Allison Stedman

Dr. Allison Stedman is a Professor of French & Francophone Studies and Coordinator of the French Program at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNC Charlotte). She holds positions as Advisor for French Minors and Director of the LANG Honors Program within the College of Humanities & Earth and Social Sciences (CHESS). Her research focuses on 17th-century French literature, the mind-body connection in early modern France, and hybrid literary forms, with expertise in gender studies, literature and medicine, and translation.

• Education:
  • Ph.D., French Literature, University of Pennsylvania (2002)
  • M.A., French Literature, University of Pennsylvania (1999)
  • A.M., Comparative Literature, Dartmouth College (1997)
  • A.B., magna cum laude, Comparative Literature, Dartmouth College (1996)

Dr. Stedman’s work bridges literary analysis and cultural history, emphasizing how narrative patterns reveal unconscious cultural biases. Her recent projects include an NEH-funded study on the mind-body connection in early modern France and critical editions of works by Henriette-Julie de Castelnau, comtesse de Murat. She has published widely on early modern French fiction, including Rococo Fiction in France, 1600-1715 (2013), recognized as an Outstanding Academic Title.

Grants & Awards:

• NEH Faculty Fellowship (Spring-Fall 2017)
• Franklin Grant from the American Philosophical Society (2013)
• Outstanding Academic Title (2013) for Rococo Fiction

Her teaching emphasizes interdisciplinary approaches, integrating literature with music, art, and medical humanities. She advises French minors and oversees the LANG Honors Program, fostering undergraduate research in humanities.