Hélène Charlery

Hélène Charlery is a Lecturer in Anglophone Studies at the Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès, affiliated with the Center for Anglophone Studies (CAS). She has held this academic position since 2008 and is actively engaged in research and scholarly activities.

Her primary research interests center on intersectionality in American cinema and series, with a specific focus on Black American female directors and the representation of African American women in film and media. Her work critically examines the intersections of race, gender, and sexuality in visual narratives.

Her recent publications, including the 2024 journal issue Mainstreaming Intersectionality in Contemporary Cinema and Television which she co-edited, and articles on films by Dee Rees, Ava DuVernay, and Jordan Peele, demonstrate a consistent and evolving scholarly trajectory. Her research analyzes how contemporary films and television series negotiate complex social identities and political themes, particularly through the lens of Black feminism.

• Scientific Responsibilities
  • Co-Secretary of the Society for the History of Women in the Americas (SHAW)
• Thesis Supervision
  • Co-supervised the doctoral thesis of Mikael Toulza on Voodoo in North American audiovisual fiction.

She has presented her research at numerous international conferences, contributing to academic discourse on gender, race, and representation in the English-speaking world.