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Jennifer Tsien is a Professor and Director of the Undergraduate Program in the Department of French at the University of Virginia. Her research focuses on the Enlightenment, particularly Voltaire, French literary aesthetics, and the history of New Orleans. She also explores transnational cultural exchanges between Francophone and Chinese traditions.
- Bachelor of Arts (BA), Tulane University
- Master of Arts (MA), University of Virginia
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Princeton University
Her scholarly work analyzes Voltaire's satirical techniques, 18th-century French literary taste, and colonial Louisiana's role in transatlantic dissent. Recent projects examine cultural misrepresentation in New Orleans narratives and potential Francophone-Chinese cultural intersections.
Recent articles span topics like Voltaire's literary philosophy, Gothic horror in Louisiana, Enlightenment fiction, and colonial historical critiques. She has published in journals such as Persons: A History, The Dark Thread, and Eighteenth-Century Fiction.
Professor Tsien teaches courses on the Enlightenment, French colonialism in Louisiana, and Asia-Francophonie. She has also authored a graphic novel, The Life of the Marquise de Pompadour, and illustrated works in the Romanic Review.
