Nabil Boudraa

Nabil Boudraa is Professor of French and Francophone Studies at Oregon State University. He holds a Ph.D. from Louisiana State University, a Research Fellowship at Harvard University, an MA from Queens College, another MA from l’Université de Caen in France, and a BA from Algiers University.

Nabil has authored and edited several publications, including Algeria on Screen: Society, Culture and Politics in the Films of Merzak Allouache (2020), Women and Resistance in the Maghreb: Remembering Kahina 2021), Francophone Cultures Through Film (2013), Hommage à Kateb Yacine (2006) and North African Mosaic: A Cultural Re-appraisal of Ethnic and Religious Minorities (2007).

He has published articles and translations in several journals such as The International Journal of Francophone Studies, The Journal of North African Studies, and The African Studies Review. He has been a guest on several media shows, including BBC’s The Forum and NPR’s Morning Edition.

Nabil has received several grants and awards, including the Fulbright Scholar Award (2011), four National Endowment for the Humanities grants (2007, 2014, 2015, and 2017), and four American Institute for Maghreb Studies research awards (2000, 2016, 2020, 2024).