Hélène Celdran

Norwegian version of this page Department of Languages, Literature and Culture
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Norwegian version of this page Position
Associate Professor
Contact Study place
Halden
Office nr.
A3-075

Academic interests

  • French language and literature
  • Graphic literature
  • Francophone literature and postcolonial studies
  • Francophonie and postcolonial studies
  • Didactics of foreign languaes
  • History, literature and postmemory 

Teaching and supervision

  • SFF11320 French Literature and Cultural Studies (Autumn 2025) (responsible for the literature component)
  • SFF11220 Spoken French: some teaching and shared course responsibility (Autumn 2025)
  • FRA10024 Textual Competence and Academic Writing in French (Spring 2026)
  • LMUFRA10417 FRA104 French Texts and Genres (5-10) (Spring 2026)
  • LMUFRA11421 FRA114 French Texts and Genres (5-10) (Spring 2026)
  • SFF42315 Master’s Thesis (supervision of master’s theses)
  • SFF35021 Bachelor’s Thesis in French

Background

  • Master from France (French literature and language)
  • Teacher training from France (CAPES).
  • PhD in French Literature from the University of Oslo (UiO).
  • Basic interpreter training from OsloMet (Public Sector Interpreting and Memory and Note-Taking Techniques).
  • Further education in career counselling.
  • Extensive teaching experience at all levels, from primary to higher education.
  • Teaching in foreign language didactics and thesis writing at the master’s level.
  • Several years in the publishing industry as an author of French teaching materials, language editor, editor, and rights consultant.
  • Several years as a translator and copyeditor 

Research

  • Member of AreaS (the group ceased its activities in 2024).
  • Member of the research group Literature and Narrativity
  • Representations of the relationships between Algerians and Pieds-Noirs in non-historical texts
  • Representations of daily life in Francophone Maghrebi literature
  • Migration narratives
  • Graphic novels
  • Literature, history, memory
  • Literature and Terrorism (ongoing project)

 

Research groups

Publications

  • Celdran, Hélène (2025). D’une réforme à l’autre : la place du monde francophone dans un manuel de FLE en Norvège. ELLA – Education, Literature, Language – Utdanning, litteratur, språk. 3(4). doi: 10.58215/ella.95. Full text in Research Archive
  • Celdran, Hélène (2025). Continuité, ruptures et dissolution du quotidien : une lecture d’Une ville en temps de guerre d’Abdelkader Djemaï. Academic Journal of Modern Philology (AJMP). ISSN 2299-7164. 23(Special issue), p. 87–97. doi: 10.34616/ajmp.2025.23.7. Full text in Research Archive
  • Celdran, Hélène (2024). Édition et traduction simultanées : mission impossible ? In Birkelund, Merete & Fernandez, Susana (Ed.), Nouvelles tendances de la romanistique scandinave / Nuevas tendencias de la romanística escandinava / Nuove tendenze della romanistica scandinava / Novas tendências da romanística escandinava. AU Library Scholarly Publishing Services. ISSN 9788775075577. doi: 10.7146/aul.522.c292. Full text in Research Archive
  • Celdran, Hélène (2023). Narration and Postmemory in a graphic novel: the example of Petit-fils d'Algérie by Joël Alessandra. ELLA – Education, Literature, Language – Utdanning, litteratur, språk. 1(2). doi: 10.58215/ella.15. Full text in Research Archive
  • Celdran, Hélène Marie (2022). Fra Italia til Frankrike gjennom Algerie: beretninger om pieds-noirs i Petit-fils d'Algérie av Joël Alessandra. In Barstad, Guri Ellen; Opset, Barbro Bredesen & Vestli, Elin Nesje (Ed.), Fortellinger om migrasjon: Skandinavisk, tysk,- fransk- og spanskspråklig samtidslitteratur. Universitetsforlaget. ISSN 9788215065519. p. 194–213. doi: 10.18261/9788215065526-2022-09. Full text in Research Archive
  • Celdran, Helene Marie (2002). "La victime émissaire?", Barbey d'Aurevilly 17, Le sacré, Revue des Lettres Modernes, 2002. Série Barbey d'Aurevilly. p. 23–55. Full text in Research Archive
  • Celdran, Helene Marie (2000). "La province comme espace de parole : la rumeur dans Un Prêtre marié (1864) de Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly". "Province-Paris. Topographie littéraire du XIXème siècle".. p. 297–314. Full text in Research Archive
  • Celdran, Hélène (1999). Nation et genre dans Nedjma de Kateb Yacine. Itinéraires et contacts de culture. ISSN 1157-0342. p. 55–76. Full text in Research Archive
  • Celdran, Helene Marie (1999). "Il ou elle commère, on rumeure : aspects de l'oralité dans deux romans de J. Barbey d'Aurevilly". "Les Oies du capitole ou les raisons de la rumeur", sous la direction de Francoise Reumaux. Full text in Research Archive

