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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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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French banlieues as scenes of crime
Ervine, J., 15 Jun 2007.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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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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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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Filming the banlieues: Paris and the Provinces
Ervine, J., 8 Sept 2007.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
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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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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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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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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