Cristina Robu

Cristina Robu is a Visiting Assistant Professor in the Department of French and Francophone Studies at Davidson College. She teaches French language and Francophone culture, with a particular focus on Québec cultural space.

• Ph.D. in French and Francophone Studies, Indiana University, Bloomington
• Ph.D. in Literary Theory, Academy of Sciences of Moldova, Chişinău
• M.A. in French, Indiana University, Bloomington
• M.A. in Philology, Ion Creangă State Pedagogical University, Chişinău

Her research explores representations of minority groups in Québécois literature and cinema, particularly LGBTQIA2S+ communities. Her doctoral work analyzed the narrativization of sick bodies in contemporary Quebec literature and film.

Areas of expertise include:

• Québec Studies
• Medical Humanities
• Literary Theory
• Film Studies
• Gender Studies

Robu emphasizes intersectional representation in her pedagogy and has consented to data transfer policies for institutional communication purposes.