Olivia C Harrison is Professor of French and Italian at the University of Southern California's Dornsife College, with additional appointments in Comparative Literature, Middle East Studies, and American Studies & Ethnicity. Her research focuses on transcolonial connections between the Maghreb, Palestine, and global decolonial movements. Ph.D. in French and Comparative Literature from Columbia University (2010) M.Phil. in French and Comparative Literature (2007) M.A. in French (2005) B.A. in French and Linguistics from Oxford University (2002) Research expertise spans: Transcolonial studies linking North Africa, Middle East, and postcolonial France Palestinian question in Maghrebi literature and French antiracist movements Critical race theory in Beur/banlieue cultural production Colonial memory in France-Algeria relations Translation as decolonial practice Key publications include: Natives Against Nativism (2023) on antiracist movements in France Transcolonial Maghreb (2016) analyzing Palestine representations Co-editor of Souffles-Anfas: A Critical Anthology (2016) She has received prestigious awards including: USC Zumberge Individual Research Grant (2013-14) ASHSS Grant Writing Mentorship (2013-14) FLAS Fellowship in Arabic (2005-06) Current research investigates French far-right appropriation of antiracist discourse through the lens of 'The White Minority' concept.








