Senior Lecturer in French Studies at the Australian National University • Continental philosophy • French literature • Opinions my own

Canberra, Australia
Joined September 2013
Jean-Luc Nancy and the Deconstruction of Christianity out now with Edinburgh University Press. Explores Nancy's innovative engagement with the deconstructive tradition and its implications for thinking religion. #ContinentalPhilosophy #PhilosophyOfReligion edinburghuniversitypress.com…
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Where can language studies take you? Join us for a fun session at the ANU, where you’ll discover how learning languages opens doors to exciting opportunities in Australia and beyond. 🗓️2 Nov 🕙10-11:30am 📍Marie Reay Super Floor 🔗quicklink.anu.edu.au/vdfr @ANUcass
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Madame Celeste Amarilla, Vous êtes une femme méprisable et indigne de sa fonction. Vous ne représentez pas le Paraguay, ce pays qui a transpiré la passion et l’honneur tout au long de la compétition. Par votre inconscience et votre racisme décomplexé, le monde entier a déjà oublié le parcours et l’effort historique que vos joueurs ont réalisés durant cette coupe du monde pour laisser place à une dame incompétente donnant la pire image possible de son pays. Je ne laisserai jamais aux gens comme elle, la liberté de laisser propager leur haine et leur racisme à travers le monde.
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Join us in Canberra in November for the 2026 Languages and Cultures Network for Australian Universities colloquium, held alongside the ASFS and FATFA conferences slll.cass.anu.edu.au/events/…
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No. Might does not make right.
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And *duang!* - Our special issue 'France-China, 60 Years On' has officially appeared in print! 10 original research articles (including an extensive critical introduction to the field)! journals.sagepub.com/toc/frc…
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Things are looking up at @UniCanberra. UC staff have put in the hard work to turn the University around. The least they deserve is not to have real wages go backwards. @NTEUnion Member Meeting - 18 Feb. Join at nteu.au/join. ✊ More info: ucbargaining.info/cost-of-li…
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I built this system to help my university students master their vocabulary lists more effectively. It's free to anyone. It combines spaced repetition algorithms with AI-assisted formative feedback. Supports many languages. youtube.com/watch?v=CLnh8Vv5… #AcademicTwitter #OpenAccess
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BREAKING: Music legend Bruce Springsteen just released this incredible song that will be sure to piss Trump off beyond belief. “Streets of Minneapolis”. He wrote this song about Alex Pretti and Renée Good Saturday and recorded it yesterday. Share it far and wide and play it as loud as you can
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It's that magical time of year when private jets descend on a Swiss mountain village to discuss climate change and poverty! Anyway, here's my annual reminder. I'll stop posting this when they stop avoiding the real issue: their own massive tax avoidance 💰
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"Every university should renovate the disciplinary framework of its courses [...]. But no university that does so in a robust and principled way should recognise any merit in withdrawing from the engaged and purposeful study of other languages, cultures and societies."
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In this new video I interview Dr Ashok Collins about his forthcoming monograph "Jean-Luc Nancy and the Deconstruction of Christianity" in the Edinburgh University Press @EdinburghUP 'Crosscurrents' series. youtube.com/watch?v=RYwBFpoX…
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Despite Australia's multicultural society, "we don't necessarily take language education as seriously as other countries. The messaging for children really is that English is the only real language that they need, and we need to change that messaging," abc.net.au/news/2025-05-26/w…
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Save Modern Languages at Cardiff University! Sign the petition: chng.it/STyDS2n5nR
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¡Nos vemos!
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Be sure to register (it's free) and come along! (Part of @CHASS_Aus - with kind support from @AAPhilosophy, @AusSocContiPhil, @MurdochUni, and @BizEventsPerth)
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Please sign and share this petition to help save languages @UOW!
The ASFS condemns the University of Wollongong's @UOW proposal to close all languages and linguistics in 2025. Sign and share the petition now: chng.it/nsVC2xyxH9. In a globalised world, language skills and cultural competency are vital and irreplaceable. Co-signed @LCNAU
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