Chanelle Dupuis - SSG Facilitator and Website Manager

Brown University, PhD French and Francophone Studies

Hello/ Bonjour!

My name is Chanelle Dupuis and I am a fifth year PhD student in the French and Francophone Studies Department at Brown University.

My research focuses on 20th and 21st century French and Francophone literature where I analyze smell in dystopias. I am interested in the representation of environments, imagination, and non-human smells. With an interest in perception and the sensorium, my work reflects on sensory perception and installs itself in the field of Sensory Studies. Beyond this, I have worked on folktales of the Amazon and written on the shifting smell of water in rivers in Amazonia. With extensive translation experience, I have worked between the languages of Portuguese, Spanish, French, and English and enjoy proofreading and writing. Coming from Québec, Canada, I also enjoy bringing my French Canadian culture into the classroom and teaching French with an emphasis on French-speaking communities outside of France. I am also passionate about creative writing and am a published poet.

I started the SSG and this website to help grow the field of Smell Studies and make the field’s research more accessible to other disciplines and the general public. I am excited to share my joy for all things smelly with you and encourage you to explore this site to learn more!

Check out my latest publication here: https://online-ucpress-edu.revproxy.brown.edu/gastronomica/article/22/4/1/194511/The-Smell-of-WaterA-Liquid-Witness-to

I also recently published an article on smell and resistance in Alabastron here: https://alabastronjournal.com/.

Furthermore, I am working on an edited volume on The Senses and Memory with Vernon Press. Look for this text in 2025!

Follow me on Twitter: @smellstudies // @chanelle_dup. You can also find me on LinkedIn!