Alexander Hertich
Associate Professor
Bradley Hall 313
(309) 677-3495
ahertich@fsmail.bradley.edu
Ph.D., French, University of Wisconsin-Madison
M.A., French, Washington University in St. Louis
B.A., French, Washington University in St. Louis
Teaching
Dr. Hertich teaches a variety of courses at Bradley University, from beginning French to advanced literature and civilization courses. In addition to language and survey courses, he has offered classes on French cinema, autobiography, francophone literature, and French literature during the Mitterrand years. Dr. Hertich is also the founder and resident director of the Bradley University January interim program in Paris.
Spring 2013 Office Hours
Monday 12:00-1:00
Wednesday & Friday 10:00-11:00
Spring 2013 Class Schedule
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FLF
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102
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01
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MWF
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1:00-1:50
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BR 320
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FLF
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304
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01
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MWF
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9:00-9:50
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BR 132
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| FLF | 316 | 01 | MWF | 11:00-11:50 | BR 132 |
| FLF | 495 | 02 | Arranged |
Scholarship
Dr. Hertich primarily studies 20th- and 21st-century French literature. Specific areas of interest include l’extrême contemporain and the aesthetics of the everyday. He has presented and published on Jean-Philippe Toussaint, Jacques Réda, Raymond Queneau, Marie NDiaye, and Frédéric Beigbeder, among others.
Selected publications
Books
- Dying. A translation of René Belletto’s novel Mourir (2002). Champaign: Dalkey Archive Press, 2010.
Journal Articles
- A Walk Through the Land of Old Age. A translation of Promenade au pays de la vieillesse, A documentary film co-written by Simone de Beauvoir. Political Writings (The Beauvoir Series), Margaret A. Simons and Marybeth Timmermann, eds. Urbana: U of Illinois P, 2012. 339-63.
- "Erratum… Errata… Erasum…: The Selection of Sources for Raymond Queneau's Le Chiendent." FLS French Literature Series, Vol. XXXVII (2010), 205-14.
- “Philosophes et / ou voyous? The Case of Queneau and Descartes.” Dalhousie French Studies. Vol. 79 (Summer 2007), 71-82.
- “Questions de solitude et de périphérie dans les romans de Jean-Philippe Toussaint et de Patrick Modiano.” Pour une cartographie du “roman urbain” du XIXème au XXIème siècles. Christina Horvath and Helle Waahlberg, eds. Toronto: Paratexte, 2007. 197-204.
- “Identity and Place in Marie NDiaye’s En Famille.” The French Review. Vol. 78 no. 4 (March 2005), 718-28.
Service
Dr. Hertich is program coordinator for Bradley University’s first-year French program, faculty advisor to the French club, and a regular participant at the department’s French Table. He also serves on the Committee to Promote Teaching, Faculty-Student Research, and Creative Activity and the Faculty Scholarship Panel.
