Marie-Soleil Frère Explained

Marie-Soleil Frère (1969–2021) was a Belgian journalism and media researcher. An expert on the media in Francophone Africa, she was remembered in one obituary as a "gifted academic giant".^[1]

Life

Frère was born in Canada.^[1] She gained her degree from the Université libre de Bruxelles and became maître-assistant at the University of Ouagadougou.^[2]

At the time of her death Frère was Senior Research Associate at the National Fund for Scientific Research in Belgium and Professor at the Université libre de Brussels.^[1]

She died on 18 March 2021.^[3]

Books

• The Media and Conflicts in Central Africa. 2007.
• Elections and the Media in Post-conflict Africa: Votes and Voices for Peace. 2011.
• Politics and Journalism in Francophone Africa: Systems, Practices and Identities. 2022.

Notes and References

1. Bruce . Mutsvairo . Mirjam . de Bruijn . Obituary: Marie-Soleil Frère . African Journalism . 42 . 1 . 130–131 . 2021 . 10.1080/23743670.2021.1911123 . 1887/3281157 . free .
2. Web site: Frère, Marie-Soleil . Library of Congress Name Authority File . 2024-02-11 .
3. Web site: Romy . Fröhlich . R.I.P. Marie-Soleil Frère. INFOCORE .