Marc Bertrand
Marc Bertrand
Professor of French
Emeritus, on active duty
Contact:
bertrand@stanford.edu
OVERVIEW:
Professor Marc Bertrand was raised in France and obtained his Ph.D. in Romance Languages at the University of California, Berkeley. He is the author of L'Oeuvre de Jean Prevost and editor, contributor, and co-author of a number of other publications concerning French and cultural history. He is working on Le Roman du bâtard, a book on the contemporary French novel. A recent essay in French Cultural Studies, "L'Ecrit et l'image populaires dans les études d'histoire culturelle," advocated the inclusion of new material from popular culture in the teaching of French cultural history. Professor Bertrand loves Paris past and present, and he has participated in the Stanford in Paris program, lecturing on contemporary French society and culture.
News & Events
Feb 15, 2012
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Aug 30, 2011
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Courses
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FRENLIT190QSpr2011-12
Preference to sophomores. Political, social, and cultural events in Paris from the Napoleonic era and the Romantic revolution to the 30s. The arts and letters of bourgeois, popular, and avant garde cultures. Illustrated with slides. Prerequisite: students must have two years of college-level French (or equivalent).
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FRENGEN190QWin2010-11
Preference to sophomores. Political social and cultural events in Paris from the Napoleonic era and the Romantic revolution to the 30s. The arts and letters of bourgeois popular and avant garde cultures. Illustrated with slides.
