Research by faculty in French Studies spans a range of disciplines and methodologies.
Research Interests
Active areas of research interest include, but are not limited to:
- Book Culture and Print Nationalism (Dr. Lefort-Favreau);
- Autobiographical trends in 20th century French prose and theatre (Dr. Bénard);
- 19th Century Haitian Print Culture; Anti/Post/Decolonial Thought (Dr. Reyes);
- Environmental Ethics and Activism in Indigenous film and literature (Dr. St-Amand);
- Political Modalities and Contemporary Québécois Writings (Dr. Inkel);
- Medical Humanities and Sociocultural approaches to aging and dying (Dr. Dhavernas);
For more information about the research interests and publications of our faculty members, please visit our Faculty page.
Supervision
Many faculty in French Studies are affiliated with other units including Gender Studies and Cultural Studies. Faculty have also served on supervisory committees in the Faculty of Education.
Future Research Interests
Climate Change Action
As climate change is becoming an increasingly pressing issue, the department remains deeply interested in Ecopoetics and Ecocriticism. Our goal is to further strengthen this growing area of Humanities and Social Science research by attracting leaders in the field through a QNS position or a Canada Research Chair.
Strengthening French Teaching
Given the number of Concurrent Education students majoring or minoring in French, our unit seeks to secure a position that will attract a leading researcher in the field of Second Language Acquisition. This will provide our students and future teachers with the most up-to-date evidence-based methods for successful language teaching and strengthen our ties with the Faculty of Education.