BACKGROUND

B.A. French and International Studies, UNC Chapel Hill
M.A. Modern Greek Literature, Ohio State University
Ph.D. French Literature, Ohio State University

AREAS OF INTEREST

Marylaura Papalas currently works on writers of the European avant-garde.  She has published on both Greek and French Surrealists.  Her current monograph project analyzes female avant-garde writers and in particular the elements of violence, criminality, and madness in their work.  Dr. Papalas also researches contemporary language technology methods, has taught French courses by synchronous distance education, and writes on the use of technologies for French instruction.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Forthcoming. "Surrealism's Anti-Muse; Feminine Violence in the work of Joyce Mansour." Rebelles, Vilaines et Criminelles chez les Ecrivaines d'Expression Française ou la Déviance au Féminin. Ed. Colette Trout and Frederique Chevillot. New York: Rodopi.    

2009. "Is Sollers Still Avant-Garde ? The New Avant-Garde City and Philippe Sollers' Un Vrai Roman." The South Carolina Modern Language Review. 8.1. http://images.acswebnetworks.com/2017/78/Sollers1.pdf         

2006. "Nicolas Calas' Surrealism: Liberating the National Greek Identity." Modernism and Modernity in the Mediterranean World, ed. Pietropaolo, Lucas Somigli, Dario Brancato. Ottowa: Legas. 103-114.