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    Olivier Le Blond, Ph.D.

    Olivier Le Blond

    Associate Department Head, Associate Professor of French

    Phone678-717-3473

    Office locationNesbitt 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.

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