About
Lydie Meunier, Ph.D., emigrated from France to the U.S. in 1984 and was hired by The University of Tulsa 10 years later. Today, she is a tenured associate professor who teaches courses in advanced French and business French, as well as critical analysis of witches in literature and films, African cinemas, African literatures, including courses on linguistics applied to translation andlanguage pedagogy.
With her research situated at the crossroad of linguistics and literature, Meunier has explored literary plurilingualism of post-colonial texts and films authored by African artists. Her manuscript titled “Désastre civilisateur: « L’Art de vaincre sans avoir raison »” offers an insightful analysis of the language used by the Senegalese author Cheikh Hamidou Kane in his novel “L’Aventure Ambiguë.” Currently, her research focuses on a controversial reading of George Sand’s novel “La Petite Fadette,” in which the main character, a witch, offers more than just a pastoral lesson in morality, but also a lesson in feminism for both women and men.
Awards and honors
- Nominated for TU’s Outstanding Teaching Award, 2000, 2002, and 2021
- Pi Delta Phi Honor Society, Société d’Honneur Française since 1988
Education
- Ph.D., University of Arizona, Gender and Language Development
- Master’s Degree, Penn State University, French and Francophone Studies
- Licence Universitaire, Université Lumière Lyon II, Certified Translator and Interpreter
Research interests and areas of expertise
- Feminism
- Gender studies
- Critical analysis of witch characters
- African literatures
- African cinemas
- Translation
- World language pedagogy
- French for special purposes