Areas of Specialization: Québécois Literature, Translation Theory, Globalization in Francophonie, North African Francophone Literature

Antoinette received her doctorate from the French Department of the City University of New York Graduate Center in June 2020. She is interested in the manifestation and representation of Québécois identities in language and literature. Her dissertation focuses on the development of the Québécois road novel from 1965 to present.

Antoinette has presented her research across the country and internationally. In June 2015, she presented a portion of her research at the international conference Pulling Together or Pulling Apart: Identity and Nationhood – Spain, Europe, the West at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland. In January 2016, Antoinette was selected as a presenter at the inaugural Colloque des jeunes chercheurs en études québécoises: Le Québec dans les Amériques organized by L’Association internationale des études québécoises (AIEQ) where she gave a talk entitled, “Memory in America: Reconstructing the Self on the Road.” At the 47th annual Northeast Modern Language Association Convention in March 2016, she created and chaired a panel about modern transnational and transcultural Francophonie in the digital age, and also presented a paper at a separate panel on Francophone women in North America concerning Catherine Mavrikakis’ work.

Her newer research interests have brought her to explore First Nations’ (indigenous peoples of Canada) identities and representations in writing, film and music. In May 2016, she gave a talk on the significance of translation in the poetry and songs of Algonquin-Québécois rapper Samian for Translation Theory Today: An Interdisciplinary Conference on Critical Theory sponsored by The Critical Theory Certificate Program in conjunction with The Center for the Humanities at the CUNY Graduate Center, with Homi Bhaba as the keynote speaker.

Antoinette was an Enhanced Chancellor’s Fellow from 2009-2013, a Writing Fellow at LaGuardia Community College from 2013-2014, and was awarded a Jeanne Marandon Summer Fellowship through the Société des Professeurs Français et Francophones d’Amérique to do research in Québec at Université Laval in 2014.

As an Adjunct Professor of French, Antoinette has taught at Fordham University, Manhattan College, Hunter College and City College, and enjoys both the theoretical and practical applications of teaching. She co-created and co-lead a pedagogy seminar at the Graduate Center with colleague Chris Brandon in May 2015, which included sessions on creating syllabi, structuring lessons, using media in the classroom and teaching with technology, approaches to common topics and no-English instruction, and applying the proposed methods in a workshop format.

In addition, Antoinette is a freelance translator, private French tutor and French diction coach for singers. Apart from her academic interests, Antoinette also enjoys pursuing her artistic interests as a singer, performing with The Young New Yorkers’ Chorus since 2012 and being a part of other musical projects. For more information, please see the Music page.

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