Michel Rocchi
Department of Foreign Languages and Literature
University of Puget Sound
Tacoma, Washington 98416
(253) 879-3969
FAX (253) 879-3500
e-mail rocchi @ ups.edu
EDUCATION
PhD (University of Washington) in Comparative Literature, 1980.
Dissertation topic: “Twentieth Century Blues: A Study of Affinities between Harold
Pinter and Luigi Pirandello.” Frank W. Jones, director.
Major field: 19th and 20th Century French Literature
Minor fields: Islamic Literature, Francophone Literature, Linguistics.
PUBLICATIONS and ARTICLE PRESENTATIONS
French Literature and the Narratology of Children. 31st Annual European Studies
Conference. University of Nebraska, Omaha. October 2006
Jean Anouilh: A Literary Biography. Chapter in Twentieth Century French
Dramatists: Dictionary of Literary Biography. Ed. M-A. O’Neil. Bruccoli Clark
Layman, Inc. 2005.
The Narrating Child: New Voices in Contemporary French Novels. 58th Annual
Kentucky Foreign Language Conference. University of Kentucky, Lexington. April
2005.
The Theater of Jean Anouilh and the Impossibility of Happiness: The Mother Figure
Once Again. Hawaii International Conference on Arts and Humanities. January 2004.
Abla Farhoud et la fragilité du bonheur. Article Review: The Rocky Mountain
Review. September 2003.
Francophone Literature: Pa/Ma-triarchal Power. Conference on Legitimizing
Power: Sexual Identity, Gender, and Authority. West Chester University, PA.
November 2002.
Francophone Literature: The return to the Native Land. 26th Annual European
Studies Conference. University of Nebraska, Omaha. October 2001.
Madness and Control in Samuel Beckett’s Works. 15th Annual International
Conference in Literature and the Visual Arts. State University of West Georgia,
Atlanta. 1999.
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Autobiographical Fiction: Self-representation in the Works of Annie Ernaux. 23rd
Annual Colloquium on Literature and Film; University of West Virginia. October
1998. Also chaired a session on Biographical Readings of French Narrative.
Albert Camus: The Experimental Style. 17th Annual Cincinnati Conference on
Romance Languages and Literatures. May 1997.
Marguerite Duras: Literary Culmination of Postmodern Feminism. 15th Annual
Cincinnati Conference on Romance Languages and Literatures. May 1995.
Marguerite Duras and the Unraveling of the Couple. 13th Annual Cincinnati
Conference on Romance Languages and Literatures. May 1993.
Compétences désirées en français au niverau universitaire. Second Language
Education Symposium and Workshops. February 1992.
Charles Baudelaire: Artist, Social Critic or Modern Saint. National Endowment for
the Humanities Conference on the Avant-Garde. University of Puget Sound. April
1991.
French Literature in a New Key. Cesar Franck and the World of Romanticism
Symposium. University of Puget Sound. November 1990.
The Flowering of Evil: Baudelaire and the British Romantics. Foreign Language
Forum. University of Puget Sound. Fall 1989.
The Unbearable Lightness of Being and The Book of Laughter and Forgetting by
Milan Kundera. Book Review, Arches: March 1987.
The Use of Extracurricular Activities in Foreign Language Teaching. Washington
Association of Foreign Language Teachers Fall conference, October 1986 in The
Forum, Conference Proceedings; Vol. XVIII, # 1.
Dutch Treat: 17th Century Dutch Painters and 19th Century French Writers.
Humanities Symposium, Saint Michael's College, Vermont. March 1985.
The Role of Business Language in the Traditional Curriculum. Eastern Michigan
University Conference on Foreign Languages for Business and the Professions.
Ypsilanti, Michigan. April 1984.
Judas Iscariot: A Literary Figure. Pacific Northwest Conference on Foreign
Language Teaching (PNCFL). Spring 1983.
A Spring Festival of Languages at the University of Puget Sound. The Forum, Vol.
XIV, Spring 1982.
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Evaluating the Study-Abroad Venture: The Sorbonne Courses. Abstract in
Conference Proceedings of the Washington Association of Foreign Language
Teachers (WAFLT). October 1981.
