Océane Smith-Médion

Océane Smith-Médion is a doctoral student and Temporary Teaching and Research Associate (ATER) at the University of Toulouse, affiliated with the Center for Anglophone Studies (CAS). She teaches English linguistics and language courses (LANSAD) for master's students at INSPE Toulouse and previously taught at Sorbonne Nouvelle University and Toulouse 1 Capitole University.

Education:

• External Aggregation (2021)
• Doctoral candidate (2021–present) researching implicit communication in US presidential campaigns under Prof. Blandine Pennec

Research Focus: Specializes in political discourse analysis, corpus linguistics, and implicit communication strategies. Her work examines how language shapes political perception, particularly through connotation, framing, and rhetorical devices in US presidential debates and speeches.

Publication Trends: Her conference papers analyze linguistic strategies in political communication, focusing on US contexts. Key themes include power dynamics in terminology (e.g., 'government'), connotation manipulation, and reality representation through language. Methodologies blend corpus analysis with discourse frameworks.

Academic Service: Actively organizes academic events including the 2025 SAES Congress and CAS study days. Currently serves as doctoral student representative for institutional committees.

Contact: oceane.smith-medion@univ-tlse2.fr