Call for Papers
Imbolg Early Career Seminar
The Journal of Franco-Irish Studies aims to provide a forum for postgraduate and postdoctoral researchers working on all aspects of Franco-Irish Studies. The first Imbolg Early Career Seminar will be an academic event in the form of an online seminar intended to provide opportunities to share developing research projects and gain feedback in an open and welcoming environment that will enhance the postgraduate research experience. Participants are welcome to outline the basis of their research and present already developed studies or completed works. We invite proposals for individual contributions that relate to Irish, French or Franco-Irish Studies.
The event will be held online on 06 February 2025.
As part of the Early Career Seminar, keynote speakers from the field of Irish Studies will share insights and experiences from their work in the field. The highly regarded scholar Dr Mary Pierse, Trustee of the George Moore Association and longstanding member of AFIS, is one of the confirmed participants and will speak on her lifetime experience in research and academia.
Imbolg is one of the Quarter Days in the Irish tradition. It falls on 01 February and marks the beginning of Spring. We hope this to be an auspicious time to hold an event for early career researchers.
Participation and attendance are free, but registration is advised. Electronic certificates will be issued to both participants and attendees free of charge.
Proposal submission guidelines: Submit a 200-word abstract in English or French that can later be developed into a 15-minute presentation. Proposals, including a title and five keywords, should be submitted via this form.
Deadline for submission: January 8, 2025. Participants will be notified by January 15, 2025.
Speakers will be invited to submit a manuscript for publication in JOFIS vol. 9 no. 2 (November 2025).
The online seminar is organized with the support of the Journal of Franco-Irish Studies, the National Centre for Franco-Irish Studies (NCFIS) at Technological University Dublin and the Association for Franco-Irish Studies (AFIS).
__On the 250th anniversary of Brillat-Savarin’s La Physiologie du Goût (The Physiology of Taste)
In honour of the 250th anniversary of the publication of La Physiologie du Goût (The Physiology of Taste), the editorial team of JOFIS is pleased to announce its next call for papers for the spring 2025 issue dedicated to the legacy and influence of Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, one of the most renowned figures in the history of food writing and gastronomy.
We welcome submissions in French or English, in keeping with our aim to foster an inclusive and bilingual dialogue, which is consistent with Brillat-Savarin’s own cultural milieu and background. We are particularly interested in the work of scholars from the fields of literary studies, cultural studies, history, philosophy, hospitality, tourism and food studies, as well as writers and critics with an interest in Brillat-Savarin, his work and its impact, or those who might consider intersections with Irish and French literary, gastronomic or philosophical traditions.
Such examples might include papers that explore the significance of writing in gastronomic literature, contemporary food writing and culinary traditions. Consideration of Brillat-Savarin’s reflections on taste, for example, and which touch on the nature of pleasure, aesthetics and the human experience, might prompt scholars to reflect on ethics or aesthetics in today’s culinary world in the context of modern food practices, trends and philosophies.
Given the enduring relationship between France and Ireland, which has long been a major focus of JOFIS, we would also welcome submissions that explore intersections between French and Irish culture and thought, with a focus on gastronomy, literature and identity. Papers that examine this within a Franco-Irish context, or that draw comparisons between French and Irish food cultures, literary traditions and social histories, are obviously particularly welcome.
Deadline for submission: 01 February 2025 | To be published in volume 9, issue 1 (May/June 2025)
Submission Guidelines JOFIS accepts proposals of articles (6000-8000 words approximately excluding references) about any aspect related to the call. For any inquiry, refer to jofis @ tudublin.ie. Please submit your article through the JOFIS website - click "Submit Article" in the sidebar. You can find the guidelines to prepare your paper as indicated, using the Chicago Manual of Style 17th edition, here: https://arrow.tudublin.ie/jofis/policies.html
Book Reviews The Journal of Franco-Irish Studies also welcomes book reviews of relevant publications [1,000-1,500 words; must indicate the title of the book, the names of the author(s) and the publication information (place of publication, publisher, year of publication, page numbers and ISBN)].
Spontaneous article submissions are also always welcome.