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We will hold our annual Spring Forum at the National University of Ireland, Merrion Square, on 10 April 2026.

 

Non-members of ADEFFI are very welcome to join the gathering, and the Association, on the day. It will be possible to participate online or in person at the NUI, 49 Merrion Square, Dublin 2. 

Please register before Monday 30th March at  https://shorturl.at/g1pIQ

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ADEFFI Spring Forum 2026

10th of April

10-11am

• Lauren McShane, Queen’s University Belfast: ‘Beyond the Ill Subject? Rethinking Illness Narratives through Representations of Parental Alcoholism in Contemporary French Literature’ (in person)

• Laura Kennedy, University College, Cork: ‘Raciolinguistics in François Cheng’s Le Dit de Tianyi’ (in person)

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11-12.30

• Ruadhán Cooke, University of Galway: ‘Défense et illustration de l ’intelligence naturelle’ (in person)

• Catherine Emerson, University of Galway: ‘Who are our Industry Partners: Learning from the REBPAF doctoral network’ (in person)

• Sarah Berthaud, Atlantic Technical University: ‘Multilingual Resources for Sustainability in Culinary Practices: Output from the SCOOK Project’ (in person)

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12.30-1pm Lunch

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1-2.30

• Michael Meere, Weslyan University: ‘Making a digital edition with students: Bergerie (c. 1580) by Catherine Des Roches’ (online)

• Ruth Whelan, Maynooth University: ‘A mother’s voice: editing the letters of Blandine Richard (1605-1700)’ (in person)

• Barry Nevin, Technical University Dublin: ‘Reassessing French popular cinema of the 1950s’ (in person)

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2.30-2.45 Comfort Break

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2.45-3.45 Future of the Spring Forum, discussion

 

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Previous fora:

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The inaugural Spring Forum took place on 6 March 2020, in the National University of Ireland, Merrion Square.

 

It was a resounding success, with fourteen research presentations, followed by lively discussions regarding teaching challenges, methodologies and ideas that work. ​

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The second Spring Forum took place online on 12 March 2021. 

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With twelve brief research presentations in the morning, from members in the UK, US and Ireland, and productive roundtable discussions regarding teaching in the afternoon, it was a thoroughly enjoyable and interesting day. Un grand merci à tous ceux et toutes celles qui ont participé! 

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The third Spring Forum took place online on 11 March 2022. 

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Another successful gathering, with presentations on cinema, music, literature, print culture and the history of ideas, as well as discussions of teaching methods. Merci infiniment à toutes et à tous! 

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The fourth Spring Forum took place in the NUI, Merrion Square, on 8 March 2024.

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​Three panels, including on-site and online presentations, focused on a wide variety of topics, from fashion and the literary canon to grassroots art-activism and the French presidential election.

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The fifth Spring Forum took place in the at the NUI, Merrion Square on 4 April 2025.

 

It was a day of great company and discussions as colleagues presented work across a range of themes in an informal atmosphere.

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