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LARCA is an interdisciplinary research unit of Université de Paris and CNRS (National Centre for Scientific Research) whose members study the histories, literatures, arts and cultures of English-speaking countries and their links to the wider world. Drawing together literary scholars, political, social, and cultural historians, art historians, and specialists of photography, film, television, and emerging media, LARCA is a research laboratory that bridges the disciplines and mediates between academic cultures in France and the English-speaking world.

To find out about upcoming conferences and seminars, please click on the events calendar on the right.

News

Posted on August 4, 2022
T. S. Eliot in Translation – International Conference: Paris, October 13-14, 2022

Posted on July 27, 2022
Merwin Across Borders – International Conference, october 20 & 21th

Posted on July 25, 2022
Visible Women Episode 5: The curious case of Percy Pig and the missing pocket – Ariane Fennetaux

Posted on July 8, 2022
Jonathan Dentler revient sur ses deux années avec le Larca et la TERRA Foundation @TerraAmArt

Posted on July 8, 2022
CFP : ‘TV SERIES IN THE PANDEMIC ERA’

Posted on July 6, 2022
Congratulations to Martyna Majewska, the newly appointed Terra Foundation Research and Teaching Fellow for 2022-2024

Posted on July 5, 2022
« Aux yeux des fondateurs de la République américaine, un si grand pouvoir de la Cour suprême aurait été une aberration » par François Vergniolle de Chantal

Posted on July 4, 2022
Limning as Gift-Giving: Embellishing Letters to “Eastern Princes” and “Remote Kings” by Anne-Valérie Dulac

Posted on June 30, 2022
Hybridity in Life Writing: How Text and Images Work Together to Tell a Life – Colloque international – July 7th and 8th 2022

Latest posts on our Research Blogs

A19

C19 Americanists Abroad-Article Spotlight (E. Forbes and E. Marsoin)
Source: A19 Published on 2022-06-07
Friday, April 8th, 2pm — Hélène Valance (U. de Franche-Comté): Playing with Historical Consequences: Susan Fenimore Cooper’s Anachronistic Vision in “A Dissolving View.”
Source: A19 Published on 2022-03-28

Boundaries of Litterature

#1 Écrire/interpréter le spirituel en littérature : Quelques outils méthodologiques
Source: Frontières du Littéraire Published on 2022-05-31
Willa Cather et le phonographe : amour ou haine ? – Florent Dubois
Source: Frontières du Littéraire Published on 2021-07-15

Environmental Humanities

[SEM]: Session 15: “L’alphabet du sensible par le prisme de l’écopoétique: réen-chante-ment et échos poétiques du vivant.”
Source: Humanités Environnementales Published on 2022-05-22
Session 14: “Animal Studies de l’ère victorienne à nos jours : histoire des idées, études critiques, épistémologie.” (online)
Source: Humanités Environnementales Published on 2022-04-08

Gender and Sexuality Studies

L’INTERSECTIONNALITÉ EN FRANCE (2005-2022) – ACTUALITÉ ÉDITORIALE ET PERSPECTIVES
Source: GSS Published on 2022-03-30
Transnormativity and Trans(gender)nationalism through Transmasculine representation in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and Fandom
Source: GSS Published on 2022-02-14

History

Reading group
Source: Histoire du Politique Published on 2021-05-27
Race, démocratie, république, XVIIIe-XXIe siècle, France – États-Unis
Source: Histoire du Politique Published on 2021-05-20

LISTEN

LISTEN 16 – Narratologie et polyphonie de la création radiophonique
Source: LISTEN Published on 2022-07-11
LISTEN 15 Entendre le cinéma
Source: LISTEN Published on 2022-07-11

Margins, History in the English-speaking world 16th-21st c

Limning as Gift-Giving: Embellishing Letters to “Eastern Princes” and “Remote Kings” – Anne-Valérie Dulac
Source: MHMA Published on 2022-07-01
« Echoing Cities in Muscovy Company Merchants » par Ladan Niayesh : Hakluyt Society – Royal Asiatic society – Londres, le 15 juin 2022
Source: MHMA Published on 2022-06-15

Victorian Persistence

Call for Syllabus Clusters: Undisciplining the Victorian Classroom
Source: Victorian Persistence Published on 2022-06-09
[médialab & CSO seminar] 05/31: S. Zieger / Supply Chain Stories
Source: Victorian Persistence Published on 2022-05-27