ʃiː wʌzðə səksˈɛsɚɹ ʌv klˈɔːd lˈeɪvistɹˈɔːs æt ðə kˈɑːlɛdʒ də fɹˈæns tʃˈɛɹ ʌv kəmpˈæɹətˌɪv stˈʌdiz ʌv ˈæfɹɪkən səsˈaɪəɾiz fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi tˈuː tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt, nˈaʊ ɪmˈɛɹɪɾəs pɹəfˈɛsɚ.
She was the successor of Claude Lévi-Strauss at the Collège de France (Chair of Comparative Studies of African Societies from 1982 to 1998, now emeritus professor).