Sandie Blaise,

Please note: Sandie has left the "Romance Studies" group at Duke University; some info here might not be up to date.

As a PhD candidate in French and Francophone Studies, I specialize in contemporary literatures and cultures from the Caribbean, with a specific interest in Haiti and the Haitian diaspora. My dissertation, directed by Professor Laurent Dubois, explores the production and circulation of global literary works and identities across the French-speaking world and in contiguous languages like Haitian Creole.

For the 2018-2019 year, I am the Duke Innovation and Entrepreneurship Graduate Assistant, and will be working closely with Professor Deb Reisinger on innovation in language programming through community engagement and entrepreneurship.

Originally from France, I also obtained an M.A. in Comparative Literary Studies at the University of Kent at Canterbury, United Kingdom.

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Education:

MA in Comparative Literature	University of Kent at Canterbury, United Kingdom	2008
BA in English	Université d'Avignon, France	2007

Areas of Interest:

20th and 21st-century literature from the Caribbean,
Haiti and the Haitian diaspora
Transnational studies
Francophonie and world-literature in French
Cultural Studies
History of publishing in the French-speaking world
Book reception and marketing

Keywords:

Canadian literature--Caribbean authors • Caribbean literature • French • Haitian literature • Language and culture

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