Staff Profiles

Dr Marion Krauthaker

PhD, MA, B.A

Contact Details

Lecturer Above The Bar - Type B
T: 091 492391
E: marion.krauthaker@universityofgalway.ie

Biography

Originally from France, I started my academic journey at the Khâgne and Hypokhâgne sections of the Lycée Blaise Pascal in Clermont-Ferrand where I I fell in love with literature and languages. I graduated in French and English and later obtained a Masters in English at the Université Blaise Pascal. I then pursued further studies at the University of Galway and completed a Masters in French (2004) and a PhD in French (2009).

I worked on various fixed-term contracts at the University of Galway, before moving to the UK in 2013 where I held lectureships and head of Discipline roles at the universities of Sunderland, Durham, Leicester, and De Montfort. In 2024, I moved back to Ireland to join the University of Galway, where I am now a Lecturer in French and teach literature, culture, and language.

My academic interests lie in women and queer writings, gender studies, and secondary zone literature. More particularly, I examine how French and Francophone texts tackle topics such as gender, sexuality, ecocriticism, ecofeminism, and power dynamics.

I have also carried out research projects on foreign languages teaching and learning methods, educational policies, equality and diversity in the curriculum, and the integration of technology in language pedagogy.

I welcome MA and PhD proposals in the above areas or related fields.

Research Interests

Originally specialised in French literature of the long 19th century, I examined women's writings to identify early features of contemporary queer and gender theories in their work. My PhD dissertation and first monograph were entitled 'L'Identité de genre dans les écrits de George Sand et Colette".

My research interest has since expanded to the 20th and 21st centuries Francophone women and queer writings, gender studies, and secondary zone literature. More particularly, I examine how French and Francophone texts tackle topics such as gender, sexuality, ecocriticism, ecofeminism, and power dynamics.

I have also carried out research projects on foreign languages teaching and learning methods, educational policies, equality and diversity in the curriculum, and the integration of technology in language pedagogy.

I welcome MA and PhD proposals in the above areas or related fields.

I have received funding for the following projects:
2020-2023: De Montfort University English Research Institute Awards (£3,289.80): "Remapping French Literature through the Rediscovery of Rural Female writings" (four short projects).
2021: British Academy and Leverhulme Trust Small Grants (£7,445): "Reclaiming Secondary Zone Female Voices Towards a Remapping of Literary canons".
2017: Moore Institute Research Fellowship (£1,500 + residency): "Modern Languages and the Making of Citizens of the World: comparing the UK and Irish context"
2016: UoL Teaching Development Fund (£3,000): "Integrating Lingtwins in foreign languages oral Practice".
2015: Leicester Learning Institute Teaching Enhancement Project Fund (£2,989): "Developing a Virtual Learning Guide for a Modern Language Study Centre".
2014: UoL Teaching development Fund (£10,500): "The 21st Century Self-Access Language Centre: a survey of UK facilities".

Peer Reviewed Journals

	Year	Publication
	(2023)	'Marie-Aimée Méraville, une voix sans voie ou le destin d'une autrice rurale' Marion Krauthaker (2023) 'Marie-Aimée Méraville, une voix sans voie ou le destin d'une autrice rurale'. French Studies Bulletin, 44 (167-168):44-47 [Details]
	(2022)	'A Place of One's Own for Rural Female Writers: the Case of Marie-Aimée Méraville' Marion Krauthaker (2022) 'A Place of One's Own for Rural Female Writers: the Case of Marie-Aimée Méraville'. The Irish Journal Of French Studies, 22 :22-43 [Details]
	(2017)	'Gazing at Medusa: Adaptation as phallocentric Appropriation in Blue is the Warmest Colour' Marion Krauthaker (2017) 'Gazing at Medusa: Adaptation as phallocentric Appropriation in Blue is the Warmest Colour'. European Comic Art, 10 [Details]
	(2017)	'A Reflection on Pedagogical Rationale in the Neoliberal University: The Case of Self-Access Language Centres' Marion Krauthaker (2017) 'A Reflection on Pedagogical Rationale in the Neoliberal University: The Case of Self-Access Language Centres'. Journal of Pedagogic Development, 7 (3) [Details]
	(2017)	'A survey of self-access foreign language centres in UK higher education institutions: Format, practices and challenges in 2016' Marion Krauthaker (2017) 'A survey of self-access foreign language centres in UK higher education institutions: Format, practices and challenges in 2016'. Studies in Self-Access Learning Journal, 8 (3):223-234 [Details]

