...This chapter addresses the associations between the voluntary and the statutory sectors, and explores the complex pattern of links that developed between erstwhile child rescue societies and central and local government in the UK. It explores the large voluntary organisations, specifically...

... anticipated but its most effective quality would impede its UK cinema release for nearly twenty-five years. British censorship The Texas Chain Saw Massacre BBFC film classification UK cinema film censorship The succession of events surrounding the British censorship of The Texas Chain Saw...

...This chapter provides an overview of the history of French Studies in the UK. It shows that French established itself in the first two decades of the twentieth century as an intellectually respectable humanities discipline, within which language was central not only as a skill, but as an object...

...This chapter focuses on the Contemporary Women's Writing in French (CWWF) seminar and research network, together with its related activities. Through its activities, events, and publication outputs, CWWF has made a strong contribution to French Studies in the UK, and over the past ten years has...

...This chapter first considers the ways in which teaching in French cinema has evolved since the 1970s. It then discusses developments in research, with a strong focus on the UK, but also taking into account work done in France and the USA. It concludes that the distinguishing feature of UK-based...

... describes the Island's social policy up to the outbreak of war in 1939. The interwar years show the Island's interwar employment problem, changes on health treatment and public service. The financial connection between the Isle of Man and the UK during the interwar period is elaborated. Butler Sir Montagu...

...This introductory begins a discussion of the close ties between the US and UK, and Irish-Americans' search for a proactive policy to embarrass the British government and influence its policy in Northern Ireland. Their efforts resulted in the MacBride Principles, a set of affirmative action fair...

... as a landmark film, well-regarded, influential, and critically acclaimed. Critic Julian Petley describes it as ‘one of the towering achievements, not simply of British horror but of British cinema tout court’, while David Pirie suggests it ‘brings UK horror to some kind of maturity...

...This chapter discusses the period from the outbreak of war in 1939 to Parliament's Isle of Man Act in 1958. This period saw a major devolution of power to the Island and a great expansion in the role of the state. This chapter also explores the detail of the proposed devolution of the UK Treasury's...

... to the elected chamber. This chapter deals with the transfers of authority and concerted attempts by Tynwald. It also reports a major review of the Island's relationship with the UK. The changing role of the Executive Council and its development is also examined. The chapter shows the combined impact...

...This introductory chapter briefly sets out the book's purpose, which is to paint a picture of French Studies in the UK. It then cites the main challenge faced by modern language education, namely the lack of financial support from the government. It argues that the modern languages community must...

...French Studies in the UK has responded rather quickly to queer theory and its questioning of sexuality compared to related disciplines in France, in part through increased dialogue with French Studies in the US, and in part through the productive interaction between academia and political activism...

...This chapter examines the place of contemporary popular culture in French Studies. It considers the reasons behind UK French Studies's absence of engagement with popular culture, and cites a semantic misunderstanding between French Studies and cultural studies. It also suggests that contemporary...

...This book draws together a range of scholars to examine the state of French Studies in the UK, taking account of the variety of factors that have made the discipline what it is. The book looks ahead to the place of French Studies in a world that is increasingly interdisciplinary, and where student...

..., are provisional. Table 2 UK first degree and postgraduate enrolments 2007–8: FPEs (fullperson equivalents) First degrees Postgraduates (taught and research) Postgraduates as % of first degrees French 8005 340 4.2 Spanish 5100 305 6.0 German 3105 200 6.4...

... the largest French department in the UK. This chapter describes the university's distinctive and innovative approach to teaching French, and its related research activities. It begins by setting language learning in the context of supported distance education, and concludes by proposing wider interuniversity...

...This chapter describes a joint sociolinguistic research project by French and British teams, which examines the influence on the English and French languages of varieties spoken by major communities of immigrant origin, including Afro-Caribbeans in the UK, French Caribbeans and Maghrebis in France...