Fachschaft of the English Department

The English Committee represents the English students and their views on all official university levels. We have representatives in the Department Council, the Faculty Council, the Student Council, and the AGEF. The committee primarily functions as a link between the students and the teaching staff. In doing so, its members organise meetings for first-semester students in order to successfully integrate them into the English department. In addition, all students of the English department are encouraged to attend the General Assembly of the English Fachschaft, which is held regularly at the beginning of the semester.

For any questions, don't hesitate to contact us: fs-english@unifr.ch

We also have a WhatsApp group chat for all students of the English department (see our Instagram page for details)

Events

Spring Semester 2026

February:

  • 24.02: Getting Started & Book Exchange

March:

  • 11.03: Screening of Kill Your Darlings (2013)
  • 30.03: Screening of Emma (2020)

April:

  • 15.04: Attention Workshop. With Prof. Michael Boyden
  • 21.04: Darjeelinguistics: "Why They Not Like Us": Pragmatic and Rhetorical Insights on How to Write a Good Diss Track. With Lou Odermatt
  • 22.04: Screening of Their Eyes Were Watching God (2005). With Prof. Michael Boyden

May:

  • 06.05: Screening of Arrietty (2010)
  • TBD: End of Semester Event

TBD: Movie Bingo

 

More details about each event will be communicated in due time :)

For more information on events (such as the venue, time and any updates), check our Instagram page

 

 

NEW: Creative Writing Workshops

  • 23.02: Inaugural event
  • 03.03: Poetry-Writing. With Prof. Matthew Scully
  • 23.03: Student-led session
  • 13.04: From Medusa to Mothman: Remixing Myth and Folklore. With Nino Töndury
  • 27.04: Student-led session
  • 04.05: Adaptations as a Creative Writing Process. With Dr. Honor Jackson
  • 11.05: "It Was The Best Of Times, It Was The Worst Of Times": Writing Utopia/Dystopia. With Ass. Prof. Kilian Schindler
  • 18.05: Student-led session
  • May, TBD: Closing session

More details can be found on our poster on Instagram, and communicated before each event

Our news on Instagram

Members

Apolline Vo

President, Department Council

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Céline Tâche

Vice-President

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Ines Faria Gonçalves

Treasurer, Social Media

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Joël Biland

Student Council

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Eileen Mosca

Student Council

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Francesca Tobler

Faculty Council, Website

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Amira Khali

Faculty Council, Community Manager

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Valentina Tobler

Faculty Council, Social Media

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Members without position

Sara Luna Mobiglia

 

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Yves-André Mabillard

 

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Océane Coulet

 

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Ariana Caldéron

 

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Documents

Here are some useful documents:

Be sure to also check the Department's FAQs, the Vademecum [pdf] for students and the Orientation page.

Merchandising

We're selling merch! You can order your tote bag for 10 CHF by contacting any of our Fachschaft members or by sending us a message on our Instagram account. We'll have your order ready during our office hours provided you placed your order on the previous Tuesday at the latest. You can also buy them directly at Marie-Pierre Meyer-Stephens’s office (MIS 2115) during her office hours. Or buy it at one of our events :)

NEW!! We now sell Fachschaft pens as well! You can get one for 1.-