Dutton, Jacqueline Louise
University of Melbourne
Australia
Jacqueline Dutton is Associate Professor in French Studies at the University of Melbourne. She has published widely on contemporary French and Francophone literature and culture, travel writing, utopian studies, cinema, food and wine, including a monograph in French on 2008 Nobel Laureate in Literature, Le Chercheur d’or et d’ailleurs: L’Utopie de JMG Le Clézio (Paris: Harmattan, 2003). She is founder and director of the Travel Research Network www.travelresearchnetwork.com and the Australian Festival of Travel Writing www.aftw.com.au
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ArticlesDégueulasse is French slang for “disgusting,” derived in 1867 from the French verb dégueuler, to vomit. Despite its vulgar status, it is frequently used by almost every French speaker, including foreigners and students. It is also a term that has often been employed to describe the 1973 cult film, La Grande bouffe [Blow Out], by Marco...Read more
