Olivier Le Blond, Ph.D.

Associate Department Head, Associate Professor of French

Nesbitt Academic Building, 4238, Gainesville
Dunlap Hall, 301A, Dahlonega

Area(s) of Expertise: French and Francophone literature, gender studies

Overview

Dr. Le Blond earned his Ph.D. in French Language and Literature at the State University of New York at Buffalo. His research centers on representations of same-sex couples in the literature of the Maghreb (North Africa), more specifically Morocco.

He is also a member of the Gender Studies Council, and has such, has taught the Introduction to Gender Studies course at UNG (GNST 2140).

Courses Taught

FREN 1001
FREN 1002
FREN 2001
FREN 3610
FREN 3200
FREN 4190
GNST 2140

Education

Ph.D., French Language and Literature, SUNY at Buffalo, 2014
M.A., French Language and Literature, minor TESOL, West Virginia University, 2008
B.A. (Licence), English Language, Literature, and Civilization, Université Paris 13, 2002

Research/Special Interests

Francophone Literature.
Representations of same-sex couples in the novels of the Maghreb
Gender Studies
Queer Studies

Publications

"Orientation textuelle et écriture du je dans L’Enfant ébloui de Rachid O." Nouvelles Etudes Francophones, vol. 27, fall 2014.

Personal Information

Dr. Le Blond is a native of France. His hometown has a unique name: Frépillon (look it up, there is only one in the entire world!), about a half hour Northwest of Paris. He enjoys good cheese, cooking, reading, and movies.