Mary LaMarca

Mary LaMarca, PhD.

Visiting Lecturer in French
Languages and Culture Studies
COED 455
mlamarca@uncc.edu

Overview

Mary LaMarca completed her dissertation in the Department of Romance Studies at Duke University under the supervision of Professor Alice Kaplan.

From 2007-2014, she served as French Language Coordinator, Lecturer of French, and Fulbright Coordinator at Bryant University in Rhode Island, after teaching at Colby College as a Faculty Fellow in French.

Her primary area of specialization is twentieth century French theater and literature with an emphasis on historical context (literary reception and politics, and cultural studies) but she is also an intellectually curious generalist. She has extensive experience teaching all levels of French language, literature, and culture, including Translation and Phonetics.

In addition to a wide range of teaching, she has extensive experience organizing and implementing co-curricular activities, such as French Film Festivals and film series, Francophone music and theater performances, a Haiti fundraiser, author events, and cooking workshops to name a few. She developed this passion for sharing French language and culture while working with study abroad students in France.

Educational Background

Ph.D., French Literature, Duke University, Durham, NC, December, 2008

Dissertation: Guilt and the War Within: The Theatre of Sartre and Giraudoux.

Director: Dr. Alice Kaplan; Second Reader: Dr. Mary Ann Witt

M.A., French Literature, New York University, 2000

B.A., French, Indiana University, Bloomington, 1997

B.A., German and English, Indiana University, Bloomington, 1993

Study and Work Overseas

Dissertation Research and Coursework, ENS, Lyon, France. September 2002-July 2003

M.A. coursework, New York University in France, Paris III, Paris VII, France. 1998-1999

Coursework in German Philology and French, Universität Wien, Vienna, Austria. 1996

German Language Coursework, Carl Duisheim Centrum, Cologne, Germany. 1993

Cultural Activities Coordinator, New York University in France, Paris, Summer 2001

Social and Cultural Service: New York University in France, Paris, 1999-2000

Assistant d’anglais, Paris Public Schools, Paris, France, 1999-2000

Research and Teaching Interests

XXth-century French Theater, WWII/Occupied France, Critical Reception and Politics, Cultural Studies, XVIIth-century Theater, Francophone Literature and Culture, French Linguistics and Phonetics, French for Reading, German Language, Literary Translation, French and World Cinema

Courses

FR 2201: Intermediate French

FR 3207: French Phonetics

FR 3203: Intro to French Literature

TRAN 4402F: Practicum in French Translating I

TRAN 4403F: Practicum in French Translating II

TRAN 4404F: Practicum in French Translating III

At other institutions:

Francophone Cultures: Francophone Identity, Culture, and Literature

French for Business: Business practices, economy, and French companies

Intro to French Theater and Culture

French Literature and Cinematic Adaptation

Honors Course/Directed Study: Contemporary France

Le sport en France: Sport as a historical and cultural phenomena

La France Contemporaine: French Identity, Emphasis on Politics and the 2007 Presidential Elections

Perspectives culturelles et littéraires: Cultural Analysis

Tough and Dangerous Choices: Plays and Playwrights in WWII France, Study of Occupation-era theater, writers, critics, censorship, collaboration, and the political spectrum

French for Reading: Introduction to reading, research, and translation in French

Assistant d’anglais, Paris Public Schools, Paris, France

Honors & Awards

Creativity Faculty Fellow, Bryant University, 2012-2013

Bass Teaching Fellow, Duke University, 2004-2005, Tough and Dangerous Choices: Plays and Playwrights in WWII France

Departmental Fellowship, Department of Romance Studies, Duke University, 2000-2004, 2005-2006

L’Oréal Fellowship, Department of French, New York University, 1998-1999

Select Professional Affiliations

Modern Language Association

ACTFL

RIFLA

AATFRI

Providence Latin American Film Festival

Humanities and Education Resource Association

Charlotte Area French Studies

Service

French Club Adviser, UNC Charlotte, 2014-present

French Coffee Hour, UNC Charlotte 2014-present

International Film Festival Co-Organizer, UNC Charlotte, 2014-present

Study Abroad Advisory Board, UNC Charlotte, 2014-present

Translation vs. Globalization Conference Co-organizer, 2014-present

PLAFF (Providence Latin American Film Festival): Panel judge, 2011, Board Member 2012-present