Romain Pasquer-Brochard

Romain Pasquer-Brochard is a Visiting Assistant Professor of French and Francophone Studies at Union College's Modern Languages and Literatures Department. He holds a PhD from Cornell University, with prior degrees from University Paris Diderot and Paris Vincennes St-Denis.

• B.A. University Paris Diderot
• M.A. Paris Vincennes St-Denis
• M.A. and Ph.D. Cornell University

His research focuses on 20th-century French literature, Francophone Caribbean writers, psychoanalysis, and trauma theory. Key themes include slavery history, intergenerational trauma, gender studies, and reparative justice. His work bridges literary analysis with psychoanalytic frameworks to explore postcolonial identity and ethical questions.

Publications include analyses of André Gide and collaborative interviews with trauma theory scholars like Cathy Caruth. His scholarship addresses intersections between historical violence, memory transmission, and cultural narratives.