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French research

Research in the French Subject Group at Aston University covers a wide range of areas, which can be grouped broadly under four main fields: linguistics, politics, literature and film & media. A number of these interests overlap and provide the section with complementary and interdisciplinary opportunities. In particular, we focus on:

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  • French political institutions and political leadership
  • Social movements in France
  • Writing, politics and gender
  • French language acquisition and development
  • Linguistic semantics
  • French Media and cultural policy
  • French literature and philosophy

For further details on our researchers’ expertise, and areas of specialism, please see below - for publications, see individual staff pages. All the members of staff are happy to offer PhD supervision in their particular specialisms; preliminary enquiries should be addressed to John Gaffney, Professor of French Government.

Find out about our French researchers