Peggy McCracken


Name: Peggy McCracken

Title(s):

  • Associate Dean for Academic Programs and Initiatives, Rackham Graduate School
  • Professor of French
  • Professor of Women's Studies

Contact Information: 734.764.4383 , peggymcc@umich.edu

Website: http://www.lsa.umich.edu/rll/deptdir/facultybios/mccracken.html

International Institute Affiliation(s):

  • CES-EUC
  • CICS

Department Affiliation(s):

  • Romance Languages & Literatures
  • Women's Studies

Education Background: Ph.D., French Literature, Yale University, 1989; B.A., French, University of North Carolina, 1981

World Area(s) of Study/Interest:

  • European Studies

Related Countries:

  • France

Research/Teaching Specialization: Medieval French and Occitan literature, gender and sexuality, the body, visual culture

Area/Int'l Course(s) Taught: Seminar in Medieval Literature, Tutorial in Old French

Publications:

  • The Curse of Eve, the Wound of the Hero: Blood, Gender, and Medieval Literature. 2003. (Authored Book)
  • The Amenorrhea of War. 2003. (Refereed Journal Article)
  • Engendering Sacrifice: Blood, Lineage, and Infanticide in Old French Literature. 2002. (Refereed Journal Article)