Cheikh Ndiaye

Cheikh Ndiaye is an Associate Professor of French and Francophone Studies at Union College, specializing in pre-colonial, colonial, and post-colonial literatures of French-speaking regions. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Connecticut and an M.A. and B.A. from the University of Dakar, Senegal. His research focuses on African oral traditions, postcolonial identity, and the Negritude movement, with interdisciplinary connections to Africana and Caribbean studies. Ndiaye has received multiple grants for research and teaching, including support for fieldwork in Senegal and studies on African cinema.

• Education:
• Ph.D. in French & Francophone Studies, University of Connecticut (2000)
• M.A. in French, University of Dakar (1993)
• B.A. in French, University of Dakar (1991)

His teaching portfolio includes courses on French language, Francophone literatures, and oral traditions. Ndiaye has authored or co-authored over 20 scholarly articles and book chapters, including work on Patrick Chamoiseau, Léopold Sédar Senghor, and Calixthe Beyala. He is a frequent presenter at academic conferences and has organized initiatives to promote African cultural studies at Union College.

Notable awards include grants from the Union College Humanities Development Board (2002, 2005) and the Winthrop King Institute for Francophone Studies (2010). His research on Senegalese oral epics and postcolonial narrative strategies has been published in Nouvelles Études Francophones and Contemporary French and Francophone Studies.