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I received my PhD in French Literature from the University of Lyon 3 in 2006 and a Master in Classics from the University of Sorbonne Paris IV in 1994.
Prior to joining Laurier, I was a professeur agrégé in France (1996-2002), and an adjunct professor at the University of Waterloo (2006-2007).
My research focuses on the art and practice of letter writing in 17th century France, and more specificaly its use by women writers. I am particularly interested in the works produced by women at a time when they were struggling to make their way onto the public literary scene. I have published two monographs on the epistolary work by Marie de Sévigné (Champion 2009, Atlande 2012), as well as two editions of her selected letters (Folio classique 2012 and 2016) which contributed to renew the perception of a major literary contribution by a woman of this period.
My last monography, Le Temps des écriveuses. L'oeuvre pionnière des épistolières au XVIIe siècle (Classiques Garnier, 2022) was part of a SSHRC-funded research project on 17th-century French women letter writers, also including a database and web application: Épistolières17
I am currently working as scientific advisor for the Musée Carnavalet in Paris, on the exhibition Madame de Sévigné. Lettres parisiennes, which will take place in Paris (France) from mid-April 2026 to August 2026.
I have research assistantships opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students fluent in French and interested in French literature. Contact me for more information.
I am willing to supervise graduate students in the areas of 17th-century French literature and Early Modern French civilization.
Freidel Nathalie; Sribnai, Judith; Gauthier-Mamaril, Emma (dir.), Femmes en correspondances. Épistolarité et agentivité (XVIIe-XVIIIe siècle), Tangence, n°135, 2024, https://tangence.uqar.ca/produit/n-135-femmes-en-correspondances/
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Languages spoken: English, French