Modern Languages
Pamela Pears
Associate Professor of French
Chair of the Department of Modern Languages
E-mail: ppears2@washcoll.edu
Phone: (800) 422-1782, ext. 7491
Office: Goldstein 216
Education
- B.A., French, Millersville University of Pennsylvania, 1993
- M.A., French, University of Pittsburgh, 1996
- Ph.D., French, University of Pittsburgh, 2001
Office Hours
Mondays from 1:30 to 3:00 pm; Tuesdays from 9:30 to 11:00 am; and by appointment
Recently Published
- "Images, Messages, and the Paratext in Algerian Women's Writing." Judging a Book by its Cover. Eds. Nicole Matthews and Nickianne Moody. Hampshire, England: Ashgate, 2007.
- "Le mythe de la guerrière : Yamina Mechakra et Ly Thu Ho." Des femmes écrivent la guerre. Eds. Frédérique Chevillot and Anna Norris. Aix-en-Provence: Éditions Complicités, 2007.
- "Kateb Yacine's Journey Beyond Algeria and Back." Hommage à Kateb Yacine. Ed. Nabil Boudraa. Paris: L'Harmattan, 2006.
- Remnants of Empire in Algeria and Vietnam: Women, Words, and War. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2004. (Paperback reprint in December 2006).
Research and Teaching Interests
Professor Pears primarily studies francophone women writers from former French colonies. In particular, she has focused on Algerian and Vietnamese women and their depictions of women's wartime roles in their fictitious representations of Wars for Independence in both countries. More recently, she has been working on a study of book covers representing images of Algerian women and the ways in which these covers have an impact on the marketing and reception of literary texts in both France and the United States.
Professor Pears regularly teaches all levels of French language, literature, and culture and enjoys helping students gain linguistic and cultural proficiency.