Virginie A. Duzer

Virginie A. Duzer is Professor and Chair of Romance Languages and Literatures at Pomona College, where she has taught since 2008. She coordinates the French Section and specializes in 19th-21st century French literature, art, and culture. Her research examines text-image relationships in avant-garde movements (1870-1970), with current work focused on color theory in literature.

Education includes:

• Ph.D. from Duke University
• M.A. from Kent State University
• Maîtrise FLE & D.E.A. de Lettres Modernes from Université Michel de Montaigne, Bordeaux III

Research explores interdisciplinary connections between literature and visual arts, particularly in:

• French avant-garde movements (Impressionism to Situationism)
• The myth of Salomé in decadent literature
• Surrealist poetics and aesthetics
• Text-image interactions in modernist works
• Literary representations of color

Her methodology begins with fragments and paradoxes to reconstruct broader cultural contexts.

Publications demonstrate sustained focus on avant-garde aesthetics, with recent work analyzing:

• Gide's symbolic landscapes (2022)
• Mallarmé's modernist legacy (2020)
• Gender dynamics in surrealism (2016)
• Anthropophagic dimensions of avant-garde movements

Awards and fellowships:

• The Borchard Foundation Scholar in Residence (2011, 2017)
• Multiple Pomona College summer fellowships (2009-2019)
• Edouard Morot-Sir Research Fellowship (2008)
• Dean's Award for Excellence in Teaching, Duke University (2008)

Professional affiliations include:

• Research associate for 'Savoirs des femmes' project
• MDRN research affiliate (KU Leuven)
• Editorial board: Cahiers Benjamin Péret
• Scientific committees: Revue de Photolittérature, MuseMedusa
• Co-organizer of Littératures Mode d'Emploi