Olivier Le Blond, Ph.D.

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).

• 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

Peer-Reviewed Articles:

Coche, Roxane, and Olivier Le Blond. “Is the World Ready for a Woman Coaching a Top Male Athlete? Analysis of Online Reactions to Mauresmo's Appointment as Murray's Coach.” Women's Studies International Forum, vol. 69, 2018, pp. 9–17.

“Orientation textuelle et écriture du je dans L’Enfant ébloui de Rachid O.”
Nouvelles Etudes Francophones, vol. 27, fall 2014. Published summer 2015.

Book Chapters:

““Racers Start Your Engines”: RuPaul, the Standardization of Drag, and Trans Representation in RuPaul’s Drag Race.” Queer Identities in Popular Cultures Since 2010, edited by Laura J. Getty and Josef Vice, McFarland. (forthcoming)

“Dustan’s Ghetto: Paris and the Marais as Loci of Extremes.” In the Shadows of the City of Light: Representations of Marginal Paris, edited by Aurélie Van de Wiele and Carole Salmon, Brill. (forthcoming)

Le Blond, Olivier, et al. “Glows and Grows of Promoting Allyship for Marginalized Populations through Organized Multicultural Structures.” The University of North Georgia: 150 Years of Leadership and Vision, edited by Katherine Rose Adams et al., University of North Georgia University Press, Dahlonega, GA, 2023, pp. 165–178.

“Sexual Fluidity and Movements in Abdellah Taïa’s L’armée du salut: The Birth of a Queer Moroccan Francophone Identity.” Abdellah Taïa’s Queer Migrations: Non-Places, Affect, and Temporalities, edited by Denis Provencher and Siham Bouamer, Lexington Books, 2021.

“Le Corps Masculin Maghrébin Comme Lieu De Résistance Coloniale.” Éduquer En Pays dominé : (Afrique, Amériques, Europe), edited by Franck Collin et al., Karthala, 2019, pp. 165–190.