Dr. Sophia Mizouni Department of Romance Studies 718 Commonwealth Avenue,, 02215 Sophiamizouni.com Email: smizouni@bu.edu EDUCATION Ph.D., French Literature (May 2016) Dissertation: Paris, Capital of Illusion: Urban Commercialized Landscapes in the Works of Flaubert, Baudelaire and Zola Committee: Dorothy Kelly (advisor), Jeffrey Kline, Odile Cazenave, Susan Jackson, Jennifer Row Fields: Nineteenth-century French Literature, environmental cultural studies, Francophone studies (4.0 GPA) MA, French Literature (2011) University of Guelph MLA, Landscape Architecture (2005) Guelph, Canada Thesis: Historically Inspired Design: Theory and Application on the Loretto Convent University of Montreal BLA, Landscape Architecture (2001) Montréal, Canada NON-DEGREE EDUCATION Taronja Spanish School Certificate in Spanish Language: High Intermediate Level (Summer 2015) Université Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne Course: History of the Imaginary in 19 th Century (Spring 2015) Valencia, Spain Paris, France The Institute of Classical Architecture and Classical America New York, NY Full tuition scholarship (Summer 2008) Certificate: The Language of Classical Architecture, Traditional Architecture and Urbanism Global Tesol College Edmonton, Canada Teacher of English to Speakers of Other Languages Certification (Summer 2001) MAIN PUBLICATIONS 1
Peer-review article: Triple Posture Testimoniale de Véronique Tadjo Dans L Ombre d Imana. Voyages Jusqu au Bout Du Rwanda. Nouvelles Études Francophones 30.1 (2015): 66 78. Book chapter: Léonora Miano et Espace Afropéen : Territoire Physique, Site Virtuel et Identités Dans Blues Pour Elise. L oeuvre Romanesque de Léonora Miano- Fiction, Mémoire (dir. Alice Tang). Paris: Harmattan, 2015. 305 322. Under review: Le Mauvais vitrier : A Window on Baudelaire s Paris. SELECTED CONFERENCES American Comparative Literature Association (March 2016) Cambridge,MA Speaker, Voyeurism and Surveillance in Flaubert s pre-facebook Paris. 40 th Annual Nineteenth Century French Studies Colloquium (October 2014) San Juan, PR Speaker, Supernatural Objects in Flaubert s L Education sentimentale. Chair, Réfactaire et flâneur. Council of International Francophone Studies (July 2014) Speaker, Véronique Tadjo, auteure in absentia. San Franciso, CA International Women in French Conference (May 2014) Guelph, Canada Speaker, Edification of a site of memory in Veronique Tadjo s L Ombre d Imana. Mid-America Medieval Association (Februart 2014) Speaker, Who is the Other in the Song of Roland? Columbia, MO SELECTED TEACHING POSITIONS Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA Visiting Scholar and Instructor Fall 2016 21G.346 Rethinking Landscapes in French literature and Cinema : How does the modern urban world transform our landscapes? Through the lenses of writers and film directors, this course looks at a number of case studies in order to examine how technological progress affects landscapes. The course addresses the ways people have consciously and unconsciously shaped the land around them through time. We focus on the idea that landscapes tell us who we are and we will we look at how these spaces shape and re-shape our identities and actions. French Instructor Fall 2016-Present 2
CAS LF 351 Introduction to the French Novel : Close readings in the French novel from its origins to the nouveau roman. Attention to narration, themes, symbols, and schools. Specific theme: Secrets: truth, confidence, and hiding. French Teaching Fellow Fall 2009 Spring 2016 CAS LF 303 Paris Through Cultural Lenses : Looks at the depiction of Paris in literature and art in an effort to discover how cultural values influence our perceptions of the French capital. How did Paris become known as the City of Light? Cities exist as an objective reality, but they are also shaped by the imagination. This study of Paris viewed from a series of different perspectives reveals the interaction between representation and construction, between images of the city and its material reality. CAS LF 111 First Semester French CAS LF 112 Second Semester French CAS LF 211 Third Semester French CAS LF 212 Fourth Semester French Boston Architecture College Faculty Member 2008-2015 Prepared and presented lectures, group discussions and site visits for students in architecture and landscape architecture. Classes focused on how landscapes express cultural attitudes towards nature and human beings: (HT 315) History of Landscape Architecture I: Prehistoric to 18 th Century (HT 415) Landscape Architecture History II: 18 th Century to Modern (AS 510) Landscape and the Imagination (AS 222) Global Environmental Ethics (CD 102) Architecture Studio Design (TM 360) Planting Design I (TM 547) Professional Practice (SKL 303) Sketch Problem III Contributed to the curriculum development and implementation of the Masters in Landscape Architecture program Solomon Language School Pusan, South Korea TESOL Instructor 2002 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND SERVICE Study Abroad Paris, France Academic Assistant 2015 Assistant instructor for the class AH383 Paris and its Architecture: from Monument to Urban Landscapes Provided academic and logistical support for seminars in French literature and contemporary cultural studies, and for exchange programs with the Université Paris Dauphine and Paris-Sciences Po Organized and implemented cultural events that celebrate and highlight the arts, lifestyle and ideas of France and francophone societies 3
Rassias Center for World Languages and Culture at Dartmouth College France Master teacher and leader in a French language immersion program summers 2011 2013 Taught French courses and organized cultural activities across France Directed staff of six assistants, involving training, workflow, conflict resolution and review processes. Managed program budget Tournées French Film Festival at Boston, Ma Co-organizer Program of the FACE Foundation, in partnership with the Cultural Services of the French Embassy, which brings French cinema to university campuses Ann P. Stokes Landscape Architects Norfolk VA Landscape designer 2005-2007 Oversaw design of a variety of projects, residential design and campus design while meeting clients specifications and deadlines Presented proposals to clients, wrote contracts, dealt with enquiries and negotiated any amendments to the final design SELECTED HONORS AND AWARDS Summer Research Fellowship, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, (2016 and 2014). Competitive, university-wide research fellowship. Dissertation Fellowship, Center for the Humanities (2015). Competitive, semester-long research fellowship (1 of 4 awarded university wide). Graduate Student Organization Travel Grant (2013). Competitive grant to offset conference travel expenses. Humanities and Social Science Award at Scholars Day, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (2012). Presentation: Haussmann s Paris Under Glass: The Greenhouse in Zola s La Curée. Best French Graduate Essay Award honored by the Department of Romance Studies,. Papers: Paris sous verre: la serre dans La Curée de Zola (2012). Place de la mémoire chez Tadjo et Bouraoui (2011). Outstanding Teaching Fellow Award, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (2012). Honored for teaching excellence, Department of Romance Studies, (2013). Teaching Fellowship, (2010-2016). 4
LANGUAGE CAPABILITIES French native speaker English near native speaker Proficiency in written and spoken Spanish (Intermediate B2) PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS Modern Language Associations Nineteenth-Century French Studies Association American Comparative Literature Association CREDENTIALS To receive a copy of my dossier, which contains letter of recommendation and my transcript, please contact me and I will have it sent to you. 5