The French Association for American Studies invites doctoral students in American studies to take part in the Graduate Symposium (“Doctoriales”)
The French Association for American Studies invites doctoral students in American studies to take part in the Graduate Symposium (“Doctoriales”) specifically organized on their behalf during its annual conference. This year's workshops will be held on Tuesday, May 31, 2022 (9am-5pm) at Université Bordeaux Montaigne (France). The conference will take place on June 1-3. For further information, please check our website: http://www.afea.fr
Since 2008, the AFEA has been encouraging the internationalization of its Graduate Student Symposium by offering grants (up to 350 euros each) to help cover travel expenses. All students are, in addition, invited to attend the whole conference free of registration charges. As part of its partnership with the AFEA, the United States Embassy provides funding for one doctoral student coming from an American university.
The symposium provides an opportunity for PhD students to present their research in a less formal setting than that of a full conference panel and confront it to that of other European scholars. Doctoral students may be at an early or more advanced stage of their research. The proposals will be responded to by professors specializing in related fields. Candidates are invited to give their presentations in English within one of the two workshops offered: 1) American literature, or 2) American “civilization” (history, sociology, political science...). Proposals relevant to both fields (film studies, visual arts or music, for instance), or to another field (such as translation studies or linguistics) can be sent to either of the co-chairs.
Applications
Candidates must send a Curriculum Vitae and a 500-word abstract summarizing their dissertation proposal, plus an estimated budget of traveling expenses and funding otherwise available to them. They must mention the year when they began their PhD as well as the name and affiliation of their advisor.
- Proposals in civilization studies must be sent electronically to both Professor Françoise Coste (coste.francoise@gmail.com) and Professor Hélène Quanquin (helene.quanquin@univ-lille.fr)
- Proposals in literary studies must be sent electronically to both Professor Ronan Ludot-Vlasak (ronan.ludot-vlasak@sorbonne-nouvelle.fr) and Professor Anne Ullmo (anneullmo1@gmail.com).
Deadline for application: March 7, 2022. The symposium organizers will respond to all applicants by March 25, 2022.