Doctor of Philosophy (P.h.D.)

French Language and Literature
Boston University
2012

Diplôme d'études approfondies (D.E.A)

African and Caribbean Literature
University of Yaoundé I
2007

Master of Arts (M.A.)

African and Caribbean Literature
University of Yaoundé I
2004

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

African and Caribbean Literature
University of Yaoundé I
2001

Gender Issues in Francophone Africa

Culture and Identity

Postcolonial Theory

Digital Cinema in Francophone Africa

FREN 050- Oral Expression I, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.

FREN 051- Oral Expression II, Spring 2024.

FREN 077- Advanced Grammar and Composition, Spring 2024

FREN 002- Elementary French 2, Fall 2023, 2024.

FREN 040- Intensive Grammar Review, Fall 2023, Fall 2024.

IS: Fren Lang-Lit, Fall 2023

FREN 001- Beginner Level, Spring 2025.

FREN 014 -Introduction to Humanities, Fall 2024.

Presidential Fellowship, Boston University, 2007-2012

Essay Prize Award, May 2012

Awarded to one doctoral student each year for excellence in writing work, Department of Romance Studies, Boston University. 

''Femme et reconstruction chez Werewere Liking : Elle sera de Jaspe et de corial » [Woman and Reconstruction in Werewere Liking: Elle sera de jaspe et de corail.]. Werewere Liking : Le Ki-Yi Mbock et la Renaissance africaine. Ifrikiya, 2021, pp. 150-160.

''Femme et reconstruction chez Werewere Liking : Elle sera de Jaspe et de corial » [Woman and Reconstruction in Werewere Liking: Elle sera de jaspe et de corail.]. Werewere Liking : Le Ki-Yi Mbock et la Renaissance africaine. Ifrikiya, 2021, pp. 150-160.

Foundations and historical changes in African literatures

Foundations and historical changes in African literatures in L'industrie du livre en Afrique: tendances, défis & opportunités de croissance (The African book industry: trends, challenges & opportunities for growth)

Most early African literatures were essentially oral, and were expressed in a variety of local languages. This oral tradition, teeming with various genres including epics, tales, and proverbs, was a primary vehicle for transmitting knowledge, collective memories and cultural values. Today, this "oraliture" is fully recognized as a cultural expression and as a legitimate and valuable source of African history, carrying with it the richness of an intangible heritage that has long been neglected.

Gender-Based Violence in Cameroon’s Digital Cinema”

Gender-Based Violence in Cameroon’s Digital Cinema in Rocky Mountain Review, Spring 2025, Volume 79, number 1 (pp. 23-41)

Blaise Ntedju, a Cameroonian digital filmmaker and creator of online streaming platforms, addresses gender-based violence in 12 Cas(2024), a series depicting twelve cases of rape. This research examines the final case, Secret mortel, Cas 12(Deadly Secret, Case 12), exploring how digital visual art intersects with societal issues in Cameroon. By incorporating everyday realities into his narratives, Ntedju highlights challenges such as family conflicts, betrayal, incest, and rape-induced pregnancies.

“Migration, Water, and the Human Condition in Laurent Gaudé’s Eldorado”. Journal of Comparative Literature and Aesthetics Vol. 48, No. 3, Autumn, Vishvanatha Kaviraja Institute, India, 2025, pp. 65-73.

Migration, Water, and the Human Condition in Laurent Gaudé’s Eldorado in Journal of Comparative Literature and Aesthetics Vol. 48, No. 3, Autumn, Vishvanatha Kaviraja Institute, India, 2025, pp. 65-73.

In Eldorado, Laurent Gaudé transforms the Mediterranean into a space where personal desire and collective crisis intersect. Through Soleiman, a young African migrant pursuing dignity, and Salvatore Piracci, an Italian coast guard consumed by moral doubt, the novel portrays migration as both human struggle and political dilemma. Rejecting abstraction, Gaudé foregrounds the voices, silences, and bodies of those in motion, exposing the violence of borders and the fragility of resilience. This article, drawing on postcolonial theory and migration studies, argues that Eldorado compels us to confront the ethical stakes of displacement while restoring humanity to its narratives.

Issues of Modernity in African Female Novel

Les Enjeux de la modernité dans le roman africain au féminin (Issues of Modernity in African Female Novel)

This essay revisits the treatment of modernity in Francophone postcolonial Africa through the novels of Ken Bugul, Werewere Liking and the late Angèle Rawiri. The study examines how these authors represent the current problems of African identity. The analysis also looks at the dilemmas of female characters and the realities of African women to rethink social problems. To get out of this ambiguity, this essay suggests that the multicultural context should be constantly taken into account to build one's identity according to the cultures present.

Domestic Violence and Female Figures in Djaïli Amadou Amal’s Works

Violence conjugale et figures féminines chez Djaïli Amadou Amal (Domestic Violence and Female Figures in Djaïli Amadou Amal’s Works)

This work aims to analyze the complex dimensions of marriage and the manifestations of domestic violence in Africa. To understand the link between marriage and female violence, we will draw on Pierre Bourdieu’s theory, which defines the power dynamic between men and women as a form of ‘symbolic violence’. The objective will be to examine the strategies employed to express this violence in Djaïli’s work. The study of the female characters will help us better grasp the unique aspects of the author’s writing while also highlighting the similarities with other African women.