Department Chair

James Austin, Associate Professor of French, Chair of the French Department

James Austin

Associate Professor of French, Chair of the French Department

Proust • French film


Faculty

Sana Abdi, Jacob and Hilda Blaustein Assistant Professor of French and Francophone Studies

Sana  Abdi

Jacob and Hilda Blaustein Assistant Professor of French and Francophone Studies

North African Literature and Culture • Stylistics • Bilingualism • Translation • Postcolonial & Decolonial Studies • Comparative Literature


Clara Barbier

Fulbright Fellow, French Teaching Assistant

Jacob Levi, Visiting Lecturer in French

Jacob  Levi

Visiting Lecturer in French


Robyn Pront, Visiting Assistant Professor in French

Robyn Pront

Visiting Assistant Professor in French

20th-century French literature and history, especially representations of war



Staff

Timmie Kydd

Academic Department Assistant

Catherine J. Spencer, Elizabeth S. Kruidenier ’48 Professor Emeritus of French

Catherine J. Spencer

Elizabeth S. Kruidenier ’48 Professor Emeritus of French

17th century French literature • French cinema • Theory (structuralism & Post); Gay and Lesbian/Queer theory • "Bande dessinee" - Franco-Belgian comics