Preea Leelah

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Assistant Professor of French

[email protected]
413-597-2851
Hollander Hall Rm 234

Office Hours Fall 2024: MW 11h00-12h00

Please use the link above to book an appointment during my regular office hour. Email me if you need an appointment at another time.

Education

B.A. Concordia College at Moorhead (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 216 / WGSS 216(S) SEM

Women Behaving Badly: Deviant Women in Early Modern French Literature

RLFR 232 / COMP 219 SEM

Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité ? Race, Gender, and Political Power in Eighteenth-Century France (not offered 2024/25)

RLFR 320 / AFR 306 / GBST 306 / COMP 310 SEM

Transcending Boundaries: The Creation and Evolution of Creole Cultures (not offered 2024/25)

RLFR 330(S) TUT

Unveiling Herstory: Heroines of the Francophone Enlightenment

RLFR 415 / COMP 415 / WGSS 415 SEM

Breaking the Silence: Women Voices, Empowerment and Equality in the Francophone World (not offered 2024/25)

Professional Affiliations

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

Current Committees

  • Compensation Committee from Steering Committee