Dr. Judith Sinanga Ohlmann

Biography

Judith Sinanga-Ohlmann is an Associate Professor in the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures at the University of Windsor. Born and raised in Rwanda, she earned a scholarship to the University of Nice Sophia-Antipolis in France, where she completed her Bachelor of Arts in Modern Languages and a Master of Arts in Semiotics and Literary Sciences. She undertook her doctoral research at Queen’s University, focusing on Francophone Literature. Throughout her academic career, she has held teaching appointments at institutions such as the Royal Military College and Huron College at the University of Western Ontario before joining the University of Windsor in 2001. In addition to her primary responsibilities, she holds an Adjunct Faculty position in the Department of French at Dalhousie University. Her teaching covers various topics, including French grammar and 17th to 20th-century French literature, with a specific focus on Francophone literatures from sub-Saharan Africa and the French Caribbean. Sinanga-Ohlmann's research explores themes of exile, diaspora, racism, and the conditions of African women and politics in the Great Lakes region of Africa. She has published numerous articles on Haitian literature, particularly examining the works of Gérard Étienne. Her ongoing research includes a SSHRC grant project titled 'Faces of Racism: Everyday Racialized Encounters in Windsor Essex,' running from March 2023 to March 2026.

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