KATHRYN KLEPPINGER

Kathryn Kleppinger's research and teaching center on the related fields of French cultural studies and contemporary French and Francophone Literature. The foundational goal driving her work is to question the construction of literary labels and the social power dynamics inherent to cultural production. Her first book, Branding the Beur Author: Minority Writing and the Media in... The department offers a wide variety of courses in literature, culture and film. Introductory courses in French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish literature are regularly offered, as well as other courses dedicated to specific periods, authors or special topics.

Primary location: Washington