Ph.D., University of Georgia-Athens
Fields: African and Caribbean Francophone Literatures and Cultures |
鈥 禄 | Email: ojean@holycross.edu
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Scholarly Publications
Books:
- Les Soleils des independances d'Ahmadou Kourouma. (Lead author with Saidou Alc茅ny Barry) Paris: Honor茅 Champion, 2013. 128 p.
- Allah n'est pas oblig茅 d'Ahmadou Kourouma. (Lead author with Yves Dakouo) Bienne, Switzerland: Le Crippe, 2011. 128 p.
- Images et Mirages des Migrations dans le Cin茅ma et la litt茅rature africains francophones. (Co-editor with Fran莽oise Naudillon) Montr茅al: M茅moire d'encrier, 2011. 218 p.
- L'Imaginaire d'Ahmadou Kourouma: Contours et enjeux d'une esth茅tique. (Editor.) Paris : Editions Karthala, 2010. 278 p.
- Figuration et m茅moire dans les Cin茅mas francophones africains. (Editor.) Paris : Editions L'Harmattan, 2010. 260 p.
- Cin茅ma et Litt茅rature du Burkina Faso. De la Singularit茅 脿 l'Universalit茅. Montr茅al: Editions CIDIHCA, 2005; Ouagadougou: Editions Sankofa & Gurli. 2005. 327 p.
- Maryse Cond茅 et Ahmadou Kourouma: Griots de l'indicible. Peter Lang: New York, 2004. 180 p.
Book chapters:
- 芦 Voyance et sorcellerie chez Ahmadou Kourouma: un trompe-l鈥櫯搃l? 禄 in Le sens du social dans le roman francophone (Eds.) Justin K. Bisanswa et Kasereka Kavwahirehi. Paris: Honor茅 Champion Editeur, 2011. pp. 235-250
- 芦 Paweogo l鈥橢migrant et Le retour au village baliseurs de l鈥檈xp茅rience migrante burkinab猫 禄 in Images et Mirages des Migrations dans le Cin茅ma et la litt茅rature africains francophones. (Eds.) Fran莽oise Naudillon et Jean Ou茅draogo. pp. 31-56.
- 芦 Magie et d茅magogie : de l鈥檌nstrumentalisation de la divination dans l鈥櫯搖vre de Kourouma. 禄 in L'Imaginaire d'Ahmadou Kourouma: Contours et enjeux d'une esth茅tique. (Ed.) Jean Ou茅draogo. Karthala: Paris, 2010. pp. 193-223.
- 芦 Guelwaar ou la tradition didactique chez Ousmane Semb猫ne 禄 in Figuration et m茅moire dans les Cin茅mas francophones africains. Paris: Editions l'Harmattan, 2010. pp. 105-129.
- 芦 Un fleuve m茅tis: Entretien avec Mama Keita. 禄 in L'Afrique fait son cin茅ma: Regards et perspectives sur le cin茅ma africain francophone. (Eds.) Fran莽oise Naudillon, Janusz Przychodzen et Sathya Rao. M茅moire d'Encrier: Montr茅al, 2006. pp. 175-190.
- 芦 Le jeu de l鈥檌ci et de l鈥檃illeurs: discours sur la condition postcoloniale dans l鈥櫯搖vre romanesque de Kourouma. in Identit茅s postcoloniales et discours dans les cultures francophones. (Ed.) Marie-Ange Somdah. L'Harmattan: Paris, 2003. pp. 65-81.
- 芦 Toponymie th茅matique et rep猫res topographiques du roman burkinab猫. 禄 in Ecritures du Burkina Faso (Ed.) Marie-Ange Somdah. L'Harmattan: Paris 2003. pp 99-126.
Articles and book reviews:
- Coordinated the dossier Kourouma (a cluster of 4 articles) for Research in African Literatures 38:2 (Summer 2007), 77-139.
- 鈥淚ntroduction to the dossier Kourouma.鈥 Research in African Literatures 38:2 (Summer 2007), 77-80.
- Translated (from French) Christiane Ndiaye's 鈥淜ourouma, the Myth: The Rhetoric of the Commonplace in Kourouma Criticism.鈥 Research in African Literatures 38:2 (Summer 2007), 95-108.
- 鈥淓ntretien avec Ben Diogaye B猫ye.鈥 The French Review (special issue on Cinemas) 79:6 (May 2006), 1298-1308.
- 鈥淓ntretien avec Jean-Marc Massie.鈥 The French Review (special issue on Quebec) 78:6 (May 2005), 1216-1226.
- 鈥淎hmadou Kourouma and the Ivorian Crisis.鈥 Research in African Literatures 35:3 (Fall 2004), 1-5.
- 鈥淏aliseurs du conte. Portraits de conteurs.鈥 Spirale 192 (Septembre-Octobre 2003): 34-35
Awards & Distinctions
- Fulbright Scholarship for teaching and research at Universit茅 de Ouagadougou, Bukina Faso (2015-2016)
- US State Department Youth Leadership Prorgrams with Francophone Africa, 2011-2013. A grant valued at $328, 000 to bring 60 high school students and teachers to Plattsburgh & Washington, DC for a three-week program in leadership development, community service/civic engagement, and participatory democracy. Program director, 2011-2013.
- SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative activity, 2011.
- SUNY Chancellor's Award for Internationalization, 2005 & 2011.
- President of the Francophone Caucus of the African Literature Association (2008-2009)
- Vice President of the Francophone Caucus of the African Literature Association (2007-2008)
- National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Institute (2005) on African Cinema in Dakar, Senegal. June 8-July 6, 2005.
- Life Member of Pi Delta Phi Soci茅t茅 d'honneur fran莽aise
Teaching & Research Interests
- Francophone Literatures and Cultures
- Francophone Literatures in Translation
- Francophone African and Caribbean Cinema
- African Anglophone Literature
Courses Taught at 51小黄车
- STWL 299 Topics in African Cinema
- FREN 499 The Francophone Bildungsroman (anticipated)
- STWL 299 The Contemporary African Novel (anticipated)
Professional Affiliations
- African Literature Association (ALA)
- American Association of Teachers of French (AATF)
- Conseil International d'Etudes Francophones (CIEF)