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.
- Article › Research › Peer-reviewed
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(Re-)presenting Islam: A comparative study of groups of comedians in the United States of America and France
Ervine, J., 1 Dec 2013, In: Performing Islam. 2, 1Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Citizenship and Belonging in Suburban France: the Music of Zebda
Ervine, J., 1 May 2008, In: ACME: An International E-Journal for Critical Geographies. 7, 2, p. 199-213Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Football, Race and the Republic: A Study of Reactions to France's 1998 World Cup Victory
Ervine, J., 1 Nov 2007, In: Leisure Studies Association Newsletter. 78, p. 26-29Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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From skepticism to celebration: French football’s changing attitudes to videogames
Ervine, J., Apr 2019, In: Contemporary French Civilization. 44, 1, p. 101-119Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Introduction: writing and conceptualizing French sport
Dauncey, H., Ervine, J. & Kilcline, C., 31 Mar 2014, In: Contemporary French Civilization. 39, 1, p. 1-10Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Kamini's rural rap: a study of minority identities, new media, and music
Ervine, J., 4 Aug 2011, In: Contemporary French Civilization. 36, 1-2, p. 127-140Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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La Ballade des sans-papiers: Dix ans après
Ervine, J., 1 Sept 2007, In: French Studies Bulletin. 28, 104, p. 64-67Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Les banlieues and Les Bleus: Political and media discourse about sport and society in France
Ervine, J., 1 Feb 2014, In: French Cultural Studies. 25, 1, p. 70-81Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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L’Islam et l’humour: un rire communautaire ou un rire universel?
Ervine, J., 31 May 2017, In: Le Temps des médias. 28, p. 144-157Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Nicolas Anelka and the Quenelle Gesture: A Study of the Complexities of Protest in Contemporary Football
Ervine, J., Sept 2017, In: The International Journal of the History of Sport. 34, 3-4, p. 236-250 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Obscene or Exemplary? Robert Marchand’s Cycling World Hour Record: Sport, Ageing and Neoliberalism in Contemporary France
Ervine, J. & Dauncey, H., Dec 2021, In: French Politics, Culture and Society. 39, 3, p. 46-72Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Performing a sense of belonging: East Asian comedians in France
Ervine, J., 1 Oct 2022, In: The Australian Journal for French Studies . 59, 4, p. 376-390Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Representations of war: From the New Wave to the New Millennium
Ervine, J., 1 Jun 2009, In: Journal of War and Cultural Studies. 2, 1, p. 81-91Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Sport, Politics and Society in the Arab World
Ervine, J., 7 Nov 2014, In: Modern and Contemporary France. 23, 2, p. 257-258Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The valency of the 10th art: the place of videogames in French and Francophone studies
Dauncey, H., Ervine, J. & Tinker, C., Apr 2019, In: Contemporary French Civilization. 44, 1, p. 1-19 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- Book/Film/Article review › Research › Peer-reviewed
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Discours et sémiotisation de l'espace: Les représentations de la banlieue et de sa jeunesse
Ervine, J., 14 Nov 2014, In: Modern and Contemporary France. 23, 3, p. 428-429Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review › peer-review
- Chapter › Research › Not peer-reviewed
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French Cinema's Representations of Enforced Return Migration
Ervine, J., 1 Oct 2013, Coming Home? : Conflict and Postcolonial Return Migration in the Context of France and North Africa1962-2009. Gemie, S. & Soo, S. (eds.). 2013 ed. Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Vol. 2. p. 110-128Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Lil Maaz's Mange du kebab: challenging clichés or serving up an immigrant stereotype for mass consumption online?
Ervine, J. & Salhi, K. (Editor), 31 Oct 2013, Music, Culture and Identity in the Muslim World: Performance, Politics and Piety. 2013 ed. RoutledgeResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Not So ‘Far From Vietnam’: A study of war, film, and the media
Ervine, J., 1 Jan 2008, Signs of War: From Patriotism to Dissent. Obajtek-Kirkwood, A.-M. & Hakanen, E. A. (eds.). 2008 ed. Palgrave Macmillan, p. 195-218Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
- Chapter › Research › Peer-reviewed
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Football and antisemitism in France: visibility and invisibility
Ervine, J., 2024, (Accepted/In press) Antisemitism in Football: International Perspectives. Poulton, E. (ed.). RoutledgeResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Football videogames: re-shaping football and re-defining fandom in a postmodern era?