Books

	Year	Publication
	(2011)	L¿Identité de genre dans les oeuvres de George Sand et Colette. Marion Krauthaker (2011) L¿Identité de genre dans les oeuvres de George Sand et Colette. France: L¿Harmattan). [Details]

Book Chapters

	Year	Publication
	(2023)	'Jeux de genre dans les écrits de Colette' Marion Krauthaker (2023) 'Jeux de genre dans les écrits de Colette' In: Genre et identités sexuées chez Colette. France: Presses Universitaires de Rouen et du Havre. [Details]
	(2016)	'S'écrire pour mieux mourir. Les Souvenirs de l¿hermaphrodite Herculine Barbin' Marion Krauthaker (2016) 'S'écrire pour mieux mourir. Les Souvenirs de l¿hermaphrodite Herculine Barbin' In: Sexes, genres, sexualités. Que disent les manuscrits?. France: Presses Universitaires de Rouen et du Havre. [Details]
	(2016)	'La souffrance entre les lignes : Le journal de Mary Martin, mère irlandaise sous la première guerre mondiale' Marion Krauthaker (2016) 'La souffrance entre les lignes : Le journal de Mary Martin, mère irlandaise sous la première guerre mondiale' In: Visage du Conflit dans le Journal Personnel. France: Academia L'Harmattan. [Details]
	(2016)	'Le Journal d'un voyageur pendant la guerre de George Sand ou le parcours d¿une femme-citoyen' Marion Krauthaker (2016) 'Le Journal d'un voyageur pendant la guerre de George Sand ou le parcours d¿une femme-citoyen' In: Visage du Conflit dans le Journal Personnel. France: Academia L'Harmattan. [Details]
	(2014)	'The Peepshow and the Voyeuse: Colette¿s Challenge to the Male Gaze' Marion Krauthaker (2014) 'The Peepshow and the Voyeuse: Colette¿s Challenge to the Male Gaze' In: The Phallic Eye: Sensational Visual Pleasures in Cinema and Literature. US: Palgrave-MacMillan. [Details]
	(2010)	'George Sand et Colette: lecture croisée du hors temps et du hors lieu' Marion Krauthaker (2010) 'George Sand et Colette: lecture croisée du hors temps et du hors lieu' In: George Sand: Intertextualité et Polyphonie. UK: Peter Lang. [Details]
	(2009)	'Corporeal Performance and Visible Gender Positions in Colette' Marion Krauthaker (2009) 'Corporeal Performance and Visible Gender Positions in Colette' In: Francophone Women between Visibility and Invisibility. UK: Peter Lang. [Details]

Other Journals

	Year	Publication
	(2013)	'Aurore et George, un je entre elle et lui' Marion Krauthaker (2013) 'Aurore et George, un je entre elle et lui' La Faute à Rousseau, . [Details]

