I am a PhD candidate in French Literature at the University of Toronto. My dissertation examines the role of Eros in the creation of a potential feminist Surrealism in the works of Bona de Mandiargues (1926-2000) and Nelly Kaplan (1931-2020), alias ‘Belen.’ In particular, I am interested in the feminist Surrealist myths created in these works which raise questions about femininity, desire, gender, and the self. My research is also concerned with the role of the ecological, including animals and vegetation, and its feminist and queer potential in Surrealist women's literature and art. Favouring an interdisciplinary approach, my work encompasses literary studies, art history, as well as cinema & intermedial studies.

As a student, I have received different internal and external fellowships and awards to fund my research, including the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Doctoral Fellowship, the Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS), as well as the Faculty of Arts and Science Top (FAST) Doctoral Fellowship at the University of Toronto.

In addition to my research on Surrealism, I am interested in the fictional representation of the avant-garde muse in contemporary French literature (from Jeanne Hébuterne to Ady Fidelin). I created a podcast called Dans le miroir de la muse to share my passion for women of the avant-garde; releasing episodes on Kiki de Montparnasse and Léona Delcourt, aka Nadja, with the intention of exploring more muses in the future in order to reexamine their role in art history. 

Outside my academic and creative work, I am actively involved with the International Society for the Study of Surrealism (ISSS), serving as Chair of the Graduate Student Caucus (2022-2024), and as an active member of the Communications Committee. For more information, you can find my CV here.