Expertise
Kathryn R. Bastin received her Ph.D. in French/Francophone Studies from Indiana University in 2016. At Indiana University, she was the Acting Director of French Language Instruction for the 2017-2018 academic year and taught and supervised elementary and intermediate French language and culture courses. She also has taught at two small liberal arts colleges, DePauw University and Marian University, leading all levels of French courses, from introductory to advanced literature and culture courses. Her teaching and research interests include French language and culture, early modern French literature, women’s writing, animal studies, fairy-tale studies, and birth and maternity in Old Regime France. Bastin has had the pleasure of living in Aix-en-Provence and Lille, first as a student and then as a teacher. She has published in Cahiers du dix-septième, Early Modern French Studies, and Marvels & Tales.