Françoise Le Jeune

Françoise Le Jeune is a Professor of British and North American History (18th-19th centuries) at the University of Nantes.

Her institutional affiliations include:

• Member of the Centre for Research in International and Atlantic History
• President of the French Association for Canadian Studies (AFEC)
• Director of the Master of Research in British and North American Literature and Civilization
• Director of the Master of THAI (International Business Hospitality Tourism)

Her research centers on North American colonies within the British Empire, examining political relations, crises, revolutions, and migrations, alongside socio-historical analyses of colonial-era travel narratives. This work extends from her 1997 doctoral thesis on British Columbia into broader Canadian colonial history.

Professor Le Jeune has published significant scholarly books including "Les rébellions canadiennes vues de Paris (1837-1838)" (2011), "The Feminine Experience in the Margins of the British Empire" (2012), and "Transposer la France durant la grande migration transatlantique (1870-1914)" (2017), reflecting her expertise in transatlantic migrations and imperial crises.

In academic leadership, she directs two Master's programs at the University of Nantes and chairs the AFEC, advancing Canadian studies through curriculum development and national scholarly coordination.

As part of the Centre for Research in International and Atlantic History, she contributes to interdisciplinary projects on Atlantic world dynamics and historical migration patterns.