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Julie-Françoise Tolliver is an Associate Professor in the Department of English at the University of Oklahoma. She serves as Senior Faculty Fellow for Arts and Humanities Research at the CFE and Assistant Director for Grants and Fellowships at the Arts and Humanities Forum. Her research focuses on world literature, postcolonial studies, and North American studies, with a particular emphasis on Francophone literatures and global solidarity movements.
Education:
- Ph.D. in Comparative Literature, University of Pennsylvania, 2009
Research Highlights:
Her monograph The Quebec Connection: A Poetics of Solidarity in Global Francophone Literatures (2020) examines textual linkages among Quebec, African, and Caribbean Francophone writers from the 1950s–1970s. She has co-edited a special issue of Journal of Postcolonial Writing on Black diasporic solidarities during the Cold War and published articles on authors like Aimé Césaire, Ousmane Sembene, and Denis Villeneuve. Her current project, Burning History: Fire in North American Literature and Film, explores wildfire narratives through a humanistic lens.
Key Awards:
- Helen Tartar First Book Subvention (2020)
- National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship (2017–2018)
Grants & Advising:
In her administrative roles, she supports grants and fellowships for humanities research. Her advising and mentorship focus on interdisciplinary approaches to literature and postcolonial studies.
Labs/Teams:
Her work intersects with the Arts and Humanities Forum and the CFE, fostering collaborative research initiatives in global humanities.
