Dr Brenda Garvey leads the French team at the University of Chester, designing, developing and teaching on undergraduate French modules and works closely with colleagues from other language areas on cultural studies modules. She takes a particular interest in pastoral care and supervision and oversees undergraduate student portfolios and projects. She also leads the MA Language, Cultures and Translation programme and has supervised MA and MRes dissertations on a range of subjects related to language, identity formation and social movements across the French speaking world. Dr Garvey supervises PhD projects on language, literature and culture with particular reference to responses to cultural imperialism and independence.