Nadia Chonville

Nadia Chonville (born May 14, 1989 ) is a Martinican author, politician, and sociologist specializing in studying gender in Afro-Caribbean culture.

Early life and education Nadia Chonville is the daughter of a Martinican father and a Guadeloupean mother. She grew up in the countryside of the commune of Le François. She graduated from the Grenoble Institute of Political Studies in 2012 before earning a PhD in sociology from the University of the West Indies. She is a professor of history and geography at Lycée Victor-Schœlcher and studies issues such as homophobia and transphobia in Caribbean culture. In 2004 she won several literary prizes, including the René Maran Youth Prize.

In 2019 Chonville wrote the libretto for Cosmique, a musical piece by hip-hop artist Ven.