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Madeline Bedecarré serves as Assistant Professor of French & Francophone Studies at Davidson College, where she integrates literary criticism with sociological frameworks to examine institutional forces shaping literature.
Education:
- Ph.D. from École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales
- M.A. from Columbia University
- B.A. from Bowdoin College
Her research focuses on African and Francophone literary ecosystems through the lens of cultural sociology, analyzing prize committees, publishing infrastructures, libraries, and best-seller mechanisms. She pioneers methodologies that extend beyond textual analysis to map how social institutions mediate literary recognition, particularly in postcolonial contexts and global Francophone spaces. Her work critically engages with decolonization paradigms in French studies while examining contemporary cultural production.
Publications span high-impact journals including Journal of World Literature (2020), Études Littéraires Africaines (2023), and CFC-intersections (2024), alongside significant book contributions. Her translation of Gisèle Sapiro’s The Sociology of Literature (Stanford University Press, 2023) bridges French and Anglophone scholarly traditions, while her monograph African Authors and The Politics of Literary Recognition (under contract with Edinburgh University Press) promises to reshape discourse on global literary hierarchies.
Scientific awards: None documented in source materials.
Advising and grants: No formal advisees or research funding details provided, though her collaborative projects with Palgrave Macmillan and CNRS éditions indicate active scholarly networks. Her work demonstrates consistent engagement with institutions like Stanford University Press and Edinburgh University Press, suggesting substantial research infrastructure support.
Labs and teams: No dedicated research laboratories mentioned, but her institutional collaborations with Columbia University and École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales imply cross-continental academic partnerships focused on literary sociology.
