Dr. David Caron

Professor

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Biography

David Caron is a Professor at the University of Michigan in the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, specializing in French and Women's & Gender Studies. His academic focus encompasses 20th- and 21st-century French literature and culture, particularly within the context of queer studies, HIV/AIDS, and Holocaust & Jewish Studies. His recent work investigates themes of community, universalism, and urban engagement as they relate to marginalized groups and collective traumas such as AIDS and the Holocaust. Caron's notable publications include 'Nearness: Searching for Tact in the Age of HIV' and 'AIDS in French Culture: Social Ills, Literary Cures.' He has also contributed to discussions on masculinity and queer identity through a variety of academic journals and books. Aside from his research, he teaches graduate and undergraduate courses exploring themes of queer bodies, ethics, and the intersectionality of literature and social issues.

Research Interests

Courses

French 885: Care and Personhood Romance Languages 686: Strange Gay Film Romance Languages 686: Introduction to LGBTQ Studies French 855: Disclosure French 855: Thinking (in) Plural French 656: Writing (After) Auschwitz French 855: Universalism Discontents French 656: Marais: Memory and Urban Space RLL 500/French 656: Writing Ethics and Personal Writing French 379: Men at Work French 350: Making Shit French 374: Caring French 350: Queer Bodies French 374: Unequal Lives Romance Languages 498: AIDS, Pandemic French 274: Streets French 350: Indochina: Power and Loss French 350: Waiting French 270: Disease and Community French 374: Public, Private, and Universal French 378: Deportation, Holocaust, Invention in Post-War France French 379: AIDS in France: Literature and Politics French 379: Families: Stories of Sex and Violence

Requirements for University of Michigan

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
TOEFL
Total
Required:84
GRE General
Verbal
Required:155
Verbal Percentile
Required:50
Quantitative
Required:168
Quantitative Percentile
Required:50
Analytical Writing
Required:3.6
Writing Percentile
Required:50
Prerequisites
Bachelor degree in engineering, physics, or mathematics Calculus Physics
Application Checklist
  • Rackham Graduate School Application
  • Official Transcripts
  • 3 Letters of Recommendation
  • Academic Statement of Purpose
  • Personal Statement
  • CV/Resume
Specialization Notes

Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science