Alexandra Gueydan-Turek

Alexandra Gueydan-Turek (she/her/hers/herself) is an Associate Professor and Department Chair of Modern Languages & Literatures at Swarthmore College. Her work bridges Francophone studies, postcolonial theory, and cultural representations in France and the Arab world.

Affiliations:

• Modern Languages & Literatures
• French & Francophone Studies
• Peace & Conflict Studies
• Islamic Studies
• Gender & Sexuality Studies
• Comparative Literature

Research Interests:

• Francophone literature from North Africa and the Middle East
• Graphic novels in the Arab World
• Postcolonial theory and (neo)colonial representations
• Publishing markets in North Africa
• Depictions of Islam in French cultural contexts