Emilie Ndione Diouf

Emilie Diouf's research and teaching reflect her interdisciplinary background in African Literature and film, African American and African Studies, as well as Women’s and Gender Studies. She is interested in the relationship between narrative, migration, trauma, and human rights, expanding the field of trauma studies to include more substantially the voices of African women refugees. She uses trauma theory to explore the ways in which African women survivors of civil war and genocide narrate the large-scale violence inflicted upon them to articulate justice and repair . Her research in African women’s literature forms a bridge to Francophone Caribbean Women's literature, and to Black feminist theory. Comparisons of various women’s cultural productions across the African Diaspora enhance critical inquiry into systemic violence and the promotion of justice. Emilie is interested in foregrounding African women's knowledge systems in feminist studies through cross-cultural analysis that allows us to rethink new feminist paradigms that could take into consideration Black women’s unique conditions.