Cybelle McFadden

Cybelle McFadden serves as Associate Professor of French and Francophone Studies and Undergraduate Advisor in French within the Department of Languages Literature and Cultures at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG). Her academic leadership spans teaching from beginning language courses to advanced graduate seminars, with particular emphasis on interdisciplinary connections between film, literature, and cultural studies. She maintains an active international scholarly presence through frequent conference participation and invited lectures across Europe.

Professor McFadden's educational foundation includes a Ph.D. in Romance Studies from Duke University (2005), an M.A. in Romance Studies from Duke (2001), and a B.A. in French (Summa Cum Laude) from The College of William & Mary (1997). Her formative academic experiences include Fulbright Scholar status at Université Libre de Bruxelles (1997-1998) and Pensionnaire Étrangère residency at École Normale Supérieure in Paris (2001-2002), which established her transnational research perspective.

Her research program investigates contemporary French and Francophone film, video, and visual culture through feminist and postcolonial theoretical frameworks, with signature contributions to understanding women filmmakers' embodied perspectives. Current scholarship focuses on racial representation in French cinema, particularly examining immigration narratives and citizenship debates in postcolonial contexts. This work extends her foundational research on directors like Agnès Varda and Chantal Akerman into contemporary analyses of filmmakers addressing France's multicultural reality.

Professor McFadden's scholarly recognition includes:

• Fulbright Scholar Award (1997-1998)
• Phi Beta Kappa membership (1996)
• Omicron Delta Kappa leadership honor society (1997)
• Pi Delta Phi French honor society (1996)
• Phi Beta Delta International Scholars Honors Society (2016)

Her research program is sustained by consistent external funding including UNCG's Faculty First Summer Scholarship Support Award (2017), dedicated Research Assignment for her book project (2017), and eight Scholars' Travel Funds (2008-2018). She has directed two Master's theses to completion and maintains active supervision of graduate research through specialized seminars and directed studies. Her interdisciplinary approach is evident in team-taught courses with History Department colleagues and community-based service learning initiatives connecting classroom work with local Francophone communities.