Inés Bigot

Inés Bigot is a Lecturer in postcolonial literature at the Department of English-Speaking World Studies, University of Toulouse Jean Jaurès (UT2J), and a member of the Centre for Anglophone Studies (CAS). Her research centers on Irish and Nigerian theatre, with a focus on the intersections of dance, ritual, resistance, and identity in the works of W. B. Yeats and Wole Soyinka.

Education:

• PhD in Literature, Sorbonne Nouvelle University (2021)
• Graduate, École Normale Supérieure (ENS Ulm, 2013–2017)
• External Aggregation in English, Literature Option (2016)

Her research interests include postcolonial theatre, dance and performance studies, ritual in drama, embodiment, and dissident aesthetics. She explores how dance functions as a critical tool in destabilizing socio-political norms and reconstructing hybrid identities in postcolonial contexts. Her work bridges Irish and African literary traditions, emphasizing the role of the dancing body as a site of resistance and transformation.

The recent articles highlight a consistent focus on dance as a form of dissident discourse in the plays of Yeats and Soyinka. Themes such as ritual failure, embodied shame, gender and emancipation, and the political potential of performance recur across her publications. Her scholarship combines close textual analysis with interdisciplinary insights from performance, gender, and postcolonial theory.

Scientific Awards:

• 2023 Thesis Prize from the Irish Cultural Centre

Inés Bigot actively contributes to academic advising and collaborative research, particularly within the Centre for Anglophone Studies. She has participated in numerous international conferences and seminars, engaging with networks such as SAES and the Yeats International Summer School. Her teaching encompasses British and Nigerian literature, research methodology, and language studies.

Laboratories and Teams:

• Centre for Anglophone Studies (CAS), UT2J
• PRISMES Laboratory (during prior affiliation at Sorbonne Nouvelle)