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Newcastle Upon Tyne, GB

Newcastle Upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom

Ghent, Belgium

Project: Genocide Commemoration in the Rwandan Diaspora

Francosphères, which is edited at the Centre for Postcolonial Studies in London and Paris and published by Liverpool University Press, seeks to define and question the presence of French language and culture across frontiers and borders, as defined by the Franco postcolonial presence, contact with French culture, and the ‘France of the mind’. To this.

Oxford, United Kingdom

Mellon-Sawyer Seminar Series 2017-18: 'Post-War: Commemoration, Reconstruction, Reconciliation'

Annual conference 2016: 'Francophone Postcolonial Studies in the 21st Century', 18-19 November 2016, Senate House, London. Annual conference 2015: 'Postcolonial Mobilities in the Francophone World', 13-14 November 2015, Senate House, London.

Centre For Postcolonial Studies

Postdoctoral Research Officer in the new Centre for Postcolonial Studies. Primary responsibility for organising the London- and Paris-based activities of the Centre, managing the Centre’s online presence, and facilitating and developing collaborative research initiatives. Setting up of an academic network in Postcolonial Studies, which was launched in.

Centre For Translation And Comparative Cultural Studies

Postdoctoral Research Fellowship working on the AHRC-funded project ‘Building Images: Exploring 21st century Sino-African dynamics through cultural exchange and translation’.

Barcelona Area, Spain

Translation using the language pairs Spanish-English and French-English. Editing and reviewing English-language documents. Our team worked with a range of both local and international businesses, as well as key Spanish academic institutions.

Designing and delivering seminars and workshops on the following first-year undergraduate modules:- The French Language- Contemporary France: Politics and Society- Reading Texts

Translating Thought Research Group

Morpeth, UK

Conducting one-on-one intervention sessions and providing in-class support for students aged 9-13 years with physical and/or learning difficulties.

Three-month internship as part of the research project ‘Life Stories of Montrealers Displaced by War, Genocide and Other Human Rights Violations’, working with the Haiti, Rwanda and Holocaust working groups.

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), French And Francophone Studies

Thesis: ‘Writing Trauma: The Voice of the Witness in Rwandan Women’s Testimonial Literature’.

Master Of Arts (M.A.), French Language And Literature, Dean'S Honours List

Dissertation: ‘Le roman comme témoignage: l’œuvre de Marie-Célie Agnant’.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), French Studies, First

Academic year 2004-2005 spent in France studying under the ERASMUS programme at the Université de Provence (Aix-Marseille I).