David M. Uber

 

(On Research Leave - Spring 2023)

Research/Teaching Interests

• Contemporary France

• French regions and provinces

• Study abroad (France, Japan, and South Korea)

• Georges Simenon and Paris

• Patrick Modiano

Education

Ph.D., Rice University

M.A., Rice University

B.A., Hamilton College

Courses Taught at Baylor

• Elementary French I & II (FRE 1301 & 1302)

• Accelerated Elementary French (FRE 1412)

• Intermediate French (FRE 2310)

• Conversation and Composition in Paris (FRE 3320)

• Advanced Conversation and Composition (FRE 3325)

• Contemporary France (FRE 3338)

• Tour de France: Regions and Provinces (FRE 3341)

• Special Problems (FRE 3V70)

• French Senior Capstone (FRE 43C0)

• French for Graduate Students I & II (FRE 5370 & 5371)

• Honors College Colloquia

Selected Publications

Proceedings Articles

• “The Colonial City in Duras’ The Sea Wall.” European Studies Conference Online Proceedings (Spring 2020).

• “African Threesome: Order and Breakdown in Three African Novels by Georges Simenon.” European Studies Conference Online Proceedings (Spring 2018).

• “'We’ll always have …' Modiano’s Paris (as seen) in Quartier Perdu.” European Studies Conference Online Proceeding (Spring 2016).

• “Maigret, atmosphere and the theme of the inconnu in two short stories by Simenon.” European Studies Conference Online Proceedings (Spring 2013).

• “Sunday on the Seine with Maigret: fantaisie and joie de vivre in La Guinguette à deux sous.” European Studies Conference Selected Proceedings (Spring 2012). 

Full Resume