawn (BBC Radio Cymru) about terrorism and security in France
27 Jul 2016
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Contributor)Interview on Good Evening Wales (BBC Radio Wales) about 14 July 2016 terror attacks in Nice
15 Jul 2016
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Contributor)Article for 'The Conversation' about ways in which hosting the 2016 European Championships football tournament provided the French football team with an opportunity to boost morale in France
10 Jun 2016
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2015
Interview on Good Morning Wales (BBC Radio Wales) about 13 November 2015 terror attacks in Paris
17 Nov 2015
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Contributor)Charlie Hebdo, Cartwnau a Chomedi: Deall Hiwmor yn Ffrainc (Charlie Hebdo, cartoons and comedy: understanding humour in France).
Public lecture at Neuadd Ogwen in Bethesda, part of 'Cyfres 6' series
4 Nov 2015
Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)Article for 'The Conversation' about the lack of women's teams in leading football videogames
1 Jun 2015
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Interview on Ar y Marc (BBC Radio Cymru) about safe standing in European football
14 Mar 2015
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Contributor)Article for 'The Conversation' about reactions in France to a helicopter crash that resulted in the deaths of several leading sports people (swimmer Camille Muffat, boxer Alexis Vastine, and yachtswoman Florence Arthaud).
10 Mar 2015
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Interview on Good Evening Wales about Charlie Hebdo shootings, BBC Radio Wales
7 Jan 2015
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Contributor)
2014
Article for 'The Conversation' about controversial comments about African footballers made by Willy Sagnol, then manager of the French football team Girondins de Bordeaux.
7 Nov 2014
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Article about my research on humour and social cohesion in France. Produced as part of my participation in the 2014 Welsh Crucible scheme.
27 Oct 2014
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Contributor)Interview on Good Evening Wales about racism in French football, BBC Radio Wales
18 Jun 2014
Activity: Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation (Contributor)Article for 'The Conversation' about the Football Association's disciplinary action against Nicolas Anelka in response to his controversial 'quenelle' goal celebration.
28 Feb 2014
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Article for 'The Conversation' about controversy provoked by Nicolas Anelka after a goal celebration involving the 'quenelle' gesture which is associated with controversial French comedian Dieudonné.
10 Feb 2014
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2013
Workshop on Faiza Guene's novel Kiffe Kiffe Demain for students of A-level French in Wales
6 Mar 2013
Activity: Invited talk (Speaker)
2012
Article for French Football Weekly following the death of French football commentator Thierry Roland
18 Jun 2012
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Article for French Football Weekly about relations between the French national football team and the media.
6 Jun 2012
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Other Information
Other academic-related work
- 2014-present: I have been an invited attendee of several meetings of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Modern Languages.
- 2017-2021: external examiner for French at University of Bath
- 2017-2021: external examiner for the MA in Language, Cultures and Translation at University of Chester
- 2013-2018, 2019-20: external examiner for French at Swansea University
- 2007-2013 and 2016-2018: member of the executive committee of the Association for the Study of Modern and Contemporary France (ASMCF).
Schools workshops
I have given presentations at schools workshops about French and European cinema and many other aspects of contemporary French society. I am able to deliver such presentations in English, French and Welsh.