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Ghislaine Nelly Huguette Sathoud (born 1969) is a
Congolese Congolese or Kongolese may refer to: African peoples * Congolese people (disambiguation) * Kongo people, a Bantu ethnic group who live along the Atlantic coast of Africa from Pointe-Noire (Republic of Congo) to Luanda, Angola, primarily defined by ...
(living in Canada since 1996)
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, primarily concerned with
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.


Life

Ghislaine N. H. Sathoud was born on April 8, 1969, in Pointe Noire,
Congo-Brazzaville The Republic of the Congo, also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply the Congo (the last ambiguously also referring to the neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo), is a country located on the western coast of Central ...
. Her mother was a nurse. Her father, Victor Sathoud, worked in the timber industry and held political posts. She arrived in Canada in 1996 and lives in Montreal. She is a member of a number of literary associations including: the Association des Ecrivains de Langue Française, the Conseil International d'Etudes Francophones and the Union des Auteurs et Artistes Africains au Canada. Sathoud was one of the winners of the Naji Naaman Prize 2008 for her collection of short stories ''Les trésors du terroir''. She holds an MA in International Relations and obtained a master's degree in Political Science from the
Université du Québec The Université du Québec () is a system of ten provincially-run public universities in Quebec, Canada. Its headquarters are in Quebec City. The university coordinates 1400 programs for over 100,000 students. The government of Quebec founded ...
. She has conducted research for the City of
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as part of the preparation for the third summit of the citizens on the future of Montreal in 2004. In 2000, she participated in the World March of Women with her play ''The Evils of Silence''. She worked for the Alliance of Cultural Communities for Equality in Health and Social Services (ACCESS). She wrote a play titled ''Ici, ce n’est pas pareil chérie!'' which served as a platform for awareness about
domestic violence Domestic violence is violence that occurs in a domestic setting, such as in a marriage Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognised union between people called spouses. It establishes r ...
among immigrants. She is interested in gender issues. She participated in 2005 in a collective book on the
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and also participated in a collective book on immigration published in Argentina in 2005. Her essay entitled "Women of Central Africa in Quebec" was published in 2006 by Editions L'Harmattan. In 2007, she participated in a collective work titled ''Imagine, French Without Borders'' published by the American publisher Vista Higher Learning. In 2008, The
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(IBO), founded in 1968 and located in Switzerland published the new "Market of Hope" on a CD-Rom.


Family

Sathoud has three children.


Publications

* ''Rendez aux Africaines leur dignité'', Éditions L'Harmattan, Paris, 2011. . * ''L'Art de la maternité chez les Lumbu du Congo Musonfi'', Éditions L'Harmattan, Paris, 2008. . * ''L'amour en migration'', Éditions Ménaibuc, Paris, 2007. . * ''Le combat des femmes au Congo-Brazzaville'' , Éditions L'Harmattan, Paris, 2007. * ''Les femmes d’Afrique centrale au Québec'', Éditions L’Harmattan, Paris, 2006. * ''Les Frères de Dieu'', Éditions Mélonic, Montréal, 2006, * ''Ici, ce n’est pas pareil chérie!'' (pièce de théâtre enregistrée sur DVD), 2005 * ''Hymne à la tolérance'', Éditions Mélonic, Montréal, 2004. * ''Itiana'', Éditions Carte Blanche, Montréal, 2002, * ''Les maux du silence'', Maison culturelle Les Ancêtres, Sherbrooke, 2000, * ''Pleurs du cœur'', Expédit, Paris, 1995 * ''L’Ombre de Banda'', C.B.E., Paris, 1990 * ''Poèmes de ma jeunesse'', I.C.A, Pointe-Noire, 1988


Collective works

*"Des mères et filles exécutantes ", in Revue ''Interculturel'', n°19, Alliance Française de Lecce (Italie), 2015, pp. 325–329. * "Quand des voies accueillent des sans-voix ", in Revue ''Interculturel'', n°18, Alliance Française de Lecce (Italie), 2014, pp. 279–292. *"Des mères révolutionnaires ", in Revue ''Interculturel'', n°17, Alliance Française de Lecce (Italie), 2013, pp. 9–14. *"Redonnons à l'enfance sa noblesse ", in Revue ''Interculturel'', n°16, Alliance Française de Lecce (Italie), 2012, pp. 293–299. *"Afrique : des vœux collectifs ", in Revue ''Interculturel'', n°15, Alliance Française de Lecce (Italie), 2011, pp. 9–15. *"Au chevet d'Haïti", in ''Haïti, je t'aime - Ayiti, mwen renmen ou'', Les Éditions du Vermillon, 2010, pp. 197–202. *"En communion avec nos frères et sœurs d'Haïti", in ''Pour Haïti'', Desnel, 2010, pp. 240–242. *"Le Marché de l'espoir", ''D’accord !'', Boston, Vista Higher Learning, 2010, pp. 177–183. *"Une flamme pour vous", ''Tanbou'', Cambridge,USA, 2009. *"Être immigrante et féministe : comment réussir à concilier intégration et luttes féministes? " Revue ''FéminÉtudes'', Montréal, Institut de recherches et d'études féministes de l'UQAM, vo. 14, no 1, 2009, pp. 28–32. *"Le Marché de l'espoir", ''Imaginez'', Boston, Vista Higher Learning, 200 pp. 188–192. *"La paix, à quel prix ?", ''Pollen d'azur'' ed. 47, no 25, 2005, Houdrigny (Belgique), pp. 51–55. *"Union africaine : augmenter la visibilité des femmes ou améliorer les rapports de genre ?" in Yves Ekoué Amaïzo (dir.) ''L'union africaine freine-t-elle l'unité des africains ? Retrouver la confiance entre les dirigeants et le peuple-citoyen'' Paris: Menaibuc, 2005, pp. 303–325. *"El colectivo de la muerte", ''Salvad a Copito'' : Pequeñ Buenos Aires : Editorial Clase Turista, 2005, pp. 25–31. *"Quand les citoyens participent à la vie municipale : le cas de l'arrondissement du Plateau Mont-Royal", in ''La vie démocratique montréalaise : une revue critique des grands dossiers'', Montréal, Sodecm et Sommet de Montréal, 2004, pp. 98–106. *"Paix sur la terre", ''Anthologie Nouvelles frontières 11'', Toronto : Pearson, 2003, pp. 182–3.


Awards

*2001, Nomination for the "Gala de Reconnaissance Communautaire" (GRC), category literary encouragement. *2008, Naji Naaman literary prize, prize for creativity.


References


External links


Official site




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