Kathryn Kleppinger
- Title:
- Assistant Professor of Francophone Studies and International Affairs
- Email:
- [email protected]
Areas of Expertise
French politics and culture, homegrown terrorism in France
Dr. Kleppinger's research focuses on the historical and cultural forces shaping contemporary French social and political debates. Her first book, Branding the Beur Author: Minority Writing and the Media in France, 1983-2013, considers identity politics in French publishing as experienced by French authors of North African heritage. She is currently working on her second monograph, a history of immigration to and through France's second-largest city, Marseille.
Education
PhD, New York University
Classes Taught
Immigration and Identity in Contemporary France, History of French Cinema, Voices from the Banlieues