Lamia Mezzour-Hodson

Lamia Mezzour-Hodson is an Acting Assistant Professor at the University of Washington and holds an Affiliate Assistant Professor role at Bellevue College. Previously, she was a Lecturer at the University of California, Davis (where she earned her MA and PhD in French and Francophone Studies) and the University of the Pacific, California. Her research focuses on colonial and postcolonial francophone literature and cinema, with an emphasis on gendered spaces, diasporic identities in North Africa and France, and social justice issues related to race, gender, and class. She also specializes in language pedagogy.

Education:

• PhD in French and Francophone Studies, University of California, Davis (2023)
• MA in French and Francophone Studies, University of California, Davis (2018)
• BA in Translation & Interpreting, Universidad de Granada (2014)

Her interdisciplinary research examines underrepresented voices in North African and French contexts, analyzing how marginalized communities construct identities through cultural production. She has taught French and Spanish courses in university and community settings.

Despite no listed publications or awards in the text, her work emphasizes social justice themes and pedagogical innovation in language education.