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Prof Charles Forsdick
BA (Oxford), PhD (Lancaster), FBA, MAE

Professional Activities

Series editor, 'Contemporary French and Francophone Cultures', LUP: http://www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk

Series editor, 'Anthem Studies in Travel': http://www.anthempress.com/anthem-studies-in-travel

Member of the following editorial boards:

Contemporary French and Francophone Studies
Bulletin of Francophone Postcolonial Studies
Australian Journal of French Studies
Irish Journal of French Studies
Journal of Romance Studies
Synergies
Studies in Travel Writing
Francospheres

Recent external examining of higher research degrees (since January 2014) includes:

membre du jury, habilitation à diriger des recherches: Paris IV (December 2016); Paris III (December 2018); Paris IV (December 2018).

PhD theses: University of Leeds (December 2014); University of Oxford (January 2015); University of Melbourne (April 2015); University of Kent (November, 2015); Université Paris X (November 2015); University of Leeds (January 2016); University of Warwick (May 2016); University of Auckland (August 2016); Columbia University (December 2016); University of Cardiff (April 2017); University of Warwick (January 2018); University of Warwick (January 2018); University of Birmingham (February 2018); UCL (May 2018); Royal Holloway, University of London (December 2018); Queen’s University Belfast (December 2018); Royal Holloway, University of London (May 2019); University of Melbourne (November 2019); University College London (April 2020); Dublin City University (June 2020); Edinburgh (May 2021); Queen’s University Belfast (May 2021); Université de la Réunion (May 2021).

Conference Roles

  • French Studies in the UK, by Invitation (University of Bristol, 2005)
  • inaugural lecture, by Invitation (Centre for French and Francophone Cultural Studies, 2004)
  • Postcolonialism and Comparatism, Keynote/Plenary by Invitation (SFPS, 2003)
  • Hidden journeys: reading twentieth-century women¿s travel literature in French, Keynote/Plenary by Invitation (University of Ankara, 2003)

Examination Roles

  • University College London (University of London), BA (UG, 2005)
  • National University of Ireland Maynooth, BA (UG, 2005)
  • University of Birmingham, MA (PGT, 2005)

Professional Body Memberships

  • Society for French Studies (Council Member, 2005 - 2008)