Vincent Masse

Vincent Masse is an Associate Professor in the Department of French at Dalhousie University's Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. His office is located in Room 3172, Marion McCain Building, with contact information including email (vincent.masse@dal.ca) and phone (902-494-6808). He holds a BA and MA from McGill University, a PhD from the University of Toronto, and completed postdoctoral work at Paris IV (Sorbonne).

His research focuses on medieval and early modern European history and literature, with specializations in:

• Portrayals of non-European worlds
• Travel narratives and contact literature
• History of apocalyptic thought
• Development of printed news and ephemeral literature
• 19th-century Quebec literature
• History of the book and print culture

Professor Masse has supervised multiple graduate students including MA theses on apocalyptic elements in medieval literature, Renaissance philosophical thought, and religious conversion tropes in Enlightenment fiction. He maintains regular office hours on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2:30-3:00 p.m.

His media engagements include podcast appearances on Arthurian legends and documentary participation about lost kingdoms. His course "FREN 2666 The End Of The World" has received significant media coverage in outlets like CBC Radio and The Chronicle Herald.