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
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Social movements in France
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Writing, politics and gender
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French language acquisition and development
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Linguistic semantics
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French Media and cultural policy
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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 Jim Shields, Professor of French Politics and Modern History.
Find out about our French researchers
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