Cara Bailey

I am a self-motivated, curious learner interested in the relationship between mass culture and literature in nineteenth-century literature. My current research centers on a discursive study of the representations of female criminals in fiction and in journalistic publications between 1880 and 1910. As a PhD student in French at Vanderbilt University, I have had the pleasure of working as an instructor of novice-level French courses for five semesters. In the pursuit of my PhD, I will also complete a certificate in Second Language Studies, which will enhance my knowledge of pedagogical theory and practice in the college classroom. In 2016, I completed a Master of Arts degree in French and Francophone Studies at the University of Florida, where I wrote a thesis titled, “French National Education on Trial in Vérité by Emile Zola and Les Déracinés by Maurice Barrès.” Prior to my graduate studies, I received a dual B.A. in French and English with a concentration in creative writing from Hollins University in Roanoke, Virginia. 

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