Philippe Brand
Associate Professor of French
Philippe Brand joined the Department of World Languages and Literatures at Lewis & Clark in 2011. Born in Paris and raised in the US, he received his PhD in French from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 2011, with a concentration in contemporary French literature.
Academic Credentials
PhD University of Colorado, Boulder 2011
MA University of Colorado, Boulder 2006
BA University of Colorado, Boulder 1998
Research
Philippe’s research interests range across a variety of topics in twentieth and twenty-first century French and Francophone literature, film, and culture. He is particularly interested in literary innovation, post-apocalyptic fiction and film, immigration and national identity, and issues of social justice. He teaches a range of courses on French language and culture and French and Francophone literature.
In June and July 2012 Philippe participated in a Summer Seminar in Paris sponsored by the National Endowment for the Humanities, focusing on twentieth-century French history.
His publications include articles in the French Review, Contemporary French & Francophone Studies, and the Critical Review of Contemporary French Fixxion.