French Faculty

Janet  Beizer

Janet Beizer

(On Leave Spring 2024)
Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures (French)
C. Douglas Dillon Professor of the Civilization of France

 

Academic Degrees: B.A. in French, summa cum laude, Cornell University; M.A., M.Phil., Ph. D. in French with Secondary Field in...

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Boylston Hall 517
p: (617) 495-5823
Office Hours: Rotating Tuesday or Thursday 5:00pm-6:00pm, and by appointment
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Claire-Marie Brisson

Preceptor in Romance Languages and Literatures (French)

Academic Degrees: Ph.D. in French (Cultural History), University of Virginia; M.A. in French (Cultural History), Wayne State University; B.A in French Studies and Secondary Education, Minors in German and Political Science, University of Michigan-Dearborn.... Read more about Claire-Marie Brisson

Boylston Hall 507
p: (617) 495-1813
Office Hours: Tuesdays & Thursdays 3:00pm-5:00pm and by appointment
Alice  Jardine

Alice Jardine

(On Leave Fall 2023 & Spring 2024)
Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures (French) and of Studies of Women, Gender, and Sexuality
A.B., Ohio State University; A.M., M.Phil., Ph.D., Columbia University

Research Interests: 20th and 21st century French and Francophone Literature; Feminist Theory; Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies; Culture, Arts, and Politics... Read more about Alice Jardine

Boylston Hall G-24
p: (617) 495-7776
Office Hours: To schedule an appointment for Office Hours, use this link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Es_6g4RybCJPysC9czvG9r-hy3KM54c9BTc96QP0e7A/edit
Annabel Kim

Annabel Kim

Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures (French)
Undergraduate Advisor for French
B.A., Williams College; Ph.D., Yale University

Research Interests: 20th- and 21st-century French Literature; Feminism; Contemporary Novel; Literature and Politics.... Read more about Annabel Kim

Boylston Hall 427
p: (617) 496-0486
Office Hours: Spring 2023 Office Hours: In-person office hours: Mondays 3-4 pm, Wednesdays 11am–12pm / Zoom office hours: Tuesdays 9am-11am, Thursdays 1–3 pm, https://harvard.zoom.us/j/7086489847 Book Via https://annabelkim.youcanbook.me
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Kathy Richman

Director of Undergraduate Studies
Lecturer in Romance Languages and Literatures (French)
Undergraduate Advisor (Romance Studies)

 

 

 

Boylston Hall 422
p: (617) 495-1929
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Matthew Rodriguez

Lecturer (French)

Education: Ph.D. in Romance Languages and Literatures, Harvard University (2021), A.B. in Comparative Literature, Dartmouth College (2011)

Research and Teaching Interests: Nineteenth-, twentieth-, and twenty-first-century French and Francophone literature; Proust; memory; media and visual culture (photography, architecture, painting); autobiographical writing; affect studies and the history of emotions; LGBTQ writing; theater and performance; critical theory (“French theory,” queer and feminist theory, and psychoanalytic theory).

Boylston Hall 324
p: (617) 496-2337
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Usha Rungoo

Usha Reena Rungoo

(On Leave Fall 2023)
Assistant Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures

Professor Rungoo received her BA in French Studies with a specialization in Quebecois Literature from Trent University (2008), her MA in French Studies from Queen’s University (2011) and her PhD in French Studies and African American Studies from Yale University (2018).

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Boylston Hall 424
Office Hours held via Zoom: Tuesdays from 3:00pm-4:30pm. Please schedule online at: https://calendly.com/usha_rungoo/