Jonathan Baillehache

Jonathan Baillehache [by·a·ash] was born on the coast of Normandy. After studying French, comparative literature as well as psychoanalysis at Montpellier III université, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Paris VIII université, and Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, where he completed his dissertation on the translation of Russian poetry, he joined UGA in 2013. His interest in the human and literary experiences of translation is driven by the belief that our native language, in its encounter with linguistic difference, allows us to express ourselves beyond our most familiar ideas, and that doing such brings intellectual and emotional relief from the exertion imposed on us by our native culture.

In his research, he explores how translators as well as creators of digital remediations work to repair the inherent violence of translation by opening up literary works to new interpretations capable of illuminating their most historically obscured possibilities.

He teaches translation theory, twentieth century French and Francophone literature, French rap music, and French video game history, and specializes in online pedagogy.