Edgard Sankara

Edgard Sankara is an Associate Professor of French at the University of Delaware, affiliated with the Department of Languages, Literatures & Cultures within the College of Arts & Sciences. He holds a Ph.D. in French/Francophone Studies from the University of Texas-Austin, along with degrees from the University of Oregon and the University of Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso). His research focuses on Francophone African and Caribbean literatures, with particular emphasis on postcolonial autobiography, cultural memory, and identity formation.

Education:

• Ph.D., French/Francophone Studies, University of Texas-Austin
• M.A., University of Oregon
• Licence (B.A.) and Maîtrise, University of Ouagadougou

Research Interests:

• Postcolonial Francophone autobiography
• African and Caribbean literary traditions
• Cultural and political narratives in Burkina Faso
• Francophone women writers
• Francophone African cinema

Current Projects: A book-length study on life narratives in Burkina Faso and their intersections with history, politics, and reader response.

Teaching: Courses include 'Négritude-Antillanité-Créolité,' 'Francophone African Cinema,' 'Francophone Women Writers,' and a graduate seminar on 'Literature of Immigration.'