Professor Andrea Goulet

About the Professor

Andrea Goulet specializes in nineteenth- and twentieth-century French fiction, critical theory, science and literature, detective literature, and nouveau roman. She is the author of Optiques: the Science of the Eye and the Birth of Modern French Fiction , and has also served as co-editor for journals including Yale French Studies and Contemporary French Civilization. Professor Goulet teaches undergraduate and graduate level courses, including “Crime and the City in 19th -c. France,” “Science and Literature in France across the Ages,” and “Hugo et Balzac."

Personal Writing Process

1. Read and underline a primary text

2. Research a context of interest, based on what’s in the primary text

3. Look for secondary criticism

4. Take notes all these documents

5. Observe what would be an original topic or angle to take, based on these notes

6. Give a talk at conferences

7. Receive feedback from the talk

8. Write a couple of drafts that extend what is said in the talk

Examples of Professional Writing

Professor Goulet admires all of her colleagues in the French department at Penn. In addition, she mentioned Ross Chambers as a leader in her field.

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