Véronique Rivière

Véronique Rivière is a Professor at Lumière University Lyon 2 and an associate member of the DILTEC laboratory (EA2288) at Sorbonne-Nouvelle University in Paris. She serves as volunteer president of Langues Comme Une, an association dedicated to providing French language access to excluded communities. Her affiliations include collaborative work with the ICAR Laboratory (UMR 5191) at École Normale Supérieure de Lyon.

Her research centers on language didactics and adult literacy, with a focus on marginalized populations. Key areas include:

• Educational equity for immigrants with limited literacy
• Sociocultural dimensions of language acquisition
• Urban experience documentation (e.g., VALOREFA project)

Her 2025 publication in Langues Modernes examines trust dynamics in adult literacy education, reflecting her broader interest in pedagogical and societal challenges faced by non-literate individuals.

She leads field-based initiatives including:

• ECAEST: Research on perceptions/practices of illiterate individuals navigating Lyon
• VALOREFA: Graphic narratives depicting immigrant experiences (published 2025)

She is also co-organizing the 2026 ICAR/ICARE symposium redefining literacy epistemology.