Subject Area:
Areas of Expertise:
- 20th/21st Century French Literature, Culture and Cinema
- Contemporary French Cinema / Women filmmakers
- Race and Gender studies / Decoloniality
- Autobiography / Representation of the Self in Visual Arts
- French Intersectional Podcasts
- Vichy France and the Holocaust / Holocaust Cinema
- Trauma Studies
- Black Feminisms
- Decolonial Foodways
Her research focuses on 20th/21st-century French literature, culture and cinema with an emphasis on Holocaust narratives and films. Her publications cover a wide range of topics related to Vichy France and the Shoah and have appeared in academic journals such as History & Memory; Holocaust Studies: Journal of Culture & History; French Review; Women in French Studies; French Historical Studies to name a few.
Dr. Brunetaux's current research projects examine and challenge France’s systemic racism and color-blindness through a critical analysis of French film, performance, visual arts, and new media.
