Hélène Domon, Ph.D.

Professor of French, and French Advisor

Biography

I am a professor of French Studies at CSU Fullerton. Since I joined CSUF in 1991, I have taught numerous courses in French language, culture, cinema, philosophy, poetry, theater, linguistics and stylistics. My publications include books and articles on French literature, modern poetry, philosophy and epistemology. I serve as advisor for two student associations on campus, the French Club and the Left Bank. I edit Œuvres Titanesques, CSUF's French literary journal, and organized the "World Workshops," a series of campus forums on current global issues. I love hiking in the wilderness, camping, music (I play flutes and saxophone), karate, yoga, traveling to France and Switzerland where I spend each summer. I grew up in Eastern France and came to the US at age 20 to complete my graduate studies in philosophy and literature at Rice University in Texas. I love to teach and share French culture at all levels and in all forms. Our great little French program at CSUF feels like family!

Degrees

1992, Ph.D in French Literature and Philosopy, Rice University

1986, MA in French Studies, University of Houston

1986, MA and DEA in Philosophy and Literature, Université de Strasbourg

1984, BA in Classics, Université de Strasbourg

Research Areas

French literature, philosophy, film studies, global issues, higher education.

Courses Regularly Taught

I have taught courses in French language, culture, cinema, philosophy, literature and linguistics.

Publications

• Nature and Culture in French Cinema (in preparation).

• “Citoyens du Monde : Sentiers vers l'écocitoyenneté dans l'enseignement supérieur,” in Recherche et transmission des cultures étrangères: quelle utilité dans l'université d'aujourd'hui? Presses Universitaires de Rennes, France, 2020.

• “World Citizens: Pathways for the Development of Eco-Citizenship in Higher Education,” in Humanities, September 2018.

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• “Amongst Voices and Silence: Gérard Bucher’s Epiphanies of Meaning” in Death, Language, Thought. Birmingham: Summa Publications, 2005.
• “Recycler l’Offrande” in Recyclages culturels/ Recycling Culture. Paris: L’Harmattan, 2003.

• Le Livre imaginaire. Birmingham: Summa Publications, 2000.

• “Black Fire On White Fire: Kabbalah and Modernity” in Trajectories of Mysticism in Contemporary Theory. Basingstoke: Macmillan; New York: St Martin’s Press, 2000.

• “La Muse et la Chimère,” Figures Modernes de la Muse, Presses Universitaires de Paris-Nanterre, 2003.

• “La Métaphore Panurgique: Petite Etude sur la Fabrique de l’Ecriture de Rabelais à Valéry,” Bulletin des Etudes Valéryennes (November 1997).
• “Xiphos l’îlisible,” Bulletin des Etudes Valéryennes, 62, (March 1993).
• “Médée ou l'Autre,” Cahiers du Dix-Septième Siècle, I, 2 (Fall 1987).

Oral Presentations
• “Agnès Varda: A Retrospective,” World Workshops, California State University Fullerton, April 2019.
• “Vers le Monde: Réconcilier Identités et Communauté dans les Humanités,” Journée des Humanités Environnementales, Université d’Orléans, Juin 2018.
• “And Joy Without Ceasing: William Blake, Literature as Vibrance Principle for the Humanities,” REMELICE Research Center, Université d’Orléans, France, June 2017.
• “La Poésie Cosmique comme Pratique Citoyenne,” REMELICE Research Center, Université d’Orléans, France, October 2016.
• “Citoyens du Monde: Forger une Citoyenneté Globale dans l’Enseignement des Cultures Etrangères,” Colloque International: Recherche et transmission des cultures étrangères : Quelle utilité dans l’université d’aujourd’hui?, Université d’Orléans, France, June 2015.
• “In Praise of Real Faces, Warm Bodies and Hot Minds,” INTE International Conference on New Horizons, Paris, June 2014.

• “Another Look at Prisons and Asylums,” World Workshops (Locked Up), California State University Fullerton, April 2014.

• “On Consumerism,” World Workshops (Do you really need it?), CSUF, April 2014.
• “Living with Earth,” World Workshops (Living with Earth), CSUF, April 2014.
• “The Privatization of Higher Education,” World Workshops (Higher Ed in Crisis, Part 2), CSUF, April 2014.
• “What is Fair Trade?” World Workshops (Go Bananas for Fair Trade), CSUF, March 2014.
• “Cinema of Love: France, Vietnam, Italy, Iran,” Modern Languages and Literatures Department's Valentine Movie Night, CSUF, February 2014.
• “Introduction to Drone Warfare," World Workshops (The Rise of the Drones), CSUF, February 2014.
• “What's Money’s Worth?” World Workshops (A World Without Money), CSUF, October 2013.
• "The Middle East: Empires and Post WWI Division,” World Workshops (Focus on the Middle East), CSUF, September 2013.
• “Film as an Act of Gleaning: An Introduction to French Filmmaker Agnès Varda,” World Workshops (Gleaners and Recyclers), CSUF, September 2013..
• “An Introduction to Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media,” World Workshops: Media Control and Propaganda, CSUF, May 2013.
• “In Praise of Real Faces, Warm Bodies and Hot Minds,” World Workshops (Online Degrees: A Face-to-Face Critique), CSUF, December 2012 and May 2013.
• “Art Degree Zero,” World Workshops (Artists Can Change the World), CSUF, February 2013.
• “A Border-Free Planet,” World Workshops (The World's Greatest Taboos), CSUF, December 2012.
• "A New French Revolution?," Faculty and Student Forum (Revolt in Europe), CSUF, April 2012.

• "Myths of the Book from the Bible to the 20th Century, " Saddleback College, February 2010.
• “The Imaginary Web: Political and Epistemological Implications of the Revival of the Great Work,” International Association for Philosophy and Literature, University of Freiburg, Germany, June 2006.
• “‘L’honneur de renaître chez nous:’ Arts martiaux, arts poétiques de Victor Segalen,” Twenty-first Century French Studies Conference, University of Connecticut, Hartford, Connecticut, March 2002.
• “Amongst Voices and Silence: Gérard Bucher’s Epiphanies of Meaning,” International Association for Philosophy and Literature (Origins), Spelman College, Atlanta, Georgia, May 2001.
• “Que t’offrir encore?” Twenty-first Century French Studies Conference, UC Davis, California, March 2001.
• “Muses et autres chimères,” Colloque International de l’ENS (La Muse), Ecole Normale Supérieure de Fontenay-aux-Roses, Paris, March 2000.

• “Sept nouvelles fables,” French Poetry Night, Titan Theater, CSUF, November 2000.

• “Sept fables,” French Poetry Night, Titan Theater, CSUF, December 1999.
• “The Book: Preface to the Encyclopedia,” International Association for Philosophy and Literature (Virtual Incorporations, Textual Spaces), Villanova University, Pennsylvania, May 1995.

• “La Métaphore panurgique,” Twentieth Century French Studies Conference (Imaginaires de la Métaphore), Dartmouth College, New Hampshire, March 1993.

• “Valéry et la Mort du Livre,” Twentieth Century French Studies Conference (Poétiques du XXème siècle), Boulder, Colorado, March 1993.
• “Image, Stage, and Video as Pedagogical Techniques in the French Classroom,” Region IV Education Service Center, Houston, Texas, November 1990.

• “La Littérature et le Livre,” South Central Modern Language Association, New Orleans, Louisiana, October 1989. Abstract in SCMLA Publication, VI, 3 (Fall 1989): 50

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