Morgane Cadieu

Morgane Cadieu is an Associate Professor of French with tenure at Yale University's Department of French. She specializes in 20th- and 21st-century French and Francophone literature, focusing on experimental fiction, materialist philosophies (atomism and feminism), social mobility narratives, and postcolonial memory. Her research integrates interdisciplinary approaches to analyze urban spaces, migration, and literary aesthetics.

Education:

• Ph.D., Cornell University, 2014
• M.A., Université Rennes 2, 2008

Research Interests:

• Randomness in literature and theory
• Materialist feminism
• Narratives of social emancipation and migration
• Aesthetics of trains in literature
• Urban studies and spatial theory

Her major works include On Both Sides of the Tracks: Social Mobility in Contemporary French Literature (2024) and Marcher au hasard: clinamen et création dans la prose du XXe siècle (2019). She co-edited special issues on Lesbian Materialism (2023) and Beaches and Ports (2021). Collaborative projects include a 3D-printed train inspired by Émile Zola's La Bête humaine.

Teaching: Courses span experimental literature, social mobility, and French cultural studies, including interdisciplinary modules combining literature with design and technology.