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Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures

John Mazaheri

Professor

  • Bio
  • Publications
  • Courses Taught

Education:

  • 1989, Ph.D., Brown University
  • 1984, Maîtrise de Lettres Modernes (M.A.), Aix-en-Provence
  • 1976, Diplôme Supérieur d'Arts Plastiques (M.F.A.), Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris

Research & Teaching Interests: Relationship between Literature and Religion/Theology, especially in the 16th, 17th, and 19th centuries, J. Calvin, 17th century Moralists (mainly La Bruyère), 19th century Realist novel (Balzac, George Eliot), all French language courses

Department Appointments:Department Senator

Awards:

  • 2008 (Fall): College of Liberal Arts Competitive Professional Improvement Leave
  • 2004-2007: Castanoli Faculty Achievement Award
  • 2003 (Summer): College of Liberal Arts Humanities Grants
  • 2003 (Spring): Department Professional Improvement Leave

  • Essais sur la religiosité d’Honoré de Balzac. Preface by Edgard Pich. Lewiston, NY: Edwin Mellen Press, 2008
  • “George Eliot and War,” Krieg und Literatur (Germany) XIII, 2007, 64-74
  • “John Calvin on Theft,” Études Médiévales (France) 8, 2006,81-89
  • “Religion and Work in Adam Bede,” George Eliot-George Henry Lewes Studies (USA) 48-49, 2005, 64-74
  • “La Vision de la guerre dans Le Colonel Chabert de Balzac,” Romance Notes (USA) XLIV, 13, 2004, 317-325
  • FLFR 3030, French Conversation
  • FLFR 3040, French Composition
  • FLFR 3100, Introduction to French Literature
  • FLFR 3110, French Civilization
  • FLFR 3140, Survey of French Literature I
  • FLFR 3150, Survey of French Literature II
  • FLFR 3310, Business French
  • FLFR 3510, Topics in French Literature and Culture - La Fontaine
  • FLFR 3510, Topics in French Literature and Culture - Baudelaire
  • FLFR 3510, Topics in French Literature and Culture - Modern Poetry
  • FLFR 3510, Topics in French Literature and Culture - Theatre
  • FLFR 3510, Topics in French Literature and Culture - Short Story
  • FLFR 4310, French for International Trade
  • FLFR 4740, Translation

Office Hours

    By Appointment
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