“ Postcolonial and Francophone studies: encounters, dialogues, conflicts ”

Journée d'étude organisée par Jane Hiddleston , Exeter College et Dominique Combe , Université de Paris III-Wadham College 

Postcolonial and Francophone Studies:
Encounters, Dialogues, Conflicts

Saturday 10th May, 9.30am – 6.00pm

9.30 – 10.00: Registration and Welcome

10.00 – 11.00: Theories and Narratives of Africa

Toby Garfitt (Magdalen College, Oxford): ‘Perspectives on Africa’

Pierre-Philippe Fraiture (University of Warwick): ‘Valentin Yves Mudimbe: pastiches et fétiches’

11.00 – 11.30: Coffee

11.30 – 1.00:  Caribbean Connections

Jennifer Yee (Christ Church, Oxford): ‘Exotic and Postcolonial Literatures: The Anxiety of Influence’

Andy Stafford (University of Leeds): ‘Patrick Chamoiseau et le bagne: photo-texte “postcolonial” ou essayisme romantique?’

Louise Hardwick (Trinity College, Oxford): ‘Peau noire, masques blancs: The Identity Question in Maryse Condé’

1.00 – 2.00:  Lunch

2.00 – 3.30:  Developments in Postcolonial Theory

Patrick Crowley (University of Cork): ‘Postcolonial Literature and the Protocol of Genre’

Ankhi Mukherjee (Wadham College, Oxford): ‘Seduction in Two Languages: Postcolonialism and Psychoanalysis’
 
Charles Forsdick (University of Liverpool): ‘Postcolonialism and the Ends of Comparison: Francophone Dimensions’

3.30 – 4.00:  Coffee
 
4.00 – 5.00:  Round Table Discussion: How useful is postcolonial theory for literary study?
 
Speakers: Elleke Boehmer (Wolfson College, Oxford), Dominique Combe (Université de Paris III and Wadham College, Oxford), David Murphy (University of Stirling), Jane Hiddleston (Exeter College, Oxford)
 

(Please contact the organisers jane.hiddleston@exeter.ox.ac.uk and Dominique.combe@mod-langs.ox.ac.uk by Friday 25th April if you would like to attend and require lunch)

- All welcome -

Maison Française d’Oxford, 2-10 Norham Road, Oxford, OX2 6SE;
Tel. (01865) 274 220, Fax. (01865) 274 225,
Email: maison@herald.ox.ac.uk , Website: www.mfo.ac.uk