Leservot, Typhaine

Associate Professor of Letters
College of Letters
2386

Associate Professor of Romance Languages & Literatures
Romance Languages and Literatures Department
2386

French Section Head
Romance Languages and Literatures Department
BA University of Caen
MA University of North Carolina
PHD University of North Carolina

EMAIL:

tleservot@wesleyan.edu

COURSES TAUGHT:

COL241 - 01
FREN215 - 01

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

Francophone Postcolonial Studies. (identity, citizenship, immigration, globalization). Caribbean Studies. Maghrebi Studies.

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

My first book, _Le Corps mondialise': Marie Redonnet, Maryse Conde, Assia Djebar_ (Paris: L'Harmattan, 2007) deals with the impact of the globalization of the media on the female body in Francophone literatures from France, the Caribbean, and the Maghreb. (Book and e-book available at link provided below + fnac.com + amazon.fr) My second research project analyzes diverse case studies in the Francophone world that redefine Francophone Postcolonial theory. Issues covered include: 1/ Accident and postcolonial subjectivity in Maryse Conde's detective fiction, 2/ Occidentalism in Marjane Satrapi's graphic memoir _Persepolis_, 3/ The veil affair in Quebec, etc. More to come!

OFFICE HOURS:

M: 12:30-1:30pm and W: 10:50-11:50am (COL 323) + by appointment

PUBLICATIONS:

http://www.editions-harmattan.fr/index.asp?navig=catalogue&obj=livre&no=25129

SPECIAL ROLE IN DEPARTMENT:

Head of the French section 2012-2013