Dr. Matthieu Dupas

Associate Professor

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Biography

Matthieu Dupas is an Associate Professor in the Department of French and Italian at Northwestern University, where he also serves as the Director of Graduate Studies in French. He obtained his Agrégation in Classics and completed his PhD in French Literature from Université de Paris III-Sorbonne Nouvelle in 2015. Dupas' teaching and research focus on gender and sexuality in early modern and contemporary French literature. His monograph, 'La Galanterie comme mode de vie: Amour, civilité et mariage dans Mélite ou les Fausses lettres de Pierre Corneille', published by Classiques Garnier in 2023, addresses the gallant modes of social relations cultivated among elite members of French society during the absolute monarchy. This work explores how gallant rituals transformed traditional notions of courtship and gender dynamics, reflecting a significant change in relational modalities and the conceptualization of sexuality as described by Foucault. Dupas' ongoing research includes a book project tentatively titled 'Love', investigating the impact of Neo-Classicism on the discourse surrounding gallantry and love.

Research Interests

Courses

French 272 | Poetics of Tragic Modern French Drama French 210 | « Voulez-vous coucher avec moi ce soir? » Making Love in French French 430 | Powers of Literature: Sovereignty, Governmentality in Seventeenth-Century Fiction and Drama French 492 | French Feminism: Theorizing Gender and Sexuality in France from Beauvoir to Preciado French 386 | Queer Autofictions: Writing Gender in Contemporary French Fiction French 211 | “On connaît la chanson”: Cultural History of French Song at the Advent of Phonography French 340 | Dissidence and Desire: Sexual Politics in Absolutism

Requirements for Northwestern University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:90
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
U.S. Bachelor's degree or equivalent
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Specialization Notes

Standard PhD requirements for TGS departments including Chemistry, Physics, and Sociology.