Dr Saskia Huc-Hepher
Below is a selection of public-facing events I've been involved in:
o Public Keynotes:
“Open to all Foreigners speaking French”: the history and work of Achille Vintras, Eugène Rimmel and L’Hôpital et Dispensaire Français in late 19th-century London (with Prof Debra Kelly, Emile Zola Society, St Peter’s Hall, Eaton Square, October 2024)
En(tre les) ligne(s): Reading between the lines, modes and materialities of the London French “diasberspace” (Association of University Professors and Heads of French+, Institute of Languages, Cultures & Societies, September 2023)
From Teddy Bears and Cyborg Witches to Oysters and Pink Elephants: A xenofeminist remedy for the mal d’archive and other binary troubles (International WARCnet, School of Advanced Study, Institute of Historical Research, June 2022)
o Roundtable Speaker
Researchers in Conversation: Reimagining Cross-sector Collaborations (Co-hosted by Museum of London and University of Westminster, March 2024)
o 20-part Video Series
Guest interviews for 90 Lifestyle Dailymotion streaming channel (April 2023)
o Public Debate Organiser
French Parliamentary Election Public Debate (Co-organised with French Morning London magazine, Portland Hall, University of Westminster, May 2022)
o French Press Coverage
French Morning London (readership of 45,000)
Français à Londres (readership of 35,000)
o Six-part series on French Radio London (with Prof Debra Kelly, Nov 2010-Mar 2011)
o Routes into Languages Outreach (for London schoolchildren)
Media and Languages Day
Film and Languages Day
Languages and Tourism Day
French Film and Subtitling Day
French in Action: “La Fête de la musique” Multimodal Language Employability Day
French Language Spaces of Law
Cartoon Culture in France