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Julie Gaillard is an Assistant Professor in the Department of French & Italian at the University of Illinois. Her research focuses on interdisciplinary studies, drawing from literature, literary theory, and visual media culture. She specializes in critical theory and gender studies, particularly in the context of 20th and 21st century French literature and culture. Her book, Réalités pseudonymes, examines how proper names in French literature and the arts articulate reality through various media and modes of mediation. Currently, she is working on a project titled Moi Aussi: French 'Me Literary Uprising Patriarchal Violence, which explores recent literary accounts of adverse childhood experiences in France through the works of several contemporary authors. Additionally, she is engaging with Jean-François Lyotard’s philosophical elaboration on French republicanism in her project, 'Qui, “nous”?'. Dr. Gaillard also teaches various courses including Introduction to Cultural Analysis and French Feminisms at the University.
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