As its name suggests, the aim of the Quebec and French Canada Research Network (QaFCaRN) is to connect scholars in the UK and around the world engaged in research into literary, historical, political and cultural representations of and around Quebec, a linguistically and culturally distinct society within the primarily anglophone subcontinent of North America. By inviting speakers, showing films, organizing conferences and fostering research, by bringing together local and international scholarship, QaFCaRN not only provides a forum for Quebec Studies in the UK, but engages more broadly with issues and ideas born of the francophone experience in Canada across a wide variety of disciplines.
The Quebec and French Canada Research Network is the successor to the Centre for Quebec and French-Canadian Studies, which was located within the Institute of Modern Languages Research (IMLR) at the University of London from 2012 until 2021.
People
Professor of Musicology, Université Laval
René Malo Chair in Film Production, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQÀM)
Filmmaker, Montreal
Professeur de Langue et de Littérature françaises, Université de Bordeaux Montaigne | Associate Fellow, IMLR, University of London
Professor of French, Trinity College, Oxford University
Philosopher/Novelist, Director of Alliance Program, Columbia University, New York
Projects
Expo and Its World: Lancement Launch
The Montreal launch of Expo 67 and Its World was held with great fanfare on the 15th of September at Montreal’s finest bookshop, Le Port de Tête. Speaking were Expo alumna Monique Simard and the doyenne of Expo studies, Johanne Sloan (Concordia). The crowd was illustrious and wide ranging, with several friends and colleagues coming in from afar (Quebec City, Ottawa, New York) for the event. In addition to the authors, Steven Palmer (Windsor, Ontario) and Craig Moyes (KCL, London), also in attendance were: Expo scholar Roger La Roche, Jocelyn Létourneau (Laval), Paul-André Linteau (UQAM), Heesok Chang (Vassar College, NY), Katy Russell (Concordia), Will Straw (McGill), Bruno Victor Andrus (Montréal), Paul Nelles (Carleton), Romney Copeman (Montréal), Guillaume Lafleur (Cinémathèque québécoise), Caroline Martel (Concordia), Brock Pennington (John Abbott College), Kevin Bruyneel (Babson College, Mass.), Joe Lowndes (Oregon), Jean-François Vallée (Collège Maisonneuve), Denis Chouinard (UQAM), the radio personality Philippe Lupien, and many others. Thanks to the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada (MISC) and to the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research on Montreal (CIRM) for providing the food and to QaFCaRN and to the Distillerie du Saint Laurent (Rimouski) for helping with the gin and tonics. And thanks, of course, to Martin Turcotte and Martin Dubé at the Port de Tête for hosting the launch, as well as to the Bistro de Paris for allowing us to occupy their premises for a most convivial after party.
Activities
Events - Centre for Quebec and French-Canadian Studies (IMLR)
Marc-Aurèle Fortin, Port de Montréal (1926)
News
'The most successful international exhibition of the century' – research highlights Expo 67's impact
At a talk for the Twentieth Century Society, Dr Craig Moyes, Director of the Quebec and French Canada Research Network (QaFCaRN) in the Department of...
Events
Botany Through the Camera's Eye: Exhibition
The Quebec and French Canada Research Network (QaFCaRN) at King's College London is delighted to present an exhibition of botanical photography pairing images...
Please note: this event has passed.
Poetry in the Confluence: National Languages / Global Cultures
Two poets reflect on their practice within spaces where “national” languages have traditionally thrived, but whose autonomy is today complicated by an...
Please note: this event has passed.
Botany Through the Camera's Eye — Marie-Victorin / Keir Watson: Photo Exhibition, Round Table Discussion and Book Launch
Join us for the exhibition launch of Botany Through the Camera's Eye, with a roundtable discussion on Representing Nature on Film.
Please note: this event has passed.
Tell Me Why These Things Are So Beautiful: UK Film Premiere and Q&A
Tell Me Why These Things Are So Beautiful premieres in London on 18 March, a film inspired by research published by Dr Craig Moyes into letters between...
Please note: this event has passed.
Expo 67 and its (Laurentian) World with Craig Moyes
In 1967, Montreal hosted Man and His World/Terre des Hommes. By far the most successful cultural event ever produced in Canada, it was embraced by the public...
Please note: this event has passed.
