Michael Mulryan

Michael Mulryan is a Professor at Christopher Newport University (CNU) in the Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures since 2009. He teaches French literature, language, and interdisciplinary courses for the Honors Program and Museum Studies Minor.

• Education:
  • PhD in French Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2009)
  • MA in Museum Professions, Seton Hall University (2001)
  • MA in French Literature, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2003)
  • BA in French and History, St. Bonaventure University (1998)

Research Focus: Specializes in 18th-century French literature, particularly the works of Louis Sébastien Mercier and urban space representation. Explores interdisciplinary connections between art, history, and literature during the Enlightenment and French Revolution.

Publications: Authored a monograph on Mercier (2023) and co-edited/translated Mercier's treatise on moral education (2020). Published in journals like French Studies in Southern Africa, Lingua Romana, and Cithara: Essays in the Judaeo-Christian Tradition.

Conference Participation: Regular contributor to the American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies, Canadian Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies, and International Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies.

Ongoing Works: Researching a historical analysis of the Bastille through prison literature from its establishment to fall during the French Revolution.