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Michèle Magill

Coordinator of the French section
Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures
College of Humanities and Social Sciences
North Carolina State University
Campus Box 8106 * Raleigh, NC 27695-8106
Office: Withers Building, # 211
Phone: 919-515-9318 * Fax: 919-515-6981

SPRING 2012 FLF 201  FLF 315  

Heures de bureau: Ma/Je 11h00-11h45 et sur rendez-vous

Current Position:

Coordinator of the French section
Associate Professor of French

Education
 o Ph.D., French, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1983.
 o D.E.A.,  American Studies, Université Paul Valéry, Montpellier, France, 1978.
 o Master of Arts, English, Université Paul Valéry, Montpellier, France, 1976.
 o Bachelor of Arts, Université Paul Valéry, Montpellier, France, 1974.
 o Baccalauréat, France, 1970.

Awards
 o Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor Award, NCSU, 1996-98.
 o Nominee for the Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor Award, NCSU, 1995.
 o Oustanding Teacher Award, NCSU, 1992.
 o Book nominated for Best Publication Award, CHASS, 1992: "Répertoire des Références aux arts et à la littérature dans A la recherche du temps perdu  de Marcel Proust," Summa Publications, December 1991.

Teaching Experience
 o Associate Professor,  Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, North Carolina  State University, 1989-present.
 o Assistant Professor, Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, North Carolina  State University, 1983-1989.
 o Visiting Lecturer, Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures, North Carolina State University, 1981-1983.
 o Teaching Assistant, Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, University of  North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1978-1981.

Courses taught at NCSU
Graduate Courses, Cinema, Translation, Poetry, French Contemporary Women Writers, Contemporary French Novel, Survey of French Literature, French Civilization, French Conversation and Reading.  Conversation and Language courses at all levels, Independent Studies, Honors Program.

Other professional experience
 o BRIDGES VI: Academic Leadership for Women Faculty, Fall 1998.
 o Free-Lance Translator/ Interpreter for the School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at  Chapel Hill, Family Health International, Texas Gulf, Global Translation Systems
 o Teaching in French or British Elementary, Middle and High schools.

Selected Academic Service

University

 o UNC EP Advisory committee, 2008-present
 o Advisory Committee member for the Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning: 1998-99
 o Faculty Senate Executive Committee member, 1997-1998.
 o Faculty Senate Personnel Policy Committee Co-Chair, 1997-1998.
 o Faculty Senator, 1996-1998.
 o Committee on International Programs Faculty Senate Liaison Officer, 1997-1998.
 o Member of the Faculty Senate Governance Committee: 1996-1997.
 o Faculty Senate Liaison, University Courses and Curriculum Committee, 1996-1997.
 

 College

 o Extension and Engagement Committee, 2008- present

 o Greviance Committee, 2004
 o Chass Faculty Senate Representative, 1996-1998.
 o Chass Advisory Board member, 1996-1998.

 Department

o Coordinator of French section, 2008-present

o Scheduling Officer: 2001-2003
o Coordinator of French section, 1998-2001.

Selected Publications
 o Books:
  - Dit de femmes, Summa Publications, 2003.
  - Répertoire des Références aux arts et à la littérature dans "A la recherche du temps perdu " de Marcel Proust, Summa Publications ,1991.

 o Articles:

Enfance, Les ombres bleues du désert, L'antre des douleurs, Serpentins, La nuit nue, Babylone, La vieille dame de la gare, L'enfant-martyr , eight poems in: Aperçu culturel de films francophones , by Josette Hollenbeck, New York: The Edwin Mellen Press , 2004

Translation of "Montaigne in the 19 th and 20 th centuries" in Dictionnaire Montaigne , Paris: Champion, 2004.

"Peddling Proust", chapter in Approaches to Teaching Proust's Fiction and Criticism ", The Modern Languages Association of America, New York: 2003.

Translation of "The Dawn of Nemesis"in Lettres Modernes , Paris: 2003.

o Creative writing : collection of short stories and collection of poems, in progress.
 

Selected Extension and Engagement:

 o Pro Bono Translator for the Peace Corps, US. Army, Wake Med, InterAct

 o Board Member of non-profit organization helping people with DDs.