Lori Maguire

Lori Maguire is a Professor at the University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne, affiliated with the Faculty of Letters and Human Sciences and the CIRLEP research team. Her research focuses on Cold War dynamics, US foreign policy, and cultural history, with particular emphasis on diplomatic history and post-9/11 media representations. She holds a Doctorate in Contemporary History from Oxford University and an HDR from Sorbonne.

Teaching responsibilities include courses on US civilization, Cold War cultural studies, and media analysis. Notable publications analyze US-South Vietnamese-French foreign aid systems, post-apartheid diplomacy, and Cold War satire in cinema. Her work frequently bridges historical analysis with contemporary geopolitical issues, such as Biden administration policies and Afghanistan war politics.

Active in academic networks, Maguire contributes to international conferences and edited volumes on topics like Sub-Saharan Africa representations and science fiction post-9/11. She supervises doctoral research within a team of 35 PhD candidates and collaborates with institutions like ResearchGate and Academia.edu.