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Harsh Trivedi

How 19th-century French novelist Balzac mastered the multiverse long before Marvel

Dr Harsh Trivedi is a specialist in 19th-century French literature with a particular focus on the works of Balzac. His latest article explores the widespread fascination with the concept of the multiverse in popular culture.

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Marjorie Shaw Scholarships

The Department of French and Francophone Studies at the University of Sheffield is pleased to announce the following funding opportunity for MA applicants.
three men crouching while eating from take away boxes. text reads: refugees in Calais. A learning journey

Refugees in Calais. A Learning Journey

University of Sheffield French students have created an insightful short documentary film about their research into the refugee situation in Calais.

Two student actors in a pretend fight in the French play. One wearing a red baret
Alex Judkins as Thérèse/Tirésias and Tom Farrar as her/his spouse

French Play 2023: Les Mamelles de Tirésias

'Les Mamelles de Tirésias' by Guillaume Apollinaire was first performed in 1917. Over a century later the rebellious Thérèse finds her/his way to the Sheffield Drama Studio. Thomas Farrar reports.

Images of students and staff to promote Mental Health Awareness Week

Get involved with SLC: French

Morgan McArthur (French, Russian, Spanish) writes about how she is involved in many activities outside the classroom, from theatre and committees, to research and working with local schools.
Le Terrain des Peintres in Aix

Aix marks the spot

Final-year BA in Modern Languages student, Sian Birtles, is studying French, Spanish and Italian. Here she recalls the magic of her year abroad in Seville, but especially in Aix-en-Provence.
Fishing village in Haiti

Haiti's painful memories. Grace Cordeaux responds

The module 'Haïti: la tragédie, histoire, politique, et littérature de l'époque coloniale à nos jours' revisits and reflects on painful historical moments. Grace Cordeaux responds in a blog.
student during Year Abroad

My Year Abroad in Capbreton

Jordan Day is a third-year student studying BA French and History. He has just returned from his third Year Abroad, which he spent teaching in a small coastal village in France. He also conducted historical fieldwork.

The Execution of Marshal Ney

Graves Gallery short film on the painting Le 7 décembre 1815, neuf heures du matin [The Execution of Marshal Ney] (1868) by Jean-Léon Gérôme.

Dr David McCallam and Dr Amanda Crawley Jackson worked with the Graves Gallery to research the famous painting by Jean-Léon Gérôme depicting the execution by firing squad of Maréchal Michel Ney on 7 December 1815.