Katherine Gantz, Associate Professor of French (2005). B.A. Wittenberg University; M.A., Ph.D. The University of Michigan. While originally trained as a specialist of nineteenth-century Decadent fiction and French literature from the early twentieth century, Dr. Gantz has recently expanded her research interests to include urbanist criticism and visual studies. She has published articles in the areas of French cultural studies and American pop culture, as well as in the field of French queer theory. Her current project is a discussion of present-day uses of public space in Paris originally designed during the Second Empire. Dr. Gantz is the 2010 winner of the Homer L. Dodge Award for Excellence in Teaching.
Education:
University of Michigan
Doctor of Philosophy in French, 1999
University of Michigan
Master of Arts in French, 1994
Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio
Bachelor of Arts in French, cum laude, 1992
Curriculum Vitae (Click to Download)
Accomplishments:
- Publications in the fields of nineteenth-century French literature, gender theory, and cultural studies
- Most recent publication:"Concrete Criticism: Annotation and Transformation in Haussmannized Paris." In Hexagonal Variations: Diversity, Plurality, and Reinvention in Contemporary France. Eds. Alistair Rolls, Murray Pratt, Joseph McCormack. New York: Rodopi Press, 2011. 371-394.
- Co-Chair, 2008 Women Studies Colloquium: "Gender B(l)ending: Beyond the Binary"
- Co-Facilitator, New Faculty Seminars
- Invited speaker, Nitze "Last Lecture" Series
- Homer Dodge Award for Teaching Excellence
Email: klgantz@smcm.edu