Advisory Board
|
Professor Denis Chouinard |
Dr Emmanuel Kattan, |
|
Professor Jocelyn Létourneau |
Professor Steven Palmer |
|
Dr Myriam Suchet |
Professor Jean-Philippe Warren |
People
Professor of Musicology, Université Laval
René Malo Chair in Film Production, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQÀM)
Filmmaker, Montreal
Professeur de Langue et de Littérature françaises, Université de Bordeaux Montaigne | Associate Fellow, IMLR, University of London
Professor of French, Trinity College, Oxford University
Philosopher/Novelist, Director of Alliance Program, Columbia University, New York
Projects
Expo and Its World: Lancement Launch
The Montreal launch of Expo 67 and Its World was held with great fanfare on the 15th of September at Montreal’s finest bookshop, Le Port de Tête. Speaking were Expo alumna Monique Simard and the doyenne of Expo studies, Johanne Sloan (Concordia). The crowd was illustrious and wide ranging, with several friends and colleagues coming in from afar (Quebec City, Ottawa, New York) for the event. In addition to the authors, Steven Palmer (Windsor, Ontario) and Craig Moyes (KCL, London), also in attendance were: Expo scholar Roger La Roche, Jocelyn Létourneau (Laval), Paul-André Linteau (UQAM), Heesok Chang (Vassar College, NY), Katy Russell (Concordia), Will Straw (McGill), Bruno Victor Andrus (Montréal), Paul Nelles (Carleton), Romney Copeman (Montréal), Guillaume Lafleur (Cinémathèque québécoise), Caroline Martel (Concordia), Brock Pennington (John Abbott College), Kevin Bruyneel (Babson College, Mass.), Joe Lowndes (Oregon), Jean-François Vallée (Collège Maisonneuve), Denis Chouinard (UQAM), the radio personality Philippe Lupien, and many others. Thanks to the McGill Institute for the Study of Canada (MISC) and to the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research on Montreal (CIRM) for providing the food and to QaFCaRN and to the Distillerie du Saint Laurent (Rimouski) for helping with the gin and tonics. And thanks, of course, to Martin Turcotte and Martin Dubé at the Port de Tête for hosting the launch, as well as to the Bistro de Paris for allowing us to occupy their premises for a most convivial after party.
Publications
Activities
Events - Centre for Quebec and French-Canadian Studies (IMLR)
Marc-Aurèle Fortin, Port de Montréal (1926)
News
'The most successful international exhibition of the century' – research highlights Expo 67's impact
At a talk for the Twentieth Century Society, Dr Craig Moyes, Director of the Quebec and French Canada Research Network (QaFCaRN) in the Department of...
Events
Botany Through the Camera's Eye: Exhibition
The Quebec and French Canada Research Network (QaFCaRN) at King's College London is delighted to present an exhibition of botanical photography pairing images...
Please note: this event has passed.
Poetry in the Confluence: National Languages / Global Cultures
Two poets reflect on their practice within spaces where “national” languages have traditionally thrived, but whose autonomy is today complicated by an...
Please note: this event has passed.
Botany Through the Camera's Eye — Marie-Victorin / Keir Watson: Photo Exhibition, Round Table Discussion and Book Launch
Join us for the exhibition launch of Botany Through the Camera's Eye, with a roundtable discussion on Representing Nature on Film.
Please note: this event has passed.
Tell Me Why These Things Are So Beautiful: UK Film Premiere and Q&A
Tell Me Why These Things Are So Beautiful premieres in London on 18 March, a film inspired by research published by Dr Craig Moyes into letters between...
Please note: this event has passed.
Expo 67 and its (Laurentian) World with Craig Moyes
In 1967, Montreal hosted Man and His World/Terre des Hommes. By far the most successful cultural event ever produced in Canada, it was embraced by the public...
Please note: this event has passed.
Advisory Board
|
Professor Denis Chouinard |
Dr Emmanuel Kattan, |
|
Professor Jocelyn Létourneau |
Professor Steven Palmer |
|
Dr Myriam Suchet |
Professor Jean-Philippe Warren |
Our Partners
QaFCaRN is generously supported by an annual operations grant from the Délégation générale du Québec à Londres. Occasional support for events is also provided by the Association Internationale des Études Québécoises and by the Canada-UK Foundation.
