Flavien Falantin
Title
Assistant Professor of French
Department
French and Italian
Information
- [email protected]
- Lovejoy 308
Office Hours
MTW 11AM-12AM and by appointment
Current Courses
| CRS | Title | Sec |
|---|---|---|
| FR126 | French II | A |
| FR126 | French II | B |
| FR224 | French Studies Lab Project: Maine, Ecology, and Gender | A |
| FR340 | Trauma and Resilience in the Francophone World | A |
| FR493T | Seminar: Trauma and Resilience in the Francophone World | A |
Profile
Prior to his role as an assistant professor at Colby, Flavien Falantin taught at several esteemed institutions, including Sciences Po Paris, Kenyon College, Middlebury Interactive Language, and the University of Tennessee-Knoxville. His recent publication, Faut-il brûler Sagan?, released in 2023 by Classiques Garnier, explores the complete works and impact of Françoise Sagan, quickly becoming a top-five bestseller for the publisher. In collaboration with Céline Hromadova, Falantin also co-edited Bonjour tristesse 1954-2024, a detailed volume on Sagan’s iconic novel, released in October 2024.
Falantin’s expertise has led to national media appearances, including features on France Culture’s Salle des Archives and Le Cours de l’Histoire, which attracts over 424,000 listeners daily. In the segment titled “Bonjour tristesse, bonjour succès: Françoise Sagan, une romancière populaire,” he shared insights on Sagan’s lasting influence.
In addition to his publications and media presence, Falantin serves as Review Editor for Literary History & Criticism and was a jury member for the Françoise Sagan Literary Prize in 2024.
Education
- Ph.D, Indiana University-Bloomington
Research Interests
- Medical Humanities; Fiction & Contemporary Trauma
- Reader-response Criticism; Literature & Psychiatry; Intertextuality
- Women & Gender Studies; Coming of age Literature; Françoise Sagan’s Legacy
Publications
Book:
- (2023) F. Falantin, Faut-il brûler Sagan? Paris: Classiques Garnier, coll. “Études de littérature des XXe et XXIe siècles,” 472 pages.
Volume:
- (2024) Bonjour tristesse 1954-2024, co-edited with Céline Hromadova. Paris: Classiques Garnier, coll. “Rencontres,” 400 pages.
Articles & Chapters:
- (2024) Falantin, F. “Esthétique de l’effondrement ou injonction au bonheur? La littérature francophone à l’aune de la psychologie positive.” Special issue of The Nordic Journal of Francophone Studies (Stockholm University Press), edited by Sara Bédard-Goulet & Christophe Premat. Forthcoming.
- (2024) Falantin, F., and Hromadova, C. “La vérité sur l’affaire Pamela Moore.” Bonjour tristesse 1954-2024 (Paris: Classiques Garnier), edited by Flavien Falantin & Céline Hromadova, pp. 115-136.
- (2024) Falantin, F. “L’envers du décor: de l’adaptation cinématographique de Preminger à la Nouvelle Vague.” Bonjour tristesse 1954-2024 (Paris: Classiques Garnier), edited by Flavien Falantin & Céline Hromadova, pp. 65-83.
- (2024) Falantin, F., and Hromadova, C. “Naissance d’un roman culte.” Bonjour tristesse 1954-2024 (Paris: Classiques Garnier), edited by Flavien Falantin & Céline Hromadova, pp. 9-16.
- (2024) Falantin, F. “Progress and Prejudice: Rethinking Françoise Sagan’s Legacy.” CFC Intersections (Liverpool University Press), edited by Étienne Achille & Oana Panaïté, vol. 3, pp. 29-44.
- (2024) Falantin, F. “Psychanalyse de l’exil ou les défis de la fiction dans l’œuvre de Chahdortt Djavann.” Revue française de Fixxion contemporaine (Ghent University Press), edited by Alison James & Alison Rice, vol. 28, pp. 1-12.
- (2024) Falantin, F. “Quichottisme et méthodes chez Descartes et Sorel.” The Romanic Review (Duke University Press), vol. 115.1, pp. 155-170.
- (2024) Falantin, F. “Aux origines du monstre: Mauriac lecteur de Sagan.” Revue François Mauriac, “La Vie des écrits,” (Paris: Honoré Champion), edited by Caroline Casseville & Jean-Claude Ragot, n° 1, pp. 99-110.
- (2023) Falantin, F. “Marguerite Duras et Françoise Sagan, histoire d’une rivalité littéraire.” Cahiers Marguerite Duras (Presses Universitaires de Lille), n° 3, pp. 295-320.
- (2023) Falantin, F. “‘Avant Beauvoir, elle a participé à ma construction’: Annie Ernaux lectrice de Sagan.” Histoires Littéraires, vol. XXIV, n° 95, pp. 103-115.
- (2023) Falantin, F. “Solastalgie et destruction du vivant dans Climax de Thomas B. Reverdy.” Alkemie. Revue semestrielle de littérature et philosophie (Paris: Classiques Garnier), vol. 31, pp. 133-150.
- (2020) Falantin, F. “Faut-il brûler Sagan?” Simone de Beauvoir Studies (Leiden: Brill Publisher), vol. 30.2, pp. 275-295.
- (2018) Falantin, F. “Fanon ou l’insoutenable irréalité de l’être. Analyse littéraire et lectorielle de la lactification.” Acta Iassyensia Comparationis, vol. 24.2, pp. 83-92.
- (2018) Falantin, F. “De Marcel à Françoise et de Proust à Sagan. Réflexions sur une signature proustienne et son empreinte littéraire.” Le Pardaillan, vol. 4, pp. 47-58.
- (2017) Falantin, F. “Généalogie du bovarysme. Retour sur le pouvoir de se concevoir autre.” Alkemie. Revue semestrielle de littérature et philosophie (Paris: Classiques Garnier), vol. 20, pp. 265-276.
- (2017) Dobrenn, A., and Falantin, F. “Désir et réalité dans Madame Bovary de Gustave Flaubert et Nini mulâtresse du Sénégal d’Abdoulaye Sadji.” Entre-Textes: Dialogues littéraires et culturels (London: Routledge), edited by Vera Klekovkina & Oana Panaïté, pp. 218-237.
- (2016) Falantin, F. “Gustave Flaubert et Abdoulaye Sadji. Dialectique d’une bêtise plaquée sur du vivant.” Reading Communities: A Dialogical Approach to French and Francophone Literature (Newcastle-upon-Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing), edited by Oana Panaïté, pp. 103-124.
- (2016) Falantin, F. “Du poison au palfium 875. Françoise Sagan ou le roman sous influence.” The French Review (Johns Hopkins University Press), vol. 90.2, pp. 24-35.
- (2015) Falantin, F. “De Raisel à Tourvel. Madame Riccoboni et les futures Liaisons dangereuses de Laclos.” Revue italienne d’études françaises, vol. 5, pp. 1-15.
Last updated October 2024