Dr Jonathan Ervine
Senior Lecturer in French
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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.
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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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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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Sport et film en France
Ervine, J., 14 Oct 2023.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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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. (ed.), 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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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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New Media and New Spaces: The Case of Kamini
Ervine, J., 26 Apr 2008.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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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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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