Beatrice Mousli

Professor (Teaching) of French at the University of Southern California, Beatrice Mousli is a transatlantic scholar specializing in 20th-21st century French and Francophone literature, intellectual history, and life-writing. Affiliated with the Littératures savoirs et arts (LISAA) at Université de Marne-la-Vallée and the Modernist Little Reviews group at Paris III Sorbonne Nouvelle, her career spans academia, publishing, and creative practice.

Education:

• H.D.R., Paris III Sorbonne Nouvelle (2005)
• Ph.D., 20th Century Literature, Paris IV Sorbonne (1993)
• M.S., Information Science, Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris (1989)
• M.A., Lettres Modernes, Paris IV Sorbonne (1989)

Research Interests: Mousli’s work bridges French colonial history with transatlantic literary exchanges, focusing on publishing institutions, little magazines (1850–present), and theoretical frameworks for literary and life-writing historiography. Her current projects include a study of ordinary experiences during Algerian colonization and a biography of Marguerite Yourcenar.

Scientific Awards:

• Officier de l’Ordre des Palmes Académiques (2018)
• Knight of the Academic Palms (2007)
• Prix Anna de Noailles (2006)
• Grand Prix de la Biographie (1998)

Advisement & Funding: Mousli served as faculty advisor for the USC Undergraduate French Club (2007–2013) and received grants including a $30,000 ASHSS research sabbatical (2018) for Yourcenar archives and $12,900 (2011–2012) for Susan Sontag biography research.

Collaborative Networks: Affiliated with LISAA (Université de Marne-la-Vallée), Modernist Little Reviews (Paris III Sorbonne Nouvelle), and professional societies including the Modern Language Association and Biographers International Organization. Her creative output includes multimedia readings and a 2009 France Culture radio portrait of Los Angeles with urbanist Martin Krieger.