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Published on November 23, 2021

Conversation with Dr. Bacholle

Bacholle interview screenshot

On November 18, Dr. Michèle Bacholle, a distinguished CSU French professor at Eastern, was invited by Dr. Bertrand Bourgeois, a Senior Lecturer in French Studies at the University of Melbourne, to discuss her Annie Ernaux e-Museum. 

The Annie Ernaux e-Museum, launched in February 2021, is the result of years of research and of a personal pursuit.  It was called an “intertwined autobiography” by Ernaux herself. 

Dr. Bourgeois is a French literature scholar and his current research interests center on the houses and museum(-like) spaces of French poets, authors and artists.  Through his research, Bourgeois found and was intrigued by the virtual space that Dr. Bacholle created.   He wanted to learn more about Bacholle’s creative process in the formation, design and maintenance of this unique online space.

Bourgeois and Bacholle met up for a virtual conversation.  In a casual question and answer format, Bacholle and Bourgeois discussed physical and virtual museum spaces, their focus and feel, and dove into the aesthetics, functionality and creation of the Annie Ernaux e-Musuem.   A recording of their dialogue is available on YouTube. 

As part of this interview, Dr. Bacholle created an introduction and virtual walk-through of her Annie Ernaux e-Museum.  It is also available on YouTube.