Tags: French

Tim Raser came to UGA in 1985 after a first job at the University of Tulsa; here he teaches lower-level language courses, undergraduate literature surveys, and graduate courses in French.  His research has to do with 19th-century poetics and æsthetics; his most recent book (2015) is titled "Baudelaire and Photography."  His current project concerns Hugo's writings on the death penalty. 

Bénédicte Beall-Lebéhot earned her Ph.D in French from Rutgers University in 2018. Her dissertation, entitled ''Trouver sa voi(e)(x) sur grand écran: les acteurs-chanteurs du cinéma français des années 30 aux années 50'', is a study of actor-singers in French cinema from the 30s to the 50s and the entertaining commercial musicals and operettas in which they performed.

I am happy to announce that I finished my PhD in French and Italian as well as an MA in German in 2024. I was fortunate enough to be able to complete both degrees simultaneously in 4 years. Starting fall 2024, I am working as a full-time instructor in the Romance Languages Department while pursuing an MA in Spanish.  My main areas of study are medieval and 19th-21st-century literature. 

My current research interests center around the field of Second Language Acquisition, specifically the acquisition of French by speakers of other Romance languages, the development of oral competency in French, and Portuguese as a third language.

Michelle Fulton is a doctoral candidate in Romance languages with an emphasis on 19th century French Literature. Previously, she studied Vocal Performance at the University of Kentucky with a minor in French, and then continued on into the Master's program at the University of Kentucky pursuing a degree in French and Francophone Studies. She has also participated in the Lexington-Deauville Sister City Exchange Program, in which she taught…

Jonathan Haddad specializes in 17th and 18th century French literature. His research examines the role literature plays in the mediation of discourses of Self and Other within the context of French encounters with the Islamicate world. Drawing upon the perspectives of Mediterranean Studies and cultural history, his scholarship also places the universalist aspirations of the early modern Republic of Letters in dialogue with contemporary,…

Kate advises (2nd year and beyond) French, Romance Language, and some Spanish majors (last name H-Z). She is also the main contact for Italian and Portuguese minor questions. If you are a major or minor listed above and have a question, please email Kate at rladv@uga.edu.

My teaching career spanned forty years, first at Kent State University in Ohio and then at the University of Georgia, where I was recruited in 1993 as Department Head. Other administrative positions included serving as director of Women’s Studies and Latin American Studies. My primary research fields were 19th century French literature and the emerging field of Francophone Slavery, that I was instrumental in developing. Since retiring in…