Jordan Violet

Jordan is an M.A. candidate in French and Francophone Studies and a Graduate Teaching Assistant. Her research centers on French naturalist literature of the late nineteenth century, with a particular focus on the works of Guy de Maupassant and Émile Zola.

Under the direction of Dr. Brittany Murray, she is currently undertaking an independent study that intends to explore the Maupassantian tragedy, or the construction and conveyance of tragedy unique to the literary work of Guy de Maupassant.

Research Interests: Nineteenth-Century French Literature, Naturalism, Stylistics, Formalism, Modern Tragedy, Literary Aesthetics, Guy de Maupassant, Émile Zola

Email: jviolet@vols.utk.edu

Education

• Licence, Lettres Modernes, Université de Strasbourg Institut d’études politiques d’Aix-en-Provence (Sciences Po Aix)
• B.A., French and International Affaires, East Tennessee State University