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Jimia Boutouba is an Associate Professor of French and Francophone Studies at Santa Clara University's College of Arts and Sciences, specializing in postcolonial cultures, 20th/21st century French literature, and Maghrebi cinema. She holds a BA/MA in English from Paris X, a Sorbonne Arabic certificate, and a PhD in French Studies from USC.
- Education: BA/MA (English, Paris X), PhD (French Studies, USC)
- Research Focus: Cross-cultural encounters, minority discourses, postcolonial identity, and gender studies
- Key Areas: North African-French relations, immigrant narratives, and postcolonial cinema
Her research examines how Francophone women writers and filmmakers challenge colonial legacies, and how second-generation immigrants redefine French national identity. Recent work explores trauma in Indochina War narratives and LGBTQ+ subjectivity in Algerian-French contexts.
Awards include Excellence in Teaching (USC), Ahmanson Fellowship, and grants from the French Embassy's Tournées Festival.
- Grant Projects: Film festival support, cultural diplomacy initiatives
- Publications: Over 20 peer-reviewed articles on postcolonial theory, cinema, and literary analysis
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