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Alison Finch is an Honorary Professor of French Literature at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Churchill College. She specializes in post-1800 French literature, having lectured at the Cambridge French Department from 1978 to 2003, and also at the University of Oxford since 2000, where she holds the position of Professor and Chairman of the Sub-Faculty of French. Her extensive publications include significant works such as 'Proust's Additions: Making 'À la recherche du temps perdu' (Cambridge University Press, 1977), 'Stendhal: La Chartreuse de Parme' (Edward Arnold, 1984), 'Concordance de Stendhal' (Maney, 1991), and 'Women's Writing Nineteenth-Century France' (Cambridge University Press, 2000). Additionally, she authored 'French Literature: Cultural History' (Polity, 2010) and edited 'Selected Essays of Malcolm Bowie' (2 volumes; Legenda, 2013). Finch has been recognized by the French Government with the Palmes Académiques award at the Officier level, signifying her contributions to French education and culture.
University of Cambridge • Cambridge
Teaching and researching French literature post-1800.
Cambridge French Department • Cambridge
Taught French literature and language courses.
University of Oxford • Oxford
Oversaw the academic activities of the Sub-Faculty of French.
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