Mrs Noelene Bloomfield

M.A., Phi Beta Kappa* (USA), Chevalier des Palmes Académiques

Honorary Research Fellow (French Studies)

Arts Building, Room 2.37
Ph: (+61 8) 6488 2161
Fax: (+61 8) 6488 1182
Email: nbloom@arts.uwa.edu.au

Noelene Bloomfield had a 40 year career in French Studies, first at the University of Oregon and then at The University of Western Australia. She is currently a Research Fellow in the latter institution.

During her career, some notable achievements are as follows:

• Senior Lecturer and Convenor of the Department of French Studies at UWA
• Chief Examiner - Tertiary Entrance Examination (French) for the Western Australian Secondary Education Authority, 1994-97
• Distinguished Teaching Award, UWA, 1995
• Convenor, then Chair of Terra Australis 2001 from 1997-2000; this was a WA Committee under the patronage of the President of France, to celebrate the Bicentenary of the 1800-1804 Baudin Expedition to Australia
• Extensive travel in France in 1993, 1997, 1999, 2000 and 2007, to collect information on the many French expeditions to Australia
• Author, Voyage of Discovery, CIS Publications, Melbourne 1990
• Author and Producer of A French Australia? Almost! an educational CD-ROM relating to the French expeditions to Australia. Published jointly by Breakwater Pty. Ltd. and UWA, 2004
• Script-writer, Director and Producer, French Exploration of the Australian Coast, first in video, now in a DVD format. Published jointly by Breakwater Pty. Ltd. and UWA, 2005
• Translator of the Freycinet Documents, for Mr Peter Woods, Principal and Director of the Woodside Valley Foundation, UWA, Perth, 2005
• Presenter of an Exhibition entitled "A French Australia? Almost!", which was exhibited in ten locations within Australia and 3 overseas, between 2005-2008. A French language version is currently circulating in France.
• Invited Speaker on French Expeditions to Australia at two international conferences and eight national conferences between 1997 - 2008