Personal profile
Research overview
Scottish, British, Madagascan and Romanian cultural and political exchanges with France. French colonial and post-colonial geographies. Modern Romanian politics and culture. Communism and post-communism. Geopoetics. Mining and writing. Translation.
Future research
With Mioara Anton, of the Nicolae Iorga History Institute, Bucharest, I am preparing a book on Britain and Communist Romania, 1948-1989. My other main project is 'Mining and Writing in the Work of Joe Corrie, Constant Malva and Jules Mousseron'.
Academic/Professional Qualification
External positions
Extraordinary Associate Professor of French, Stellenbosch University
2014 → …
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Happy days in Tel-Aviv: chronicles
Bowd, G. P. (Translator) & Koskas, M., 1 Jun 2024, Tel-Aviv: Literary Sensation. 150 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Michael Mann: a contemporary retrospective
Bowd, G. P. (Translator) & Thoret, J.-B., 23 May 2024, London: White Lion. 351 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Vlad
Bowd, G. P., 15 Mar 2024, Edinburgh: Leamington Books. 216 p. (Pierpoint)Research output: Book/Report › Book
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Franco-Romanian cinema in late communism: Sergiu Nicolaescu's François Villon - Poetul vagabond (1987)
Bowd, G. P., 25 Mar 2023, In: Journal of Romance Studies. 23, 1, p. 67-84 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Mining and writing in the work of Joe Corrie, Constant Malva and Jules Mousseron
Bowd, G. P., 7 Apr 2023, In: Modern Language Review. 118, 2, p. 159-181 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Projects
- 9 Finished
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Research in Africa and France: Research in Africa and France on Jean-Joseph Rabearivelo, Charles Maurras and Colonial Madagascar
Bowd, G. (PI)
20/03/14 → 19/03/15
Project: Standard
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The Cultural Life of Occupied France 191: The Cultural Life pf Occupied France 1914-1918
Bowd, G. (PI)
1/09/12 → 30/06/13
Project: Standard
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Small Research Grant Round 1: BA Small Research Grant Round 1
Bowd, G. (PI)
1/04/10 → 31/03/11
Project: Standard
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Emmanuel de Martonne and Romania: Emmanuel de Martonne & Romania
Bowd, G. (PI)
1/04/09 → 30/06/09
Project: Standard
Activities
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Translating - and betraying? - Michel Houellebecq
Bowd, G. P. (Speaker)
26 Feb 2024Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Book launch, Gaudeamus Book Fair, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Bowd, G. P. (Speaker)
8 Apr 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Public lecture/debate/seminar
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Mining and writing in the work of Joe Corrie, Constant Malva and Jules Mousseron
Bowd, G. P. (Speaker)
3 Apr 2023Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Triumph Street, Bucharest
Bowd, G. P. (Speaker)
30 Sept 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Prizes
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Robert Louis Stevenson Memorial Award (literary prize).
Bowd, G. P. (Recipient), 2003
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Press/Media
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Interview with Avangarda podcast, Romania
17/03/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Relating to Research
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Interview on Michel Houellebecq in L'Obs
10/12/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Relating to Research
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