French
Assistant Professor of French
On Faculty since 2004
Office: Wyngarten 203
Phone: (630)752-5794
Email: Samuel.Zadi@wheaton.edu
Education
Ph.D. French, University of Missouri - Columbia, 2004.
D.E.A., French and Francophone Literatures, Université Nationale de Côte d’Ivoire, 1996.
Maîtrise, French Language and Literature Université Nationale de Côte d’Ivoire, 1994.
Licence, French Language and Literature Université Nationale de Cote d’Ivoire, 1993.
About Samuel Zadi
Personal Interests
Francophone African literatures, cinema and cultures.
Francophone Carribean literatures and cultures postcolonial theory
Soccer, tennis, jogging, reading, travels
Courses Taught
- French 101: Elementary French 1
- French 102: Elementary French 2
- French 201: Intermediate French
- French 331: French Conversation
- French 334: Masterpieces of Francophone Literatures
- French 439: Introduction to Francophone Literature
- French 439: Francophone Women Voices from African and the Caribbean
- French 439: Francophone Cultures French 431: Advanced Conversation
Membership in Professional Societies
- AATF (American Association of French Teachers)
- CIEF (Conseil International d’Études Francophones)
- ALA (African Literature Association)
Research
- Francophone African literatures, cinema and cultures.
- Francophone Carribean literatures and cultures
- Postcolonial theory
Publications and Presentations
Publications
« Guelwaar : An Opinion on Food Aid. » The Journal of the African Literature Association (Forthcoming, Fall 2010). Print.
« ‘La Solidarité Africaine’ dans Le Ventre de l’Atlantique de Fatou Diome. » Nouvelles Études Francophones 25.3 (2010) : 75-82. Print.
« Réalité ou Travestissement: Image de l'Afrique dans Faat Kiné de Sembene Ousmane. » The French Review 82.3 (2009) : 84-95. Print.
« Pensée Imageante, Destruction et Déchéance dans l’œuvre d’Ahmadou Kourouma.» Un Donsomana pour Kourouma. ed. Pierre Kadi Sossou and Bernadette Kassi-Krecoum. Berlin: Verlag, 2007. 87-98. Print.
Under review
Samuel Zadi. « Monnè Outrages et Défis d’Ahmadou Kourouma : Quel Avis sur la Colonisation ? »
In progress
« La Solidarité dans Kétala de Fatou Diome.»
Reviewed Work (textbook)
Bragger and Rice. Quant à Moi: Témoignages des Français et des Francophones, 4th edition. Boston, MA : 2009. Page ix. Print
Creative Work
Samuel Zadi (poet) and John Lane (composer): Songs for Eleanor: For Soprano, Clarinet & Piano. Settings in French and English of Original Francophone Poetry of Samuel Zadi.
Performances of Songs for Eleanor by Dr. Caroline Hart (Conservatory of Music)
- Feb. 2008 Celebration of “Black History Month” – Columbia, South Carolina
- Nov. 2009 Louisiana State University – Baton Rouge
- Nov 2009 William Grant Still National Conference – Natchez, Mississippi
- Nov 2009 Piney Woods School – Jackson, Mississippi
- Nov. 2009 French Camp Academy, French Camp, Mississippi
- Jan. 2010 Columbia Art Museum, Columbia, South Carolina
Presentations
« Monnè Outrages et Défis d’Ahmadou Kourouma : Quel Avis sur la Colonisation ? » African Literature Association Conference. The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, March 2010.
"La Nouvelle Image de l’Afrique dans les Films Tirés de la Collection Adoras. » African Literature Association Conference. The University of Vermont, Berlington, VT, April 2009.
« La communauté comme facteur de régression sociale dans Le Ventre de l’atlantique de Fatou Diome. » African Literature Association Conference. Macomb, IL, April 2008.
Images Roses de l’Afrique dans Cas de Cache-Cache d’Amour et Le Pari de l’Amour de Didier Aufort. Cincinnati Romance Conference, OH, May 2008.
Le Dilemme de Sembene Ousmane: Comment Dénoncer sans Perpétuer les Stéréotypes? » Cincinnati Romance Conference. Cincinnati, OH, May 2007.
Monnè, la Métaphore du Train et les Promesses non-Tenues. American Association of Teachers of French. Milwaukee, WI, July 2006.
Naturel Sénégalais, Masques Français chez Sembene Ousmane. » North Carolina Romance Conference. Chapell Hill, NC, March 2006.
"Faat Kiné, un Contre-Discours a l'Afro Pessimisme?." Cincinnati Romance Conference. Cincinnati, May 2006.
Pensée Imageante, Déchéance et Destruction dans l’Oeuvre d’Ahmadou Kourouma. » Conseil International d’Études Francophones. Gatineau, QC (Canada), June 2005.
"Home Video Movies and Literature in Africa : from the Trap to the Stimulator." African Literature Association. Boulder, CO, April 2005
“Giver or the Receiver, What Shall I Be? Sambène Ousmane’s Le Mandat and the Gift?” North American Christian Foreign Languages Association. Palos Heights, March 2005.
"De la Fonction poétique dans Le Baobab fou de Ken Bugul." Cincinnati Annual Romance Conference. Cincinnati, OH, March 2000.
"French Language and Culture in Former French Colonies," The Future for Africa Conference. Columbia, MO, 1999.
"Littérature francophone Africaine: de l’oralité à l’ère postcoloniale." Institut des Sciences et Techniques de la Communication. Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, 1999.
"Postcolonial Poetry from West-Africa : Pacéré Titinga and the Poetry of the Drum." Goshen College, IN, 1998.