Jonathan Baillehache
Translator · Scholar · Teacher
About
I'm a professional writer dedicated to finding the right words and crafting captivating narratives. My day-to-day activities revolve around translating literature and teaching language and culture. I am immensely fascinated by the diverse tones, styles, and messages inherent in every text, and driven by the mission to accentuate these distinctive qualities in order to make them accessible to new audiences.
Translation
- Translation of Angel Down [Pulitzer winner 2026], by Daniel Kraus, éditions Rivages. 2027.
- Translation of Whalefall, by Daniel Kraus, éditions Rivages. 2026.
- Translation of The Naming Song, by Jedediah Berry, éditions Le Rayon de l’Imaginaire. 2025.
- Translation of « Leg », by Brian Evenson. Hors Normes : Anthologie des Imaginales 2025, éditions Au Diable Vauvert. 2025.
- Translation of Phantom Limb, by Brian Evenson, éditions Rivages. 2025.
- Translation of Song for the Unraveling of the World, by Brian Evenson, éditions Rivages. 2024.
- Translation of Immobility, by Brian Evenson, éditions Rivages. 2023.
Scholarship
I write about literary translation and online literacy.
Content on Literary Translation
My publications on translation focus on ethical theories and practical issues associated with the retranslation of canonical texts from the world literary corpus.
In English:
- "Towards an Eroticism of Translation: Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak’s Translation of Césaire’s A Season in the Congo". Translation Review. 2021.
- "Translating constrained literature: Translation or transposition?". MLN French Issue 131:4. Johns Hopkins University Press. 2016. 892-904.
In French:
- "Membre Fantôme de Brian Evenson", Le Matricule des anges. Mai 2025.
- "Figuration et traduction de la différence raciale : critique d’une traduction de Langston Hughes par Paulette Nardal" (chapitre). Figurations littéraires et médiatiques de l’Autre. Edited by Kodjo Attikpoé, Éditions Perce-Neige. 2023.
- Le désir de traduire : Penser la traduction selon Antoine Berman. Chateaubriand, Pound et Roubaud, Presses universitaires de Rennes. 2021.
- "L’éthique de la solidarité noire dans une traduction de Richard Wright par Aimé Césaire". French Review. Vol. 94.4. 2021.
- "Dossier Outranspo", avec le collectif Outranspo. Remue.net. 2020.
- "L’Oulipo et la traduction moderniste". Formules, 16. Presses Universitaires du Nouveau Monde. 2012. 279-290.
- Intervention au séminaire "Anachronies : Translatio" organisé à l'ENS par Claire Paulian et Lily Robert-Foley, disponible en conférence vidéo.
Research in Online Literacy
My articles on digital content addresses general questions about online literacy by focusing on the digital remediatization of poems originally printed in experimental formats: visual poetry, typographic poetry, or combinatorial books.
In English:
- "The Digital Reception of A Hundred Thousand Billion Poems". Sens Public. 2021.
- "The Remediation of Russian Avant-Garde Poetry". Translating E-Literature = Traduire la littérature numérique. Université Paris 8. 2015.
- "Chance Operations and Randomizers in Avant-Garde and Electronic Poetry". Textual Cultures 8:1. Indiana University Press. 2014.
In French:
- "Remédiatiser la lettre des Nouvelles Impressions d’Afrique". Cuadernos de Filologìa Francesa, 28. Universidad de Extremadura. 2017. 137-152.
- "Le Passage en ligne de la lettre". La Lettre Mensuelle, Revue des ACF et de CPCT, 319. L’École de la Cause Freudienne. 2013. 22-24.
Content on Literary Translation
My publications on translation focus on ethical theories and practical issues associated with the retranslation of canonical texts from the world literary corpus.
In English:
- "Towards an Eroticism of Translation: Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak’s Translation of Césaire’s A Season in the Congo". Translation Review. 2021.
- "Translating constrained literature: Translation or transposition?". MLN French Issue 131:4. Johns Hopkins University Press. 2016. 892-904.
In French:
- "Membre Fantôme de Brian Evenson", Le Matricule des anges. Mai 2025.
- "Figuration et traduction de la différence raciale : critique d’une traduction de Langston Hughes par Paulette Nardal" (chapitre). Figurations littéraires et médiatiques de l’Autre. Edited by Kodjo Attikpoé, Éditions Perce-Neige. 2023.
- Le désir de traduire : Penser la traduction selon Antoine Berman. Chateaubriand, Pound et Roubaud, Presses universitaires de Rennes. 2021.
- "L’éthique de la solidarité noire dans une traduction de Richard Wright par Aimé Césaire". French Review. Vol. 94.4. 2021.
- "Dossier Outranspo", avec le collectif Outranspo. Remue.net. 2020.
- "L’Oulipo et la traduction moderniste". Formules, 16. Presses Universitaires du Nouveau Monde. 2012. 279-290.
- Intervention au séminaire "Anachronies : Translatio" organisé à l'ENS par Claire Paulian et Lily Robert-Foley, disponible en conférence vidéo.
Research in Online Literacy
My articles on digital content addresses general questions about online literacy by focusing on the digital remediatization of poems originally printed in experimental formats: visual poetry, typographic poetry, or combinatorial books.
In English:
- "The Digital Reception of A Hundred Thousand Billion Poems". Sens Public. 2021.
- "The Remediation of Russian Avant-Garde Poetry". Translating E-Literature = Traduire la littérature numérique. Université Paris 8. 2015.
- "Chance Operations and Randomizers in Avant-Garde and Electronic Poetry". Textual Cultures 8:1. Indiana University Press. 2014.
In French:
- "Remédiatiser la lettre des Nouvelles Impressions d’Afrique". Cuadernos de Filologìa Francesa, 28. Universidad de Extremadura. 2017. 137-152.
- "Le Passage en ligne de la lettre". La Lettre Mensuelle, Revue des ACF et de CPCT, 319. L’École de la Cause Freudienne. 2013. 22-24.
Teaching
After 15 years of teaching French to all ages, I've learned that the key to successful language learning is FUN! Forget boring textbooks; I'll start you speaking French in no time by focusing on the sounds of French through lessons packed with engaging activities like memory games, role-playing real-life scenarios, and even making crepes. I'll also incorporate modern French materials like videos and songs, including some slang, so you learn real, everyday French. I give lessons in Athens, GA and online.
Give me a call at 347-360-9022
Or write at jonathanbaillehache@gmail.com
Introduction au Hip Hop Français
L'Étranger de Camus
L'Aube de Rimbaud
Ces Liens d'or de Ronsard
Experience
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA, Professor of French language and culture, 2013-2023. Beginner and Advanced French, French Literature, French Cinema, French Video Game, French Hip Hop, French Digital Arts (PhD seminar), Theory and Critique of Translation (PhD seminar).
RUTGERS, STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY, French Assistant, 2008-2013. Beginner and Advanced French.
FRENCH INSTITUTE OF SAINT-PETERSBURG, RUSSIA, French teacher, 2007. Beginner and Advanced French.
Contact
- Athens, GA, USA