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Silyane Larcher is an Associate Professor of Gender and Sexuality Studies and Black Studies at Northwestern University. Originally from Martinique, she is a political theorist and social scientist whose work examines how colonialism, liberalism, and race shape social and political hierarchies in the French Atlantic context, focusing on the French Caribbean and Black women’s experiences in postcolonial France. She combines political theory, ethnography, historical sociology, and gender studies in her research.
- MA in Philosophy (Political Philosophy), Paris-1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University
- PhD in Political Studies, École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS), Paris
Her research explores tensions between inclusion and exclusion in an officially color-blind French Republic, from post-emancipation legal status of the formerly enslaved to contemporary struggles of Black French women against inequality, patriarchy, and racism. She is currently writing a book on the social and historical conditions of Afrofeminism in Paris suburbs and preparing an intellectual history of antiracism 'from below' through the lens of gender in postcolonial France.
Larcher’s publications highlight intersections of race, gender, and colonial legacies. Her work spans topics such as Afrofeminism, post-slavery citizenship, and critiques of French universalism. She has contributed to journals like Raisons Politiques and Participations, as well as edited volumes on democracy, francophone Africa, and colonial history.
- 2021-2022: Hutchins Center Fellow, Harvard University
