Patricia-Pia Célérier, Associate Professor, French

Diplôme d'études Universitaires Générales; Licence ès lettres; Maîtrise ès lettres; Diplôme d'Etrudes Approfondies, Doctorat ès Lettres, Sorbonne-Paris IV

Doctorate from Paris IV-Sorbonne, France. Field of research: French-speaking African literatures (Senegal, Mali, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Rwanda). Most recent publication: Critical introduction to the English translation of Mongo Beti's The Story of the Madman. (U. of Virginia Press, 2001). Current research project: Book length study on Les nouvelles formes d'engagement dans la littèrature africaine de langue française. (with C. Cazenave, MIT). Teaching interests: French-speaking African literatures and cultures, Gender Studies, Immigration.