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Margaret Flinn is an Associate Professor of French & Francophone Studies at The Ohio State University, affiliated with the Department of French and Italian and the Program in Film Studies. She holds a PhD from Harvard University (2005) and has expertise in French and Francophone cinemas, critical theory, and Franco-Belgian bande dessinée. Her research explores intersections between film, art, and politics, with a focus on spatial representation in cinema and contemporary graphic narratives.
Her book The Social Architecture of French Cinema 1929-39 (2014) analyzes cinematic spaces in documentary and realist films. Current projects include a monograph on director Olivier Assayas, examining his works through cosmopolitanism theory. She has published widely in journals like SubStance, Studies in French Cinema, and Yale French Studies, addressing topics such as gender in bande dessinée, North African cinema, and May 1968 legacies.
Teaching interests include auteur studies (e.g., Martin Scorsese), documentary film, and Franco-African cinematic encounters. Her recent work bridges ecocriticism, ethics of care, and historical memory. She contributes to interdisciplinary dialogues through courses on film theory, graphic arts, and gender studies.
