The Enlightenment
Roberto Maria Dainotto, Professor of Romance Studies
Office: 217A Language Center, Box 90257, Durham, NC 27708
Modern and contemporary Italian culture. Publications include Place in Literature: Regions, Cultures, Communities (Cornell UP, 2000); Europe (in Theory) (Duke UP, 2007); The Mafia: A Cultural History (Reaction Books, 2015); and the edited volume ... Full Profile »
Laurent Dubois, Professor of Romance Studies
Office: 213 Language Center, Durham, NC 27708
Phone: (919) 660-3112
I am a specialist on the history and culture of the Atlantic world, with a focus on the Caribbean and particularly Haiti. I am the faculty director of the Forum for Scholars and Publics at Duke University, and write for magazines including the New Republic, Sports Illustrated, and the New Yorker. I... Full Profile »
Deborah Jenson, Professor of Romance Studies
Office: 112 Language Center, Box 90257, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708
Phone: (919) 660-3122
A scholar of "long 19th century" French and Caribbean literature and culture, I also work in the fields of cognitive literary studies and health humanities. Monographs, edited volumes, editions, and translations include: Beyond the Slave Narrative: Politics, Sex, and Manuscripts in the Haitian... Full Profile »