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William C. VanderWolk
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Professor of Romance Languages
Spring 2008
- Introduction to the Study and Criticism of Modern French Literature (FR 210A)
- War and Memory (FR 351)
| Phone | (207) 725-3526 |
| Title | Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Professor of Modern Languages |
| Department | ROMANCE LANGUAGES |
| Work Location | 208 Sills Hall |
| wvanderw@bowdoin.edu |
Education:
A.B. North Carolina
A.M. Middlebury
Ph.D. North Carolina
Teaching Interests
- 19th and 20th Century French Novel
- 19th and 20th Century French History
- French Theater
- French Cinema
Areas of Research
Intersections of French history and fiction, and their relation to memory (19th and 20th centuries)
Books Published
"Victor Hugo in Exile: From Historical Representations to Utopian Vistas." Bucknell University Press, 2006.
Flaubert Remembers: Memory and the Creative Experience (1990)
Rewriting the Past: Memory, History and Narration in the Novels of Patrick Modiano (1997)
Co-Editor, Paradigms of Memory: The Occupation and Other Hi/stories in the Novels of Patrick Modiano (1998)