Jean-François Richer

Dr. Jean-François Richer

PhD
Pronouns: He/Him

Affiliations

Associate Professor, French and Francophone Studies

Faculty of Arts, School of Languages, Linguistics, Literatures and Cultures

Contact information

Email

jfricher@ucalgary.ca

Phone number

Office: +1 (403) 220-6381

Location

Office: CHD-315

For media enquiries, contact

mediarequests@ucalgary.ca

Background

Educational Background

B.A. French Lang &/Or Literature, University of Montreal, 1993

Doctor of Philosophy French Lang &/Or Literature, University of Paris, 2004

Doctor of Philosophy French Lang &/Or Literature, University of Montreal, 2004

M.A. French Lang &/Or Literature, University of Montreal, 1995

Pensionnaire étranger French Literature, École Normale Supérieure de Lyon, 2001

Research

Areas of Research

19th Century French literature and Culture

Courses

Course number Course title Semester
FREN 213 LEC 01 01 Intermediate French 2020
FREN 213 LEC 02 02 Intermediate French 2021
FREN 213 LEC 03 03 Intermediate French 2021
FREN 598 TUT 01 T01 Mémoire de bacc. spécialisé 2021
FREN 63510 LEC 02 02 Le texte narratif 2020

Awards

  • SU Teaching Excellence Award, Student Union of the University of Calgary. 2019
  • SU Teaching Excellence Award nomination, Student Union of the University of Calgary. 2014
  • SU Teaching Excellence Award nomination, Student Union of the University of Calgary. 2018
  • SU Teaching Excellence Award nomination, Student Union of the University of Calgary. 2019
  • SU Teaching Excellence Award nomination, Student Union of the University of Calgary. 2019
  • SU Teaching Excellence Award nomination, Student Union of the University of Calgary. 2020
  • SU Teaching Excellence Award nomination, Student Union of the University of Calgary. 2020
  • SU Teaching Excellence Award nomination, Student Union of the University of Calgary. 2023
  • University of Calgary Teaching Award for Full-Time Academic , University of Calgary. 2020
  • Best Article Award, Canadian Association of 19th Century French Studies (ACEF19). 2014

Publications

  • Entre la Cloche et les sanglots. Sonocritique de La Comédie humaine d’Honoré de Balzac (Forthcoming, Fall 2024). Richer, Jean-François. Presses de l’Université de Montréal. 375. (2024)
  • Les Boudoirs dans l’œuvre d’Honoré de Balzac. Surveiller, Mentir, Désirer, Mourir. Richer, Jean-François. Éditions Nota Bene. 320. (2012)