Prof. Dr. Benedicte Boisseron

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsEuropean and American Literature,General and Comparative Literature; Cultural Studies
Keywordsrace, antilles, literature, slavery, postcolonialism
Honours and awards

2016: Honorable Mention, Barbara Christian Prize for the Best Book in the Humanities, Caribbean Studies Association

2015: Nicolás Guillén Outstanding Book Award, Caribbean Philosophical Association

2014: Research Fellow in the Animals Studies Program, Wesleyan University

2010: Research Fellow of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation

Current contact address

CountryUnited States of America
CityAnn Arbor
InstitutionUniversity of Michigan
InstituteDepartment of Afroamerican and African Studies
Homepagehttps://lsa.umich.edu/daas/people/core-faculty/benedicte-boisseron.html

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Anja BandauLateinamerika-Institut (LAI), Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin
Prof. Dr. Anja BandauLehrgebiet Romanistik, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover, Hannover
Start of initial sponsorship01/08/2010

Programme(s)

2010Humboldt Research Fellowship Programme for Postdocs