- Living Stones: Caves, Resistance, and Colonial Memory
- Representations of the Algerian War of Independence
- North African Cinema from the Independence to the Arab Spring
- Mediterranean Noir: Identity and otherness in the Mediterranean
- French Crime Fiction as History
Meryem Belka茂d
Harriet Sarah Walker and Mary Sophia Walker Associate Professor of Humanities
Meryem's research and teaching lie at the crossroads of several disciplines and are rooted in a humanist tradition that restores historical and human depth to narratives and challenges the generalizations that tend to simplify the cultural realities of the Global South. Her first book, From Outlaw to Rebel, published by Palgrave in February 2023, examines documentary film in Algeria after 1962. She is the author of several academic articles in journals such as Lendemains, Fixxion, North African Studies Journal, Expressions maghrébines, etc. She publishes regularly in various media outlets, including Orient XXI and Le Monde diplomatique. Her first novel, Écris et je viendrai (Write and I Will Come), was published by Casbah Editions (Algeria) in 2024 and was a finalist for the Prix des Cinq Continents de la Francophonie. Between conferences and film screenings, she maintains a steady supply of tea—essential to any reflection worthy of the name.
Research Interests
- North African cinema and literature
- 20th and 21st century French literature
- Crime fiction
Teaching Areas
- North African literature, history and culture
- French literature and society
- Film Studies
- Post-colonial Studies
- History and literature
- Popular Culture
Education
- PhD, Universit茅 Sorbonne Nouvelle
- MA, Sciences Po Paris
- MA, Universit茅 Paris-Sorbonne