Director of French Studies

Licence (Lyon), Maîtrise (Lyon), CAPES, Ph.D (Leicester)

Contact Details

• Tel: +44 (0)116 252 2692 
• Email: nf11@le.ac.uk
• Subject: French 

Research Summary

Dr Fayard's research focuses on 20th century and contemporary French theatre, in particular Shakespeare in France. She is the author of The Performance of Shakespeare in France since the Second World War: Re-imagining Shakespeare (Edwin Mellen, 2006), and has also published articles on the work of Georges Lavaudant, Daniel Mesguich and Stéphane Braunschweig. More recent research has taken her into the fields of contemporary French women writers and gender violence. Her current project investigates sexual violence in France in the twenty-first century. Dr. Fayard has also published on the methodology of language teaching.

Member of the following societies: Association for the Study of Modern and Contemporary France (ASMCF); Society for French Studies (SFS).

Teaching

•  Understanding Contemporary France
• Modern French Language
• Interpreting French
• European Texts in Translation
• Modern French Language
• Gender and power in contemporary France
• MA in Humanities

Administrative Responsibilities

• Dr Fayard chairs the Faculty of Arts Equal Opportunities Committee.
• Chair of the School of Modern Languages Learning and Teaching Committee
• Year Abroad Tutor
• Equal Opportunities Officer
• AccessAbility Officer
• Convenor of the School of Modern Languages Research Seminars
• French Summer School Officer
• Dr Fayard is External examiner at the University of Lincoln.

 Most Recent Publications

 ‘France's 'other' national playwright? The Performance of Shakespeare in France and the Shakespeare myth’, Contemporary Theatre Review (2009).

Full listing of publications