Olivier Salès

Olivier Salès

Visiting Assistant Professor

Olivier Salès Olivier Salès

Olivier Salès is visiting assistant professor of French and Francophone studies. His areas of specialization include 19th-21st century Francophone literatures, pedagogy, and hip-hop studies. He has also presented in several international conferences in France, the UK and Canada, and he has published articles on subjects as varied as contemporary Indigenous authors of Québec, an 18th-century French play, urban fears in rap lyrics, and artistic expressions of masculinities. Salès is also trained in cinematography and has worked on various projects such as a short movie, music videos, interviews in El Salvador, and a Regional Emmy Awards nominated short documentary. He is currently working on a book project on French rap, marginalized communities, and globalization.

Areas of Expertise

  • 19th-21st-century Global French
  • Hip-Hop Studies
  • Indigenous Studies (North America)
  • Men’s Studies
  • Literary Urban Studies
  • Media Studies

Courses Taught

  • All levels of language courses (FREN 101-121)
  • FREN 211: Rendez-vous with the Classics I (9th c.-1789)
  • FREN 261: Sp. Top. I: Write It, Talk It (French and Francophone Poetry)
  • FREN 262: Sp. Top. II: Francophone Women Writing Cities
  • FREN 271: French and Francophone Culture and Civilization
  • FREN 350/470: French Rap Goes Global?
  • FREN/GRMN/SPAN 388/588 Teaching Foreign Languages

Accomplishments

  • Hugo Achugar Outstanding Graduate Student Award. University of Miami. 2022
  • 43rd Regional Emmy Awards Nominee, “White Noise: Morel Doucet,” Arts/Entertainment-Program Feature/ Segment, Dir. Dennis Scholl, Ed Talavera, Oolite Arts. 2019.

Research Interests

  • Cinematography
  • Pop Culture
  • Linguistics 
  • Gender and Sexualities Studies 

Education

  • Ph.D. (ABD), University of Miami
  • Certificate, French State Secondary School Teaching (CAPES), Université de Pau et des Pays de l’Adour
  • M.A., Université Grenoble Alpes
  • Université Laval (Québec), Explo’RA Sup Fellowship
  • B.A., literature, Université Grenoble-Alpes
  • B.A., philosophy, Université Grenoble-Alpes

Publications & Articles

  • “‘Je suis la panthère face aux lions.’ Hantise de la police et visions genrées de la rue dans le rap français contemporain,” Philippe Chassaigne, Adele Laporte, Caroline Le Mao, Peurs urbaines XVIe-XXIe siecle, Presses Universitaires de Nouvelle-Aquitaine, 16 pages. 2022. (ISBN: 979-10-353-1714-0)
  • “Patriotisme et critique du colonialisme dans Hirza ou les Illinois de Sauvigny,” Sébastien Côté, Pierre Frantz, Sophie Marchand, Rêver le Nouveau Monde : l’imaginaire nord-américain dans la littérature française du XVIIIe
  • siècle, Presses de l’Université Laval, pp. 230-244. 2022. (ISBN: 978-2-7637-4893-1)
  • “Les Amérindiens vus par eux-mêmes : vers un dépassement de la littérature identitaire ?”, La Revue des lettres modernes, 1, “Littératures francophones au présent,” pp. 163-185. 2019. (DOI: 10.15122/isbn.978-2-406-06221-9.p.0163)