Faculty

Kathleen Hart

Kathleen Hart is Associate Professor of French.

A former piano major at the Oberlin Conservatory, Kathleen Hart discovered her enthusiasm for literary scholarship and cultural studies during a semester abroad. After completing a B.A. in French at the University of Florida, she earned her M.A. at the University of California, Irvine, and Ph.D. at the University of Pennsylvania. Her scholarship includes Revolution and Women's Autobiography in Nineteenth-Century France, articles, book reviews, and, with Paul Fenouillet, an English translation of George Sand's 1839 play, Gabriel. She is the recipient of two grants from the Vassar-Williams-Mellon Consortium to develop web-based exercises and teaching material using French music. Professor Hart's current research focuses on ways of applying evolutionary psychology and cognitive science to the study of literature and culture. She participates in the Women's Studies and Environmental Studies programs.