Research/Areas of Interest
Race and media; 20th and 21st-century Francophone cultures; postcolonial and cultural studies; stand-up comedy and performance studies; affect studies; sociology of reception; North- and West-African theater; humor studies; intersectionality; Maghrebi film and literature; graphic novels & caricatures; disability studies, with a focus on deaf cultures.
Education
- Doctor of Philosophy, New York University, USA
- Doctorat, Paris 8 University, Paris, France
Biography
Tony Haouam is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Romance Studies, affiliated with the Film and Media Studies Program. He recently completed a joint PhD in literature at the NYU's Institute of French Studies and a PhD in cultural & media studies at Paris 8 University. His research explores humor, race, and spectatorship across the Francophone World, with a focus on stand-up, caricatures, comedy films, and graphic novels. He previously taught at Bard College, NYU, Université Paris Sorbonne, and the Paris Museum of Natural History.