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Janet R. Horne is an Associate Professor in the Department of French at the University of Virginia, holding a courtesy joint appointment in the Corcoran Department of History since 2002. She serves as Director of European Studies (2016-2018) and founded the UVA in Lyon exchange programs (2000-present).
- Education: BA from Brown University, DEA from Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, PhD from NYU
Her research explores modern French cultural institutions in imperial contexts, focusing on the Musée social and Alliance Française. Recent work analyzes French as a global language through the Alliance Française's colonial and postcolonial roles.
Publications include A Social Laboratory for Modern France (Duke University Press, 2002) and articles in French Historical Studies, Contemporary French Civilization, and Le Mouvement social. Research themes span welfare state origins, colonial missions, and cultural diplomacy networks.
- Scientific Awards: Fulbright Scholar, Dean's Research Grants, Sesquicentennial Fellowships
- Teaching: Specializes in courses on French secularism, Paris history, and colonial memory
