Dr Jonathan Ervine
Senior Lecturer in French

Affiliations
Contact info
Position: Senior Lecturer in French and Francophone Studies
Email: j.ervine@bangor.ac.uk
Phone: 01248 382129 (2129 internal)
Location: Room 415, New Arts Building
I am a Senior Lecturer in French and Francophone Studies, and specialize in French popular culture as well as debates about identity and belonging in contemporary France. I am the author of two books; Humour in Contemporary France: Controversy, Consensus and Contradictions (Liverpool University Press, 2019) and Cinema and the Republic: Filming on the Margins in Contemporary France (University of Wales Press, 2013). I have also published several articles and book chapters about debates on French national identity in sport, music and comedy, and also written several articles about videogames in France.
I am originally from Fife in Scotland and completed a B.A. in French and Philosophy at the University of Leeds. From 2002-2004, I was a lecteur d’anglais at l’Université Charles de Gaulle Lille 3. During this time, I completed an MA by research at the University of Leeds on the theme of opposition to war in French cinema of the 1950s and 1960s. I returned to Leeds in 2004 to begin a PhD on representations of social and racial exclusion in contemporary French cinema. I have lectured here in Bangor since 2007.
I am currently Head of the Department of Modern Languages and Cultures.
- 2019
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Ligue 1: France gets its first female top flight football referee, but the federation scores an own goal
Ervine, J. (Contributor)
25 Apr 2019Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation
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Interview on Football Media Podcast: Academia, French Football and E-sports
Ervine, J. (Contributor)
26 Feb 2019Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation
- 2018
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Discussion with Dylan Iorwerth about Macron and ‘les gilets jaunes’
Ervine, J. (Contributor)
12 Dec 2018Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation
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Interview about Macron and ‘les gilets jaunes’
Ervine, J. (Contributor)
11 Dec 2018Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation
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Football Collective Podcast: Football in France
Ervine, J. (Contributor)
5 Oct 2018Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation
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Les tentatives de récupération politique du sport sont très souvent réductrices, contradictoires, et surtout très opportunistes
Ervine, J. (Contributor)
2 Oct 2018Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation
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Interview with John Beattie on BBC Radio Scotland
Ervine, J. (Contributor)
16 Jul 2018Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation
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Why football may still be coming home… to France
Ervine, J. (Contributor)
13 Jul 2018Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation
- 2017
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Discussion with Dylan Iorwerth about comparisons between Macron and Napoleon
Ervine, J. (Contributor)
18 Sept 2017Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation
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ASMCF Conference (Association for the Study of Modern and Contemporary France): Work & Play
Jein, G. (Organiser), Ervine, J. (Organiser) & Blin-Rolland, A. (Organiser)
7 Sept 2017 → 9 Sept 2017Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in Academic workshop, seminar, course
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Interview on Post Cyntaf about second round of French presidential elections
Ervine, J. (Contributor)
6 May 2017Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation
- 2016
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Discussion about French presidential elections with Dylan Iorwerth
Ervine, J. (Contributor)
28 Nov 2016Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation
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Interview on Good Evening Wales about terrorism and security in France
Ervine, J. (Contributor)
27 Jul 2016Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation
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Interview on Post Prynhawn about terrorism and security in France
Ervine, J. (Contributor)
27 Jul 2016Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation
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Interview on Good Evening Wales about 14 July 2016 terror attacks in Nice
Ervine, J. (Contributor)
15 Jul 2016Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation
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Will Les Bleus boost France at Euro 2016?
Ervine, J. (Contributor)
10 Jun 2016Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation
- 2015
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Interview on Good Morning Wales about 13 November 2015 terror attacks in Paris
Ervine, J. (Contributor)
17 Nov 2015Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation
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Charlie Hebdo, Cartwnau a Chomedi: Deall Hiwmor yn Ffrainc
Ervine, J. (Speaker)
4 Nov 2015Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
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Lack of female players in football video games is an own goal
Ervine, J. (Contributor)
1 Jun 2015Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation
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Interview on Ar y Marc about safe standing in European football
Ervine, J. (Contributor)
14 Mar 2015Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation
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French grief reflects respect for a certain kind of athlete
Ervine, J. (Contributor)
10 Mar 2015Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation
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Interview on Good Evening Wales about Charlie Hebdo shootings
Ervine, J. (Contributor)
7 Jan 2015Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation
- 2014
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French Football Caught Offside in New Race Controversy
Ervine, J. (Contributor)
7 Nov 2014Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation
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Article in Western Mail about my research on humour in France
Ervine, J. (Contributor)
27 Oct 2014Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation
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Interview on Good Evening Wales about racism in French football
Ervine, J. (Contributor)
18 Jun 2014Activity: Other › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Media article or participation