Olivier Salès

Degrees

University of Miami – 2022

Ph.D. in Literary, Cultural & Linguistic Studies (awarded with distinction)

Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour (University of Pau and Pays de l’Adour) – 2016

Certificate, French State Secondary School Teaching (CAPES)

Université Grenoble Alpes (Grenoble Alps University) – 2015

M.A. in French Language and Literature (awarded with distinction)

Université Grenoble Alpes (Grenoble Alps University) – 2013

Double B.A.: French Language and Literature / Philosophy

Areas of Expertise and Research Interests

• Teaching French Language (all levels)
• Hip Hop Studies
• Media Studies
• Sociolinguistics
• Literary Urban Studies
• Gender & Sexualities Studies
• Indigenous Studies
• Comparative Literature

Selected Publications

• Salès, Olivier. Patriotisme et critique du colonialisme dans Hirza ou les Illinois de Sauvigny (Patriotism and critique of colonialism in Hirza or the Illinois by Sauvigny). In: Côté, Sébastien; Frantz, Pierre; Marchand, Sophie (Eds.) Rêver le Nouveau Monde: l'imaginaire nord-américain dans la littérature française du XVIIIe siècle (Dreaming the New World: North American Imaginary in 18th Century French Literature), Quebec, Canada: Presses de l'Université Laval, pp. 230-244, 2022. Peer-reviewed article
• Salès, Olivier. « Je suis la panthère face aux lions. » Hantise de la police et visions genrées de la rue dans le rap français contemporain (“I am the panther against the lions.” Police Haunting and Gendered Perspectives on the Streets in Contemporary French Rap). In: Chassaigne, Philippe; Delaporte, Adèle; Le Mao, Caroline (Eds.) Peurs urbaines XVIe-XXIe siècle (Urban Fears 16th-21st Centuries). Pessac, France: Presses Universitaires de Nouvelle-Aquitaine, 2022. Book chapter
• Salès, Olivier. Les Amérindiens vus par eux-mêmes: vers un dépassement de la littérature identitaire? (Indigenous Self-Representations: A Path Beyond Identity Literature?) In: La Revue des lettres modernes, coll. Littératures francophones au présent. Paris, France: Classiques Garnier, n.1, pp. 163-185, 2019. Peer-reviewed article

Awards

• Hugo Achugar Outstanding Graduate Student Award. University of Miami, Coral Gables, 2022.
• Faculty Research Award. Hollins University, Roanoke, 2021.
• 43rd Regional Emmy Awards Nominee, "White Noise: Morel Doucet," Arts/Entertainment Program Feature/Segment. Suncoast Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Pembroke Pines, 2019.