Preea Leelah

Assistant Professor of French

[email protected]

413-597-2851

Hollander Hall Rm 234

Education

B.A. Concordia College (2002)
M.A. University of Wisconsin, Madison (2004)
Ph.D. University of Wisconsin, Madison (2012)

Areas of Expertise

Eighteenth-Century Literature
Race and Gender in France and the Francophone World
Gendered Representations of Criminality
The Transatlantic Slave Trade, Freedom Narratives and Colonialism
The Counter-Enlightenment Movement in France

Courses

RLFR 103(F) SEM

Intermediate Studies in French Language and Francophone Cultures

RLFR 104(S) SEM

Intermediate French II: Advanced Intermediate Studies in French

RLFR 216 / WGSS 216 SEM

Women Behaving Badly: Deviant Women in Early Modern French Literature (not offered 2023/24)

RLFR 232 / COMP 219 SEM

Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité ? Race, Gender, and Political Power in Eighteenth-Century France (not offered 2023/24)

RLFR 320 / AFR 306 / GBST 306 / COMP 310(F) SEM

Transcending Boundaries: The Creation and Evolution of Creole Cultures

RLFR 415 / COMP 415 / WGSS 415(S) SEM

Breaking the Silence: Women Voices, Empowerment and Equality in the Francophone World

Professional Affiliations

The American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies
The Modern Language Association

Friedberg Fellowship Report

From arboreal walkways above, and public parks below

TJ Watkins '23 spent the summer in Paris researching the past, present and future of green space in the city, and how Parisians feel about this aspect of their urban lives.
".....In addition to assessing tree canopy walkways in Paris, I also quickly evolved the project to look at how tree accessibility could be improved. Because Paris is poised to be one of the leading cities to attack climate shifts, it is vital that tree accessibility be improved in the city, especially to target children and young people. During my first excursion to a park, at Buttes-Chaumont, I was identifying trees and ground cover around the park when I overheard a woman asking her kids to go play in the grass rather than on the pavement. It occurred to me at that moment that there is a large audience for more opportunities for kids to immerse themselves in trees by climbing, exploring, or learning about trees in any park. Not only do trees have much unrealized potential in addressing the climate crisis, but they also make for fun playgrounds."
(TJ studied at the Hamilton in Paris, France Program.)
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