Jessica Thrasher Chenot

Jessica Thrasher Chenot is a Lecturer at the University of Rouen Normandy's UFR Letters and Human Sciences. She holds a Doctorate in Anglophone Studies (2020) from the University of Le Havre Normandy, focusing on maternal figures and motherhood in the sitcom Friends. Her research intersects American television studies, gender representation, and cultural analysis.

Her specialties include American sitcoms, maternal narratives, and the cultural impact of popular TV series. Notable publications include analyses of pregnancy narratives in 20th-century sitcoms and re-evaluations of motherhood in Friends. She has presented at major conferences, such as the French Association for American Studies and the University of Le Havre's Gender and Screens events.

Chenot co-directed the GRAAT Online issue on 'Parenthood in American Television Series' (2020) and has engaged in public lectures on series like The Good Wife and Transparent. Her work bridges academic critique with broader cultural discourse, emphasizing the evolving norms of motherhood and gender roles in media.