Tasnime AYED

Tasnime AYED is an Associate Professor of French Literature at the University of La Manouba, Faculty of Letters, Arts and Humanities. Her research explores the contemporary reception of Western medieval imagination in literary and serial fiction, focusing on power dynamics within popular culture.

• Current faculty member since 2014
• Doctor of Comparative Literature (2020, Universities of Artois and La Manouba)
• Vice-President of Martin Studies International Network

Her work bridges medieval literature (e.g., Chrétien de Troyes) with modern serial narratives like Game of Thrones, analyzing themes of power, symbolism, and cultural transmission. Publications include analyses of fantasy genre aesthetics, medievalist motifs, and intertextual dialogues in serial fiction.

She has organized international conferences on topics like medieval power structures and cultural symbolism, with forthcoming publications in Publications de l’École française de Rome and other venues. Her teaching covers French literature from the Middle Ages to the 20th century, stylistics, translation, and literary methodology.