Beth Gerwin
- Faculty
- Modern Languages and Linguistics Department
- Office: B536
(University Hall)
- Phone: (403) 332-4572
- Email:
- Phone: (403) 332-4572
Degrees
B.A. (Literary Studies and Philosophy); DEA (French Literature); Ph.D. (Comparative Literature)Expertise
French nineteenth-century literature (in particular Honoré de Balzac and Gustave Flaubert), French realism, Representations of difference, gender and sexual difference, Nineteenth-century continental philosophy (such as phenomenology) and literature, Twentieth-century French literature (such as Marguerite Duras), Twentieth-century literary theory, Ethical philosophy, Feminist theory, Theories of psychoanalysisResearch Areas
Sexual difference and psychoanalysis, Feminist critiques of Freud and Lacan, Representations of femininity in psychoanalysis and in nineteenth-century thought, French realism, Nineteenth-century ideas of difference, Balzac and sexual difference, Balzac and androgyny, Balzac and alterityAlternate Languages
French, some GermanOffice Hours
mardi 11:00 AM to 12:00 PMmercredi 3:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Selected Publications
"Un enlèvement peut en cacher un autre: Kidnapping the Past in La Duchesse de Langeais."Nineteenth-Century French Studies, Issue 41, nos. 1-2 (Fall-Winter 2012), 25-47.
"Révision et subversion: Balzac et le mythe de Napoléon." @nalyses (forthcoming).
"Power in the City: Balzac's flâneur in La Fille aux yeux d'or." In Institutions and Power in
Nineteenth-Century French Literature and Culture. Ed. David Evans & Kate Griffiths
(Amsterdam & New York: Rodopi, 2010): 101-114.
"Circulation et Exception: La Ville dans La Fille aux yeux d'or." In La Métropole et la
modernité. Ed. Jelena Jovicic (London, ON: Mestengo Press, University of Western Ontario,
2007): 67-81.
Research Interests
I work primarily on French nineteenth-century literature, particularly the writings of Balzac and Flaubert. My main interest is in representations of difference, and especially of gender and sexual difference. I am also interested in nineteenth-century continental philosophy (such as phenomenology) and literature, twentieth-century French literature (such as Marguerite Duras), twentieth-century literary theory, ethical philosophy, feminist theory, and theories of psychoanalysis.Current Research and Creative Activity
| Title | Location | Grant Information | Principal Investigator | Co Researchers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manuscript on Balzac and representations of difference |
University of Lethbridge Arts & Science Research, $10,000, 2006-08.
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Previous Research
| Title | Grant Agency | Completion Date |
|---|---|---|
| “ Unveiling the Feminine: Text and Textile as Critical Nineteenth-Century Metaphor ” | Mark Diamond Research Fund | 2003 |