Ervine, J., 20 Aug 2018, Digital Football Cultures: Fandom, Identities and Resistance. Lawrence, S. & Crawford, G. (eds.). Routledge, p. 139-153Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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French and Francophone Videogames in Transnational Perspective
Ervine, J. & Dauncey, H., 1 Nov 2023, Transnational French Studies. Forsdick, C. & Launchbury, C. (eds.). Liverpool: Liverpool University Press, Vol. 6. p. 207-224 18 p. (Transnational Modern Languages).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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The Jamel Comedy Club: (Mis)understanding Stand-Up Comedy’s Relationship with Urban Culture in France
Ervine, J., 30 Dec 2022, Punching Up in Stand-Up Comedy: Speaking truth to power. Bhargava , R. & Chilana , R. (eds.). Routledge, p. 75-90Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
- Paper › Research › Not peer-reviewed
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Adopted and enforced homelands in the films of Rabah Ameur-Zaïmeche
Ervine, J., 10 Jul 2009.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Citizenship and Belonging in Urban France: A Study of Zebda’s J’y suis j’y reste (I’m here I’m staying here)
Ervine, J., 14 Mar 2006.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Diaspora and Problematic Hybrid Identities in Contemporary French Cinema
Ervine, J., 24 Jul 2007.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Et si le stand-up n’appartenait pas à la culture urbaine ?
Ervine, J., 24 Nov 2023.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Filming the banlieues: Paris and the Provinces
Ervine, J., 8 Sept 2007.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Football, Race and the Republic
Ervine, J., 23 Mar 2007.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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French Cinema’s Representations of Enforced Return Migration
Ervine, J., 2 Apr 2009.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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French Cinema’s Response to Media Representations of France’s Banlieues
Ervine, J., 5 Jul 2005.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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French banlieues as scenes of crime
Ervine, J., 15 Jun 2007.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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From the kebab shop to online fame: The case of French-Turkish rapper Lil' Maaz
Ervine, J., 28 Feb 2009.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Giving voice to young banlieue residents via cinema: A study of Eric Pittard’s Le Bruit, l’odeur et quelques étoiles (2001) and Jean Pierre Thorn’s On n’est pas des marques de vélo (2002)
Ervine, J., 9 Sept 2006.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Hard work: endurance and the body in French sports films
Ervine, J., 4 Sept 2024.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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History and Legacy: assessing the significance of the Paris 2024 Olympics
Ervine, J., 16 Mar 2024.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Immigrant Struggles in France: Avoiding the Transnational?
Ervine, J., 25 May 2009.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Kebabs, clichés and communities: a study of Lil Maaz’s Mange du kebab
Ervine, J., 5 Sept 2009.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Mange du kebab! Lil' Maaz's journey from a Parisian kebab shop to online fame as a rapper
Ervine, J., 1 May 2009.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Muslims, music, meat and masculinity: the case of Lil Maaz
Ervine, J., 6 Jun 2009.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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New Media and New Spaces: Kamini, Kebabs and Counter Culture
Ervine, J., 22 Nov 2008.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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New Media and New Spaces: The Case of Kamini
Ervine, J., 26 Apr 2008.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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Tasting Hybridity: Uncle Roger and Big Zuu's Humorous Visions of Global Food
Ervine, J., 14 Sept 2023.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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The Cycle of Violence in Rabah Ameur-Zaïmeche’s Wesh Wesh, qu’est-ce qui se passe?
Ervine, J., 5 Jul 2006.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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The Discreet Charm of Dining: Food and Social Distinction in French Cinema
Ervine, J., 24 Nov 2007.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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The Impact of the Algerian War (1954-62) on French Film
Ervine, J., 20 Sept 2005.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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The Opposition to War in French Cinema 1954-67
Ervine, J., 14 Oct 2005.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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The Opposition to War in French Cinema of the 1950s and 1960s
Ervine, J., 19 Aug 2008.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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The Shifting Boundaries and Borders of Immigration and Nationality in France
Ervine, J., 21 Jan 2005.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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The role of films in the campaign against the double peine 1991-2002
Ervine, J., 10 Sept 2005.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper