Claire McMurray Yale University, Ph.D. in French (2010), Specialization: Film Studies M.Phil. in French (2007) M.A. in French (2004) EDUCATION Scripps College, Claremont, CA B.A. in French Studies (2001) Minor in German Studies (2001) Dissertation: Beyond Paris: Contemporary French Film and the Countryside TEACHING EXPERIENCE University of Missouri Kansas City 2011 2012 Arts & Sciences 100 Honors, first-year experience course in Honors Program (two semesters). French Women Filmmakers, upper-level undergraduate/graduate course. Alliance Française de Kansas City La France et la campagne, French film and conversation course. Parlons de la France, French culture course. Québec in Film, French film and conversation course. French Language School Coordinator. 2010 present French Female Filmmakers, upper-level undergraduate course. French 110, intensive beginning French. French 115, beginning and intermediate French (two semesters). French 120, intensive intermediate French. French 130, intermediate and advanced French. Friedrichspee Gymnasium 2002 2003 English Language Teacher on Fulbright Grant Trier, Germany Taught English language, literature, and conversation to German elementary and high school students. Lycée Alain René Lesage 2001 2002 English Language Teacher on French Ministry of Education Grant Vannes, France Taught English language and conversation to French high school students. Scripps College Fall 1998 Claremont, CA Taught French language to elementary school students. 1
PEDAGOGICAL TRAINING University of Missouri-Kansas City Spring 2013 Building Your Online Class or Workshop: face-to-face training and practicum Online Teaching and Learning: online instructional course Language Teaching Certificate: earned through practical and theoretical training, in-service evaluation. Center for Language Study Training: series of workshops and seminars on foreign language instruction. Graduate Teaching Center Training: series of workshops and seminars on teaching. Scripps College Fall 1998 Claremont, CA Foreign Language and Culture Teaching Clinic: training in teaching language and culture. ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE University of Missouri Kansas City (UMKC) Adjunct Instructor of French, Department of Foreign Languages and Literature Adjunct Instructor of Arts & Sciences 100 Honors, School of Arts and Sciences 2011 present University of Missouri Kansas City (UMKC) 2010 2012 Staff Assistant, International Academic Programs Office Aided and advised American students studying abroad. Aided and advised foreign exchange students studying at UMKC. Aided and advised faculty leading study abroad programs and creating new international experiences. Managed study abroad emergencies and ensured compliance with health and safety best practices. Aided and advised students applying for nationally competitive fellowships. Managed study abroad scholarships and funding. Aided in community outreach to internationally-oriented groups in Kansas City. Graduate Student, Graduate School of Arts & Sciences Presented academic papers at conferences at Georgetown University, Duke University, Boston College, and the University of Texas at Austin. Performed dissertation research in Paris at the École Normale Supérieure on a Yale exchange grant. Performed dissertation research with Yale Beinecke Library Summer Research Grant. Coordinated film screenings and served as president of French Department Film Club. Coordinated Mentoring Panel among French, Spanish, Italian departments. Served as French department liaison to the Graduate Student Assembly. Represented Graduate Student Steering Committee to the Dean of the Graduate School. Served as head of Graduate Association of French Students. 2
SCHOLARLY PRESENTATIONS Georges Rouquier s Farrebique: French Rural Documentary, Urban Audience Appeal, and the Limits of Historical Representation (Georgetown University, Spring 2007) Georges Rouquier s Farrebique: French Rural Documentary, Urban Audience Appeal, and the Limits of Historical Representation (Duke University, Fall 2007) Thérèse Philosophe: Gender and 18 th Century Readership (Boston College, Spring 2006) Le Français, L Arabe, et L Espace Linguistique chez Leïla Sebbar: Une Analyse de Je ne Parle pas la Langue de mon Père (University of Texas at Austin, Spring 2004) PUBLICATIONS Rural Heritage Films as Representations of Frenchness in the 1980s and 1990s: Pagnol, Giono, and the French-American Culture Wars, under review in Modern and Contemporary France. Representing the Rural: space, place and identity in films about the land. Book review in Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, March 2009. Creative Writing Portfolio. New York: Scholastic Press. 1997. AWARDS Samuel Thorpe Jones Dissertation Research Scholarship (École Normale Supérieure) (2008-2009) Beinecke Library Summer Research Grant (Yale University) (Summer 2008) Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship Grant (Friedrichspeegymnasium) (2002-2003) French Ministry of Education Teaching Grant (Lycee Alain René Lesage) (2001-2002) LANGUAGES French, native-level fluency German, fluency (Goethe Institute certificate) American Sign Language, intermediate level Spanish, beginning level Latin, beginning level (Yale Summer Language Institute certificate) PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS Modern Language Association Fulbright Alumni Association Alliance Française de Kansas City Phi Beta Kappa Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society HAUS (Heidelberg Alumni United States) Alumni Alliance for Young Artists and Writers, Scholastic Press 3
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE École Normale Supérieure 2008 2009 Dissertation Researcher Paris, France Performed dissertation research in national library and film archives. Friedrichspee Gymnasium 2002 2003 English Language Teacher on Fulbright Grant Trier, Germany Taught English language, literature, and conversation to German students. Lycée Alain René Lesage 2001 2002 English Language Teacher on French Ministry of Education Grant Vannes, France Taught English language and conversation to French students. Universität Heidelberg Spring 2000 Foreign Exchange Student Heidelberg, Germany Studied German language and literature. American University Center of Provence Fall 1999 Foreign Exchange Student Aix-en-Provence, France Studied French language, literature, art history, and film. 4
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