Dr. Christy Wampole

Professor

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Biography

Christy Wampole joined the Department of French and Italian at Princeton University as an Assistant Professor in 2011 and was later appointed Professor. She received her Ph.D. in French and Italian from Stanford University in 2011. Wampole has published numerous articles, translations, and book reviews in various esteemed journals such as MLN, Modern Language Review, and The New Yorker. Her research interests include nineteenth-, twentieth-, and twenty-first-century French and Francophone literature, with a special focus on the intersections of feminism, media, and ecology. She explores themes related to botany, masculinity, drones, and the nuances of realism in literature. Wampole has authored several books, including 'Degenerative Realism: Novel and Nation in Twenty-First-Century France' and 'Rootedness: The Ramifications of Metaphor.' She teaches a variety of courses including French literature, feminist thought, and contemporary civilization, bringing her extensive research into the classroom to inspire and educate the next generation of students.

Research Interests

Experience

Acting Chair

2023-01-01 — Present

Department of French & Italian • Princeton University, NJ, USA

Serve as Acting Chair overseeing departmental activities and initiatives.

Professor

2011-01-01 — Present

Department of French & Italian • Princeton University, NJ, USA

Research and teach courses focused on French, Francophone, and Italian literature.

Courses

FRE 207 Studies in French Language Style FRE 222 French Literature, Culture, Society 1789 FRE 224 French Literature: Approaches Language Literary Texts FRE 225 Twentieth-Century French Popular Music FRE 307 Advanced French Language Style FRE 313 Contemporary French Civilization FRE 315 Contemporary French Prose (1990-present) FRE 334/ECS 344/HUM334 Race in France FRE 367 Feminist Thought in Twentieth-Century French Literature FRE 385/CWR 385 Art Essay FRE 405/AMS 405/GSS 402 French American Comparative Feminism FRE 406/GER 406 Roots in 20th-Century France and Germany FRE 414/HUM 414/ECS 415/EPS 416 Fear in France FRE 524/HUM 524 Realism (Post-)Truth FRE 530 Essayism: Trajectory and Genre FRE 540/ITA 540/COM 540 Italo Calvino and France FRE 542 Racial Imaginaries FRE 545/HUM 545 Zeitgeist Literature

Requirements for Princeton University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
GRE General
TOEFL
Speaking
Required:27
IELTS
Speaking
Required:8
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in engineering or science Strong background in mathematics, materials, physics, or related engineering
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Specialization Notes

GRE scores are not accepted. Ph.D. is the primary degree; students are not required to hold an M.S.E. prior to admission.