Modern Languages and Literatures
Emma Rossby
Job Title
Visiting Assistant Professor of French and Francophone Studies
Research interests
My research examines how forms of visual and transmedia storytelling, including but not limited to comics (bandes dessinées), are used as vectors for public pedagogy in contemporary Belgium. I work between the fields of comics studies, museum studies, and media studies, particularly as they intersect with critical race and queer theories.
Teaching interests
I enjoy teaching French language, literature, and culture courses at all levels as well as courses in Francophone visual cultures, transmedia storytelling, public pedagogy, and museology.
Publications
Articles
“Curatorial Justice and Community Engagement Beyond the Gallery in Musée comme chez soi/Museum aan huis.” Contemporary French & Francophone Studies: SITES, vol. 30, no. 3, 2026, pp. 564-582.
“‘Comme si quelqu’un écrivait à ma place’: Materiality and Interactivity in Exaheva’s Digital Comics.” The French Review, vol. 98, no. 2, 2024, pp. 49-68.
Web publication
“Interview: Exaheva Talks Interactive Storytelling and Queerness in Still Heroes.” Women Write About Comics (WWAC), March 8, 2023. https://womenwriteaboutcomics.com/2023/03/interview-exaheva-talks-interactive-storytelling-and-queerness-in-still-heroes/
Academic credentials
B.A. Carleton College, M.A., Ph.D. The Pennsylvania State University (Dual-Title in French and Francophone Studies and Visual Studies)
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