FACULTY

The faculty in French is committed to teaching and to scholarship. The members of the section have all earned the Ph.D. at major U.S. research institutions. They have considerable expertise in teaching, and they will help you achieve proficiency in French. The French faculty pursues various research interests, including theatre, film, narrative prose and civilization. At all levels of the curriculum, they regularly introduce new methods, materials, and topics, ensuring the highest quality instruction.


Wendy

Jolene
Amine
Mary
Wendy Allen, Chair
Jolene Barjasteh

Amine Bekhechi

Mary Cisar

Serving as Registrar

B.A., Connecticut College; M.A., Ph.D. Indiana Univeristy

17th century French literature; contemporary France; second language acquisition and pedagogy

Office Hours: M,W,F 9:00-10:00 & 10:45-11:45; T 1:20-3:30; TH 2:15-3:15

Office Ph: 507-786-3247

Office location: Old Main 25D


wallen@stolaf.edu

Professor Allen's Homepage

B.A., M.A. Illinois State University;Ph.D. University of Illinois

19th century French literature; the short story;
autobiography; French cinema

Office Hours: M,W,F

12:55-1:50

Office Ph: 507-786-3274

Office Location: Old Main 25A


barjaste@stolaf.edu

D.E.A., Université de Montpellier I, France
M.A., Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison

20th century French literature; Francophonie; the literature of the Maghreb

Office Hours: M 2:00-2:30; W 2:00-3:30; TH 2:30-4:00

Office Ph: 507-786-8043

Office Location: Old Main 25B

bekhechi@stolaf.edu

B.A., Kalamazoo College; M.A., Ph.D. Brown University

18th century French literature; French feminism and feminist literary criticism; second language acquisition and pedagogy

cisar@stolaf.edu


 

Clare
 

Lise Hoy

Clare Mather    

B.A., University of Minnesota; M.A., Ph.D. University of Wisconsin-Madison

19th century and early 20th century narrative; imagination in French literature; art and fin-de-siècle literature; gastronomy in French literature

Office Hours: M 2:00-3:00, W 10:30-11:30

Office Ph: 507-786-3980

Office Location: Old Main 36

hoyl@stolaf.edu

 

B.A., Hamline University; M.A., Ph.D. University of Wisconsin-Madison

Quebec theatre and immigrant literature, francophone theatre, pedagogy; issues of student engagement.

Office Hours: M 1:30 - 2:30, T 3:00-4:00 W 10:30 - 11:30

Office Ph: 507-786-3468

Office Location: Old Main 27


mather@stolaf.edu