Valérie Thiers-Thiam
| Region of Interest | Africa |
| Primary Country of Residence | United States of America |
| Title | Assistant Professor |
| Affiliation | University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa |
| Mailing Address | 555 Phillips Hall
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| Phone/Fax Number(s) | phone: 319 335 2261 |
| Countries of Specialization | Guinea, Mali. |
| Research Interests | Cinema and Literature of Francophone West-Africa Area of research: Oral tradition, Mande culture, griot, Epics. Ph.D. Dissertation: "A chacun son griot: le griot-narrateur dans la littérature et le cinéma d'Afrique de l'ouest." (New York University) |
| Publications | Forthcoming book: "A chacun son griot". Paris: L'Harmattan, 2002. |
| Keywords | cinema ; francophone ; West Africa ; oral tradition ; Mande culture ; griot. |