Overview
My research and teaching focus on literature and culture in French, from around 1400 and their interplay with contemporary thought; twentieth-century French cultural history; writing through gender.
Almanach: A Natural History of Time and Fiction will appear in the fall, 2026. Recent published works include: Migrants shaping Europe, past and present: Multilingual literatures, arts, and cultures, ed. with Vincent Joos (Manchester, 2022); James Joyce Remembered, edition 2022 (C.P. Curran), ed. with Alice Ryan (UCD, 2022); Un Moyen Âge républicain: les paradoxes du théâtre en temps de guerre (Presses Paris-Sorbonne, 2014) Medieval Roles for Modern Times (Penn State 2010); The Master and Minerva (California 1995); European Medieval Studies Under Fire, 1919-1945, an edited collection (JMEMS, Duke. 1995).
My scholarship has been awarded a Guggenheim. Fellowship, a National Humanities Center Fellowship, a NEH Fellowship, as well as grants from Cultural Services of the French Embassy.
Students interested in researching fiction, and the history of free expression in French are particularly welcome.
