Dr. Catherine Parayre

Associate Professor

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Biography

Catherine Parayre is an Associate Professor in the field of Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures at Brock University. She earned her Ph.D. in Romance Languages from the University of Georgia, USA. Parayre holds a Graduate Certificate in Women’s Studies from the same institution, along with an MA in French Literature from the University of Kansas. Her academic background also includes a DEA in Literatures and Cultures of English-Speaking Countries from Université Paul Valéry, Montpellier III, France, and a DEUG in English from the same university. Her research interests focus on themes of representation and the roles of women in contemporary Occitan literature, exploring questions of identity and minority literatures. She analyzes landscape descriptions, photography, and literary texts that delve into the effects of visual arts, disfigurement, and illness in modern French literature. Parayre is also active in Disability Literature, particularly examining the intersections of arts and resistance in her courses.

Research Interests

Courses

FREN 2F03 – Literature Culture: French-Speaking World FREN 4P12 – French Language Literature Middle Ages FREN 4P20 – Sixteenth-Century Literature SCLA 5P69 – Disability Literature Arts: Sites of Resistance

Requirements for Brock University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:21
Reading
Required:21
Writing
Required:21
Speaking
Required:21
Total
Required:88
PTE
Listening
Required:60
Reading
Required:60
Writing
Required:60
Speaking
Required:60
Overall
Required:60
Prerequisites
Four-year undergraduate degree in a related field Satisfactory academic standing
Application Checklist
  • Online application
  • Official transcripts
  • Two electronic reference reports
  • Statement of Intent
  • CV/Resume
Specialization Notes

This entry applies to the general Graduate Studies standard for departments such as English Language and Literature, History, Philosophy, and Sociology.