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Kate Fredericks

Visiting Assistant Professor of

French

 Welles 209B
1 College Circle
Geneseo, NY 14454
585-245-5247
frederic@geneseo.edu

Kathryn Hunter Fredericks is a visiting faculty member at Geneseo for the 2012-2013 school year.
Faculty Information

Education

  • Ph.D. French and Francophone Studies - University of Florida, 2012
  • M.A. French Language and Literature - SUNY Buffalo, 2004
  • B.A. French Language and Literature - Niagara University, 2002

Research Interests

Dr. Kate Hunter Fredericks' primary research is focused in eighteenth-century fiction. Specifically, she works on the French writer and philosopher François-Marie Arouet de Voltaire, his contes philosophiques in particular. Her approach to eighteenth-century texts is through the analysis of social space to demonstrate the relevance of cultural geography to the Enlightenment. Dr. Fredericks' secondary research interests include post WWII literature and philosophy, notably the existentialist writings of Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir.

Publications

  • Translation from French: "Bodies, Odors and Perfumes in Arab-Muslim Societies" Chapter 33 (pp. 391-398) Published in: The Smell Culture Reader Ed. Jim Drobnick. Berg Publishers, Oxford, U.K., 2006.
  • Translation from French: "Thick Sauce: Remarks on the Social Relations of the Songhay" Chapter 12 (pp. 131-141) Published in: The Taste Culture Reader: Experiencing Food and Drink Ed. Carolyn Korsmeyer. Berg Publishers, Oxford, U.K., 2005.

Affiliations

  • Member of MLA (Modern Language Association), 2002-Present
  • Member of ASECS (American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies), 2006-Present
  • Member of SEASECS (Southeastern Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies), 2011-Present
  • Member FEA (Florida Education Association), 2005-2012
My Classes

Fren 101:
L/Elementary French I

    Introduces the structure and sound of the target language. Develops the four language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Culture-based readings and collateral laboratory assignments. This course is designed for the student who has never studied the language before. In general, students who have a one-year high school equivalency may repeat this course, but for no credit. Offered every fall

Fren 201:
Intermediate French I

    Reviews the fundamentals of structure and continues to develop the four language skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. Oral and written exercises are included. Reading materials emphasize cultural and contemporary topics. Prerequisites: FREN 102 or its equivalent.

Fren 302:
Introduction to Literature

    An introduction to textual analysis based on representative literary texts from France and the francophone world. The course covers principles of literary criticism that are central to the analysis and discussion of narrative, poetry, and drama. Prerequisites: FREN 301.

Fren 316:
Advanced Grammar & Syntax

    Study of complex structures and related grammatical concepts. Prerequisites: FREN 301. Offered spring, odd years