French Studies

The study of French is more than the study of language. It is the immersion into the rich and varied culture of the Francophone world through coursework and study abroad.

The French program at Centre helps students discover the will to be scholar-citizens informed about the literature, art, music, and history of France, curious about international affairs relating to Francophone countries, and desirous of communicating with French-speaking people here and abroad.

When the Medici family sought a motto to express their optimism and humanism, they chose “Le Temps Revient,” a French expression meaning “The Great Age Returns.” Their choice of French was not accidental, for the study of this language offers a royal path to discovering the complexity of human experience from the Oaths of Strasbourg in the ninth century to the present.

 

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POST-GRADUATE STUDY
Teaching Assistance Program (Privas, France) University of Sheffield (M.P.H., public health)
JET Programme (Japan) George Washing University (M.A., European & Eurasian studies)
Education Nationale University of Memphis (J.D., law)

Faculty

Allison Connolly

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Associate Professor of French • Chair of the French Program French Work Crounse Hall—430 Work Phone: 859.238.5245
Biography

Allison Connolly joined Centre’s faculty in 2007 as an assistant professor of French and was named a Centre Scholar in 2011, held an NEH endowed professorship from 2014-16, and in 2009 she received the Kirk Teaching Award.

Before coming to Centre, Connolly was a teaching fellow and course coordinator at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and she taught English at L’Universite de Montpellier III.

She graduated summa cum laude from Hollins University with a B.A. in French and Spanish. She earned her M.A. and Ph.D. in French and Francophone literature from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Email: allison.connolly@centre.edu

File last updated: 8/5/13

Marc Demont

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Visiting Assistant Professor of French and Humanities Centre CollegeFrench Work Crounse Hall – 438 Work Phone: 859.238.5258
Biography

Marc Démont-Devlin joined the Centre College faculty in 2018 as visiting assistant professor of French and humanities.

His research interests include contemporary French philosophy, film studies, queer studies, feminist theories and methodologies, and masculinity studies.

He earned his undergraduate and advanced degrees in France before coming to the United States, where he earned an M.A. in French, a graduate certificate in women’s and gender studies, and a Ph.D. in comparative literature from the University of South Carolina.

Email: marc.demont@centre.edu

Christian Wood

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Visiting Assistant Professor of French Centre College Work Grant Hall—316 Work Phone: 859.238.5251
Biography

Christian Wood joined the Centre College faculty in 2016 as visiting assistant professor of French.

His research interests include 20th and 21st-century: Continental Philosophy, Francophone and French Literature, and Love as an intellectual discourse, focusing upon French Existentialist thinkers and Algerian novelists.

Wood earned a B.A. in philosophy from the University of California, San Diego, and master’s degrees and Ph.D.s in French studies and philosophy from the University of New Mexico.

Email: christian.wood@centre.edu

File last updated: 9/8/2016