Conference Contributions

	Year	Publication
	(2024)	The Rural Margin by the Rural Margin: Méraville¿s Female Characters, Marion Krauthaker (2024) Society for French Studies Annual Conference. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], The Rural Margin by the Rural Margin: Méraville¿s Female Characters, Belfast , 27-JUN-24. [Details]
	(2024)	Recherche autrices oubliées ! Considérations sur le travail de préservation du patrimoine littéraire perdu, Marion Krauthaker (2024) ADEFFI Spring Forum. [Oral Presentation], Recherche autrices oubliées ! Considérations sur le travail de préservation du patrimoine littéraire perdu, Maynooth , 21-MAR-24. [Details]
	(2023)	Eviter Paris, visibiliser le rural : Jeux et stratégies écocritiques dans les (contre-)narrations de Marie-Aimée Méraville, Marion Krauthaker (2023) ADEFFI Annual Conference. [Oral Presentation], Eviter Paris, visibiliser le rural : Jeux et stratégies écocritiques dans les (contre-)narrations de Marie-Aimée Méraville, Dublin , 12-OCT-23. [Details]
	(2023)	Rural Female (counter-)narratives as an ecocritical remapping of Frenchness, Marion Krauthaker (2023) DMU Faculty of Arts and Humanities Research Showcase. [Invited Oral Presentation], Rural Female (counter-)narratives as an ecocritical remapping of Frenchness, Leicester, UK , 23-MAR-23. [Details]
	(2023)	Decolonising French literature through the Rediscovery of Neglected Rural Female Writers: The silenced voice of Marie-Aimée Méraville, Marion Krauthaker (2023) Association for the Study of Modern and Contemporary France Annual Conference. [Oral Presentation], Decolonising French literature through the Rediscovery of Neglected Rural Female Writers: The silenced voice of Marie-Aimée Méraville, Online , 07-SEP-23. [Details]
	(2023)	Secondary zone (counter-)narratives: embodied femininities in Marie-Aimée Méraville¿s writings as a remapping of rurality, Marion Krauthaker (2023) Society for French Studies Annual Conference. [Oral Presentation], Secondary zone (counter-)narratives: embodied femininities in Marie-Aimée Méraville¿s writings as a remapping of rurality, Newcastle, UK , 19-OCT-23. [Details]
	(2023)	Les marchands de toile dans les écrits de Méraville, Marion Krauthaker (2023) La Mémoire des marchands de toile: représentation et imaginaire. [Plenary Lecture], Les marchands de toile dans les écrits de Méraville, Egliseneuve, France , 04-AUG-23. [Details]
	(2022)	Reflections on marginalised rural female writings and the French studies field, Marion Krauthaker (2022) Bypassing Paris?: An Online Multi-Platform Discussion Forum. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], Reflections on marginalised rural female writings and the French studies field, Online , 10-MAY-22. [Details]
	(2021)	Recovering a part of France¿s Literary Heritage through the Study of Lost Provincial Female Voices, Marion Krauthaker (2021) DMU Heritage Research Day, Leicester. [Invited Oral Presentation], Recovering a part of France¿s Literary Heritage through the Study of Lost Provincial Female Voices, Leicester, UK , 06-MAY-21. [Details]
	(2021)	Writing from the confines of the Massif Central: Marie-Aimée Méraville, the forgotten voice of the Cantal, Marion Krauthaker (2021) Women in French Australia - Seminar Series. [Invited Oral Presentation], Writing from the confines of the Massif Central: Marie-Aimée Méraville, the forgotten voice of the Cantal, Online , 04-FEB-21. [Details]
	(2021)	Provincialiser et Féminiser le canon littéraire: Méraville, une voix de femme oubliée, Marion Krauthaker (2021) Women in French UK-Ireland Biennial. [Oral Presentation], Provincialiser et Féminiser le canon littéraire: Méraville, une voix de femme oubliée, Maynooth , 03-JUN-21. [Details]
	(2021)	Provincializing the French Literary Canon through second zone writings, Marion Krauthaker (2021) South Atlantic Modern Language Association (SAMLA). [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], Provincializing the French Literary Canon through second zone writings, Atlanta, US , 14-OCT-21. [Details]
	(2019)	'Le genre dans les écrits de Marie-Aimée Méraville, une auteure oubliée, Marion Krauthaker (2019) ADEFFI Annual Conference. [Oral Presentation], 'Le genre dans les écrits de Marie-Aimée Méraville, une auteure oubliée, Belfast, UK , 27-JUN-19. [Details]
	(2019)	Vous, une femme, vous voudrez bien¿: Gender Games in Colette's Writings, Marion Krauthaker (2019) Gendered Species: Colette, Gender and Sexual Identities Conference. [Invited Oral Presentation], Vous, une femme, vous voudrez bien¿: Gender Games in Colette's Writings, Arizona, US , 24-OCT-19. [Details]
	(2018)	'Language Learning at the Age of the Corporal Reform of UK Higher Education, Marion Krauthaker (2018) Plenary Lecture. [Plenary Lecture], 'Language Learning at the Age of the Corporal Reform of UK Higher Education, Sunderland, UK , 22-FEB-18. [Details]
