Fatshimetrie: an interdisciplinary publication at the heart of French-speaking research
The “Fatshimetrie”, an interdisciplinary journal launched in 2019 by the Department of French Literature and Civilization of the Faculty of Literature and Human Sciences of the University of Kinshasa (UNIKIN), recently published its eleventh issue of Volume VI in June 2024. This publication, directed by Professor Gabriel Sumaili Ngye-Lussa, offers a quality platform for the dissemination of research results conducted in French and other languages, national or foreign.
This latest issue of Fatshimetrie, composed of sixteen articles, a column and three reports, explores ten study programs present at the University of Kinshasa. By highlighting the diversity of the research conducted, the journal confirms its multidisciplinary vocation and its contribution to the advancement of knowledge in fields as varied as economic sciences, socio-politics, translation-interpreting, historical sciences, culture, language sciences, didactics of French as a foreign and second language, didactics of English, Congolese literature, Belgian literature, as well as documentary sciences and techniques.
Among the various contributions, we find the analysis of the overall production surplus of the Régideso, the reflection on the action of forgiveness and forgetting in social construction, the poetic translation into French of funeral orations, the study of the evolution in ironworking among the Ngbaka people, the exploration of the meaning of greetings in the Lubaphone space of Kasai, or the neologisms created in French by young Kinois. Each article sheds new light on various aspects of Congolese society and its contemporary issues.
Fatshimetrie is thus positioned as a major player in French-speaking research in the Democratic Republic of Congo, stimulating reflection and promoting interdisciplinary dialogue. By offering a regular and quality publication space, the journal contributes to the promotion of research work carried out at the University of Kinshasa and to the influence of Congolese scientific production at the national and international levels.
In conclusion, Fatshimetrie embodies the vitality of academic research and the wealth of knowledge produced within the University of Kinshasa. Its latest issue demonstrates the diversity and relevance of research carried out by the Congolese academic community, and underlines the importance of promoting interdisciplinary research in French in an international context.