MAJOR RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Social and political history of 20^th century Scotland.

• Urban policies in the UK, with a particular focus on urban regeneration and politics in Glasgow.

• Migration and politics in Scotland, from a historical and contemporary perspective.

• Religion and minorities in Scottish society.

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

2012 – PhD in British cultural studies, University of Lyon 2-Lumière. « The Dear Green Place? Urban regeneration, spatial polarisation and the redefinition of Glasgow’s identity – 1979-1990 », Research unit: Triangle-UMR 5602.

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2003 – M.Res. in British cultural studies, University of Paris 4–Sorbonne.

2000 – M.A. in British cultural studies, University of Toulouse 2–Le Mirail.

1999 – Competitive professional qualification (CAPES) to teach English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL).

1998 – Cambridge Proficiency in English.

1997 – B.A. in British cultural studies, University of Franche-Comté.

GRANTS & FELLOWHIPS

2017 – Early-career Fondation pour les Sciences Sociales fellowship to support the writing of an original piece of research to be published in a peer-reviewed journal on the topic of “The return of borders”.

2009-2010 – Jules Verne visiting fellowship at Holyrood Roman Catholic Secondary School, Glasgow, awarded by Aix-Marseille local education authority (12 months).

AFFILIATIONS

Since 2016 – Associate member of Identité Culturelle, Textes et Théâtralité (ICTT) EA 4277 research unit, University of Avignon and Pays de Vaucluse.

Since 2015 – Reviewer for the online journal Urbanités.

2007 to 2015 – Member of Triangle (UMR 5206) research unit, University of Lyon.

Since 2007 – Member of the SAES (Société des Anglicistes de l’Enseignement Supérieur).