	(2017)	Recapturing the Values of a Discipline at Odds with Current Political and Educational Contexts, Marion Krauthaker (2017) Moore Institute Research Residence. [Plenary Lecture], Recapturing the Values of a Discipline at Odds with Current Political and Educational Contexts, Galway, Eire , 16-MAY-17. [Details]
	(2017)	'Reading Self-Access Language Centres in Light of the Current Higher Education Context: Values, Challenges and Opportunities, Marion Krauthaker (2017) Colloque International sur la Didactique des Langues Secondes. [Oral Presentation], 'Reading Self-Access Language Centres in Light of the Current Higher Education Context: Values, Challenges and Opportunities, Montreal, Quebec , 18-MAY-17. [Details]
	(2015)	Etouffer le Rire de la Méduse, détourner son regard, Marion Krauthaker (2015) Scopohilia. Genre et politique du regard. [Invited Oral Presentation], Etouffer le Rire de la Méduse, détourner son regard, Lausanne, Switzerland , 04-JUN-15. [Details]
	(2015)	Gazing at Medusa: Adaptation as phallocentric dynamics in Blue is the Warmest Colour, Marion Krauthaker (2015) European Comics and Adaptation Conference. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], Gazing at Medusa: Adaptation as phallocentric dynamics in Blue is the Warmest Colour, Leicester, UK , 12-MAR-15. [Details]
	(2015)	Rethinking self-access language learning in Light of the values and mission of the discipline, Marion Krauthaker (2015) University of Leicester Modern Languages Research Seminar Series. [Plenary Lecture], Rethinking self-access language learning in Light of the values and mission of the discipline, Leicester, UK , 19-MAR-15. [Details]
	(2014)	Analyse génétique du journal de Mary Martin, Marion Krauthaker (2014) Ulysses Funding Seminar. [Invited Oral Presentation], Analyse génétique du journal de Mary Martin, Galway, Eire , 12-JUN-14. [Details]
	(2014)	Le Journal d¿une mère irlandaise pendant les Pâques sanglantes, Marion Krauthaker (2014) Séminaire Mensuel ITEM-CNRS. [Oral Presentation], Le Journal d¿une mère irlandaise pendant les Pâques sanglantes, École Normale Supérieure de Paris, France , 09-OCT-14. [Details]
	(2013)	Analyse génétique du Journal d¿un voyageur de George Sand, Marion Krauthaker (2013) Ulysses Funding Seminar. [Invited Oral Presentation], Analyse génétique du Journal d¿un voyageur de George Sand, Paris, France , 13-JUN-13. [Details]
	(2013)	Analyse génétique du Journal d¿un voyageur de George Sand, Marion Krauthaker (2013) Journée d¿Etude Annuelle du CNRS. [Invited Oral Presentation], Analyse génétique du Journal d¿un voyageur de George Sand, Paris, France , 13-JUN-13. [Details]
	(2013)	Dynamiques Queers in: fluidité textuelle et sexuelle chez Colette, Marion Krauthaker (2013) 37the International Congress of Francophones Studies. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], Dynamiques Queers in: fluidité textuelle et sexuelle chez Colette, Mauritius , 13-JUN-13. [Details]
	(2013)	Transgressions corporelles et textuelles dans les 'Souvenirs' d¿Herculine Barbin, Marion Krauthaker (2013) ADEFFI Annual Conference. [Oral Presentation], Transgressions corporelles et textuelles dans les 'Souvenirs' d¿Herculine Barbin, Limerick, Eire , 17-OCT-13. [Details]
	(2012)	Le féminin dans la littérature française du long XIXème siècle, Marion Krauthaker (2012) Plenary Lecture. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], Le féminin dans la littérature française du long XIXème siècle, Riom-es-Montagnes, France , 12-JUL-12. [Details]
	(2012)	Gender in Contexts and Texts, Marion Krauthaker (2012) School Languages, Literatures and Cultures Research Day. [Invited Oral Presentation], Gender in Contexts and Texts, University of Galway, Eire , 01-JAN-12. [Details]
	(2012)	Analyse génétique du Journal d¿un voyageur de George Sand, Marion Krauthaker (2012) Séminaire Mensuel ITEM-CNRS, École Normale Supérieure:. [Invited Oral Presentation], Analyse génétique du Journal d¿un voyageur de George Sand, Paris, France , 01-MAR-12. [Details]
	(2012)	Prémisses Littéraires de Corporalité Féminine transgressive, Marion Krauthaker (2012) Colloque Penser le Corps. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], Prémisses Littéraires de Corporalité Féminine transgressive, Université de Gafsa, Tunisie , 07-JUN-12. [Details]
	(2009)	The Reunion of two Lovers: One Story, Four Critical Interpretations of Colette¿s Chéri, Marion Krauthaker (2009) Modern Language Board Conference. [Invited Oral Presentation], The Reunion of two Lovers: One Story, Four Critical Interpretations of Colette¿s Chéri, University of Galway, Eire , 06-MAR-09. [Details]
	(2008)	Paradis perdu, paradis retrouvé chez George Sand et Colette, Marion Krauthaker (2008) George Sand International Conference: Polyphony and Intertextuality. [Oral Presentation], Paradis perdu, paradis retrouvé chez George Sand et Colette, Dublin, Eire , 12-JUN-08. [Details]
	(2006)	La Mascarade comme dynamique d¿autoréalisation, Marion Krauthaker (2006) The Burn Conference. [Conference Organising Committee Chairperson], La Mascarade comme dynamique d¿autoréalisation, Scoland , 11-MAY-06. [Details]

