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Matt Kemp

Assistant Professor of French; Elementary French Coordinator
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Kent
Contact Information
Email:
mkemp3@kent.edu
Phone:
330-672-2150

Biography

Matt Kemp earned his PhD in French from Florida State University in 2006, and joined the Kent State faculty in 2007. He coordinates the Elementary French program and teaches classes in French language, literature and culture.  His research interests include 20th Century French and Francophone literatures and cultures, contemporary Franco-American political and cultural relations, the Algerian War, post-colonialism and post-colonial cultures in France, and French and American intellectuals.

Expertise

France
Franco-American Relations
Intellectuals
Post-Colonialism

Publications

  • "French Intellectuals and the Arab Spring" (Forthcoming, 2013).
  • "Re-readings of the Algerian War During the U.S. War on Terror: Between Recognition and Denial," in the Journal of European Studies, vol. 38, no. 2, June 2008
  • Contributing translator in A.G. Hargreaves, J. Kelsay and B.S. Twiss (eds) "Politics and Religion in France and the United States" (Lexington, 2008).
  • "Empire, 'Terror,' and Human Rights: France and America since 9/11," in Contemporary French and Francophone Studies (formerly Sites), vol. 10, no. 1, January 2006.
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