Le Mouvement des idées en France et aux U.S.A.: Rôle et statut de l'intellectuel.
Third International Colloquium: Paris, France, June 1981.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Franco-American Cultural Council French Film Festival (Pierce College). Presenter.
April 2007.
World Affairs Summit. City of Tacoma. Presenter. April 2007.
Al-Musharaka: Arab Culture and Civilization. NITLE Workshop, Claremont College,
June, 2005.
Institute of European Studies. Faculty On-site Program Review for the Nantes, France
Study-Abroad Program. March 2004.
Culpeper/Rockefeller Technology Grant, Faculty Director, 2000
Northwest Language Consortium, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, 1998-00
Assessing Language Studies: Institute of European Studies. Gustavus Adolphus
College. July, 1997.
Multimedia for Foreign Language Instruction: Technology Workshop. Andrew W.
Mellon Foundation. Middlebury College. June 1996.
Burlington Northern Curriculum Development Grant: Comparative Literature. August
1996.
Hewlett Foundation Grant - International Political Economy Seminar. Fall 1991.
University of Puget Sound.
Chism Faculty Seminar - Modernism and the Avant-Garde. University of Puget
Sound. Rainer Rumold, Director (Northwestern University) Fall 1990.
National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Study Grant. Modernization and
Modernism. William J. McGrath, Director (Rochester University). Spring 1988.
National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Summer Seminar. “The Symbolist
Aesthetic in Poetry and Prose.” Princeton University, Bert Sonnenfeld, Director.
1983.
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Stanford Faculty Renewal Program: Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Grant.
Comparative Analysis of Literature and the Visual Arts. Stanford University. John
Bender, Director. Summer 1982.
Teaching Exchange, Paris, France. Spring 1981. Director, Pomona College, Paris
Program.
AWARDS
Martin Nelson Summer Research Award. Summer 2006.
Faculty Involvement Award. Interfraternity and Panhellenic Councils. University of
Puget Sound. April 2003.
Northwest Language Consortium Mellon Project. Summer Fellowship 2001.
Northwest Language Consortium Mellon Project. Summer Fellowship 2000.
Martin Nelson Summer Research Award. Summer 1996.
Burlington Northern Outstanding Teacher/Scholar award. 1989.
John Lantz Senior Fellowship Award, 1986-87.
UNIVERSITY ACTIVITIES
2006 to present
2005 to present
2004
2000 to 2005
2003
2003-04
2000
2000
2000
2002-03
1999-00
1997 to 2006
1996-97
1995-99
1995-96
1994-1996
Student Honor Court
Language and Culture House Program, Director
Dean of Students Search Committee
Technology Planning Group
Tenure Hearing Board, Professional Standards Committee
Presidential Inauguration Committee
Sub-Committee on Fine Arts Core Guidelines
Andrew W. Mellon Grant Summer Workshop, Director
Culpeper Grant Workshop, Director
Senate Ad-Hoc Committee: Study-Abroad Review
Creator and Faculty Director, Freshmen Culture Floor
Chair, Department of Foreign Languages & Literature
(also 1976-79 and 1982-91)
Committee on Information Technology
Committee on Graduate Fellowships and Grants
Faculty Senate: Vice-President
Faculty Senate
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1989-1992
1988-2000
1988-93
1988-89
1987-88
1983-84
1982-84
1981-83
1979-81
1978-84
1976-77
1973-75
1973 to date
Faculty Advancement Committee
Fulbright Campus Representative
Chism Selection Committee
Chair, Professional Standards Committee
Professional Standards Committee
Student Union Renovation Committee
Student-Life Committee
Faculty Recording Secretary
Faculty Senate, Vice-Chair
Fulbright Committee, Chair
Study-Abroad Committee, Chair
Living-Learning Program, Director
Language House Program, Director
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Member, Phi Kappa Phi
Member, Modern Language Association (MLA)
Member, Washington Association for Foreign Language Teachers (WAFLT)
OTHER
Board of Directors, President, Tacoma Grand Cinema, 2002 to present.