Education & Professional History
Bryn Mawr College, MA; BA; Princeton University, MA; PhD
Éva Pósfay (Ph.D., Princeton University) teaches on French classics, travel literature, transnationalism, diasporic literature, creative writing, contemporary Paris, and Francophone Switzerland. She has published on 17th c. French women writers (Lafayette, Montpensier) and cross-cultural studies. Born in Venezuela of Hungarian parents and a so-called “global nomad,” she has directed several study abroad programs in Paris and Pau, France, and has been active in the cross-cultural studies program. Her current research focuses on multilingualism, border identities, the French chanson, the history of Geneva, and intercultural theory and practice. In 2007-2011 she served as Associate Dean of the College. She was the mentor for Carleton’s 15th group of Posse Scholars and tutored Latinx students in the Northfield public school system. She will be directing Carleton’s 2026 and the 2027 off-campus study programs in Paris.
At Carleton since 1991.
Current Courses
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Fall 2025
FREN 204: Intermediate French
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FREN 210: Coffee and News
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Winter 2026
FREN 210: Coffee and News
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FREN 302: Creative Writing in French
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Spring 2026
FREN 254: French and Francophone Studies in Paris Program: French Art in Context
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FREN 256: French and Francophone Studies in Paris Program: Politics and Cultures in Contemporary France
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FREN 257: French and Francophone Studies in Paris Program: The Culture of Activism in France
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FREN 259: French and Francophone Studies in Paris Program: Hybrid Paris
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FREN 359: French and Francophone Studies in Paris Program: Hybrid Paris
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Winter 2027
FREN 204: Intermediate French
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FREN 210: Coffee and News
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Spring 2027
FREN 254: French and Francophone Studies in Paris Program: French Art in Context
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FREN 256: French and Francophone Studies in Paris Program: Politics and Cultures in Contemporary France
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FREN 257: French and Francophone Studies in Paris Program: The Culture of Activism in France
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FREN 259: French and Francophone Studies in Paris Program: Hybrid Paris
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FREN 359: French and Francophone Studies in Paris Program: Hybrid Paris