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  • Celdran, Hélène Marie & Olaisen, Fabienne (2014). Eksamensgrammatikk - Fransk grammatikk for nivå 1 og 2. Aschehoug & Co. ISBN 9788203348419. Full text in Research Archive
  • Celdran, Hélène Marie; Salvesen, Christine Meklenborg; Uvsløkk, Geir; Casoli, Julie; Olaisen, Fabienne & Davies, Hazel [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2010). Lingua Planet Fransk. Aschehoug & Co. ISBN 9788203337994. Full text in Research Archive
  • Celdran-Johannessen, Hélène (2008). Prophètes, sorciers, rumeurs - La violence dans trois romans de Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly (1808 - 1889). Brill | Rodopi. ISBN 9789042023536. 305 p. Full text in Research Archive

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  • Celdran, Hélène (2025). Litteratur og terrorisme. Full text in Research Archive
  • Celdran, Hélène (2025). Dannelse som akademisk skriving. Full text in Research Archive
  • Celdran, Hélène (2024). Présentation de la revue ELLA. Full text in Research Archive
  • Celdran, Hélène & Orban, Franck (2024). AreaS-seminar: Hvorfor trenger vi minnelitteratur? En samtale om Algeriekrigen, minnekrigen og minnelitteraturens rolle. Full text in Research Archive
  • Celdran, Hélène (2023). Algerie-krigen i litteraturen. Full text in Research Archive
  • Celdran, Hélène (2023). Frankofoni i lærebøker i fransk før og etter Fagfornyelsen. Full text in Research Archive
  • Celdran, Hélène Marie (2022). Den historiske minnefortelling i tegneserieform: Isabelle Delormes arbeid. Full text in Research Archive
  • Celdran, Hélène Marie (2022). "Mission impossible? Traduire et éditer un texte en même temps". Full text in Research Archive
  • Celdran, Hélène (2022). Continuité, ruptures et dissolution du quotidien : une lecture d’Une ville en temps de guerre d’Abdelkader Djemaï. Full text in Research Archive
  • Celdran, Hélène (2021). Fra Italia til Frankrike gjennom Algerie: beretninger om Pieds-noirs i Petit-fils d'Algérie (2015) av Joël Alessandra. Full text in Research Archive
  • Celdran, Hélène Marie (2020). «Minnekrigen» mellom Frankrike og Algerie blusser fortsatt opp, nesten 60 år etter frigjøringskrigens slutt. Full text in Research Archive
  • Celdran, Hélène (2020). Entretien avec Tourya Fili (CICLIM: Coordination internationale des chercheurs sur les littératures maghrébines) et Esma Gaudin (Coup de soleil). Thème : la représentation des relations entre Algériens et Pieds-noirs (période coloniale) dans la littérature francophone. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXHYmsy3fjs. [Internet]. Entretiens - CICLIM et Coup de Soleil . Full text in Research Archive
  • Aukrust, Kjerstin; Orban, Franck & Celdran, Hélène (2020). Hva betyr Algerie-krigen i dag? Med Hélène Celdran. [Internet]. Podkasten Frankrike forklart. Full text in Research Archive
  • Celdran, Hélène Marie (2019). Le Premier exil. Fransklæreren. ISSN 0808-629X. p. 26–27. Full text in Research Archive
  • Celdran, Hélène (2017). Le mystère de l’inconnue d’Isdal. NRK nett. Full text in Research Archive
  • Celdran, Hélène (2017). En Thatcher-kur for Frankrike? [Journal]. Vox publica. Full text in Research Archive
  • Celdran, Hélène (2017). "Borgerlønn: Mot fattigdom, for mer personlig frihet". [Journal]. Vox publica. Full text in Research Archive
  • Celdran, Hélène (2001). Sorcellerie et désir mimétique : L'Ensorcelée de Barbey d'Aurevilly (Lire Barbey d’Aurevilly à la lumière de la théorie de la victime émissaire). Full text in Research Archive
  • Celdran, Helene Marie (1999). "La rumeur dans Un Prêtre marié de Jules BArbey d'Aurevilly". Full text in Research Archive
  • Celdran, Hélène (2003). Prophètes, sorciers, rumeurs: la violence dans trois romans de Barbey d'Aurevilly (1808-1889). Universitetet i Oslo. Full text in Research Archive

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