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David Franco

Faculty member David Franco

Assistant Professor of French and Spanish

Contact

Hall College Center

Academic Program Affiliation(s)

Languages and Literature, French and Francophone Studies, Spanish and Latin American Studies

Areas of Specialization

  • French Literature
  • Classical tragedy

Interests

Research Interests: 17th century French drama, Greek mythology and tragedy, French cinema (Poetic Realism, Crime Genres,Transcendentalism)

Teaching Interests: Early Modern French drama, Performance studies, French novel
(19th, 20th, 21st century), French cinema, Language acquisition (French and Spanish)

Other Interests: Latin American short story, Literary Journalism

Biography

Ph.D., French Literature, Rutgers University
M.A., French Literature, Rutgers University
M.A., Hispanic Literature, Villanova University
B.A., Journalism, Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia

Dr. Franco’s research examines the notion of heroism in 17th century French drama, with Greek mythology and Classical tragedy as points of reference. His current book project, entitled Corneille: a Tragedy of the ethos, focuses on the works of Pierre Corneille, and challenges the myth of a dazzling cornelian hero by showing his struggle to obtain recognition. His work also sheds an innovative light in contemporary narratives, and has appeared in the Oxford Journal (French Studies), in The French Review, and at Classiques Garnier. A native Spanish speaker, Dr. Franco has extensively taught language, literature, cinema and performance classes in French, Spanish and English. He joined the faculty at Simon’s Rock in 2019.

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