Dr. Jesse Arseneault

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Jesse Arseneault is an academic specializing in African Cultural Studies, focusing on the representations of the human/animal dichotomy in African cultural texts. His current research manuscript, titled 'Africa's Animalities: Concern for Other-Than-Human in the Age of Empire', delves into the global implications of African concepts of animality and inhumanity. Arseneault's work critiques the anthropocentric logics that equate animality with subhumanity and employs methodologies from critical animal studies, posthumanism, and queer theory. His publications have appeared in various scholarly journals, and he has experience supervising graduate programs in English and Humanities. Additionally, he has held leadership roles in academic associations and contributes to the discourse on postcolonial studies and animal studies through various teaching and research initiatives.

Research Interests

Experience

Thesis Supervisor

2016-01-01 — Present

Concordia University • Montreal, QC, Canada

Supervising graduate students in English and Humanities with a focus on research themes in African literature and cultural studies.

Requirements for Concordia University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:90
Prerequisites
Undergraduate degree in cinematic arts or equivalent proficiency
Application Checklist
  • Statement of Purpose (500 words)
  • CV/Resume and Filmography
  • Three letters of reference
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  • Research-Creation Thesis Proposal
Specialization Notes

Administered by the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema; focuses on cinematic arts practice and research-creation.