Reviews

	Year	Publication
	(2023)	Book review: Liz Morrish and Helen Sauntson, Academic Irregularities: Language and Neoliberalism in Higher Education. Marion Krauthaker (2023) Book review: Liz Morrish and Helen Sauntson, Academic Irregularities: Language and Neoliberalism in Higher Education. Sage Journal - Discourse and Society Reviews [Details]
	(2021)	A Review of Daouda's L'Anti-Samlomé: Représentation de la féminité bienveillante au temps de la Décadence (1850-1910). Marion Krauthaker (2021) A Review of Daouda's L'Anti-Samlomé: Représentation de la féminité bienveillante au temps de la Décadence (1850-1910). Irish Journal of French Studies Reviews [Details]
	(2019)	A Review of Hartford's Sexuality, Iconography, and Fiction in French: Queering the Martyr. Marion Krauthaker (2019) A Review of Hartford's Sexuality, Iconography, and Fiction in French: Queering the Martyr. rish Journal of French Studies. Reviews [Details]
	(2018)	A review of Approaches to Teaching Sand's Indiana ed. by David Powell and Pratima Prasad. Marion Krauthaker (2018) A review of Approaches to Teaching Sand's Indiana ed. by David Powell and Pratima Prasad. Modern Language Review Reviews [Details]
	(2013)	A Review of An Anthology of Nineteenth-Century Women¿s Poetry. Marion Krauthaker (2013) A Review of An Anthology of Nineteenth-Century Women¿s Poetry. Nineteenth Century French Studies Reviews [Details]

Honours and Awards

	Year	Title	Awarding Body
	2015	Fellow of the Higher Education Academy	Higher Education Academy
	217	Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy	Higher Education Academy

Professional Associations

Association	Function	From / To
Association des Amis de Marie-Aimée Méraville	Member	01-JAN-19 /
Association for French Studies	Member	01-JAN-13 /
Association des Etudes Françaises d'Irlande	Member	01-SEP-09 /
University Council of Modern Languages	Member	01-DEC-19 / 01-DEC-24

Committees

	Committee	Function	From / To
	The Confucius Institute at De Montfort University	Management Board Member	01-JAN-19 / 30-APR-24

Consultancy

	Client	Description
	The University of Galway	External Examination
	Shannon College of Hotel Management	External Examination
	La Petite Ecole de Leicester	Funding Trustee and Pedagogic Consultant
	Coventry University	External Examination
	Marc Smith Educational Charity	Council Representative
	Lazarski University	External Examination

Teaching Interests

I teach French and Francophone literature, culture and language and currently teaches on the following modules:
- French Poetry from Romanticism to Slam.
- Significant Events in French Society
- Introduction to French Culture and Media
- Introduction to French Literature: La France Multiculturelle