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Cheryl L. Krueger

Associate Professor
Director
+1 (434) 924-4628
Unit: College of Arts and Sciences
Department: Department of French Language and Literatures
Office location and address
New Cabell Hall, Rm. 365
1605 Jefferson Park Ave
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904
Recent courses as listed in the Student Information System (SIS) Course Catalog:
FREN 3031: Finding Your Voice in French
Credits: 3
In this course, students explore and develop their own "voice" in written and spoken French. Through reading and viewing a variety of cultural artifacts in French, and completing a series of individual and collaborative creative projects, students will improve their skills in grammar, communication, self-expression and editing. Prerequisite: FREN 2020, 2320, or the equivalent, or appropriate AP, F-CAPE, or SAT score.
FREN 3585: Topics in Cultural Studies
Credits: 3
Interdisciplinary seminar in French and Francophone culture and society. Topics vary annually and may include literature and history, cinema and society, and cultural anthropology. Prerequisite: FREN 3032.
FREN 4585: Advanced Topics in Cultural Studies
Credits: 3
Advanced seminar in French and Francophone literature and culture. Topics vary. May be repeated for credit for different topics. Prerequisite: At least one literature or culture course beyond FREN 3032.
FREN 4993: Independent Study
Credits: 3
Normally, only French majors may enroll in this course and only by written permission from the department chair prior to the end of the first week of classes.
FREN 4999: Thesis
Credits: 3
Composition and defense of thesis. Prerequisite: FREN 4998 and good standing in the Distinguished Majors Program. Note: The prerequisite to all 5000-level literature courses is two 4000-level literature courses with an average grade of B, or the instructor's permission.
FREN 5560: Topics in Nineteenth-Century Literature
Credits: 3
Study of various aspects of nineteenth-century French/ Francophone literature. Genre, theme, specific chronological concentration, and approach will vary. May be repeated for credit with different topics.
FREN 8560: Seminar in Nineteenth-Century Literature
Credits: 3
Study of various aspects of nineteenth-century French/ Francophone literature. Genre, theme, specific chronological concentration, and approach will vary. May be repeated for credit with different topics.
FREN 9999: Dissertation Research
Credits: 1–12
For doctoral dissertation, taken under the supervision of a dissertation director.

Buckner W. Clay Endowment Award for the 43rd Annual Nineteenth-Century French Studies Colloquium 2017  (with Professor Claire Lyu).

Florence Gould Foundation Grant for the 43rd Annual Nineteenth-Century French Studies Colloquium 2017  (with Professor Claire Lyu).

Camargo Foundation Residential Fellowship 2015:  Support for her book in progress on perfume culture and 19th-century French literature.

2014 INCS Essay Prize Honorable Mention (second-place ranking) for "Decadent Perfume:  Under the Skin and Through the Page."  The award recognizes excellence in interdisciplinary scholarship in published articles that make a significant contribution to the field of nineteenth-century studies.

Teaching and Technology Initiative Fellowship: The Language of Cinema: An Interactive Student Project Archive (2005) 

All-University Outstanding Teaching Award (2000-2001)

Camargo Foundation Fellowship  (1997)