Nathalie Rachlin

Nathalie Rachlin is Professor of French and Francophone Studies at Scripps College, holding the Margaret McKenzie Distinguished Professorship in Modern Foreign Languages. She specializes in contemporary French intellectual history with research spanning Holocaust studies, immigration narratives, and documentary film.

Her scholarly work critically examines sociopolitical themes through cinematic expression, particularly analyzing how French filmmakers engage with globalization, historical trauma, and cultural identity crises. Research emphases include:

• Representations of genocide and collective memory
• Postcolonial immigration dynamics
• Intersections of political philosophy and visual media

Publications demonstrate sustained focus on French cinema's response to global sociocultural shifts, with recurrent analysis of marginalization and resistance narratives.