Dr. Farid Laroussi

Biography

Farid Laroussi is a Professor at the University of British Columbia specializing in French and Francophone Studies. His research focuses on the Maghreb region with an emphasis on text, memory, and history, particularly within the context of postcolonial writing and cultural representation. Laroussi's interests include the evolution of contemporary French literature and the literary constructs of the post-World War II novel. After earning his Ph.D. at the University of Virginia and a Doctorate in American literature from the University of Toulouse, he taught at Yale University for ten years before joining UBC in 2010. He has published more than thirty articles and authored several monographs, contributing to the field of Francophone studies. Currently, he is working on a book manuscript titled 'Aesthetic Alchemy: Twenty-First Century Arab Visual Arts', which is under consideration. His notable publications include 'Francophone Literature in the Postcolonial Age' and 'Postcolonial Counterpoint: Orientalism, France, and the Maghreb'.

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