Dr. Rebecca Sugden

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Biography

Rebecca Sugden is a College Lecturer in French and an Affiliated Lecturer at the University of Cambridge's Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics. With an academic background in both French and Spanish, she received her BA with double starred honors from Murray Edwards College in 2014, followed by an MPhil in European, Latin American, and Comparative Literatures and Cultures in 2015. She completed her PhD in French at St John's College in 2018. Rebecca's teaching interests encompass a range of language and literature papers, including introductory courses in French literature and linguistics, translation, and the study of desires and power in nineteenth-century French culture. Her research specializes in nineteenth-century French literature, particularly exploring the relationship between the novel and political history. Currently, she is completing a book on the interplay of narrative fiction and conspiracy thinking during the July Monarchy in France, alongside initiating a project on the cultural history of simplicity in nineteenth-century France, supported by a CRASSH Early Career Fellowship for 2022-23.

Research Interests

Awards

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Larry Schehr Memorial Award

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Naomi Schor Memorial Award

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Postgraduate Prize

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Publication Prize

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Memorial Prize

Requirements for University of Cambridge

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.7
IELTS
Listening
Required:7
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:25
Reading
Required:25
Writing
Required:25
Speaking
Required:25
Total
Required:110
Prerequisites
UK Bachelor's Degree with good Upper Second Class Honours or international equivalent Background in international relations, politics, law, economics, security or history is a definite asset
Application Checklist
  • Two academic references
  • Official transcripts
  • CV/Resume
  • Personal statement (approx 500 words)
  • Research proposal (1-2 pages/500 words)
  • Application fee (£50)
Specialization Notes

Standard postgraduate requirements for Department of Politics and International Studies (POLIS) and related humanities departments.