Aurélie Godet
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A former graduate student in Anglo-American studies at the École Normale Supérieure and former Fulbright grantee, I passed the Agrégation (France’s highest competitive teaching examination) in 2003 and completed my PhD at Paris Diderot University in 2009. I am now an assistant professor of U.S. History at Bordeaux University.
My research focuses on conservative thought and political culture in the United States, more specifically on the writings of the late Irving Kristol and the history of the creation-evolution debate.
My research focuses on conservative thought and political culture in the United States, more specifically on the writings of the late Irving Kristol and the history of the creation-evolution debate.
Professional experience
Senior Lecturer of U.S. History
Bordeaux University - Bordeaux - France(Since November 2010)
- I am mostly teaching language classes this year, and will start teaching U.S. History in 2011.
Guest Speaker
Google, Natixis, GDF Suez, Bouygues, Accuracy - Paris(Since April 2009)
- Among topics that I recently covered: “Does the Internet create ‘virtual communities’ ?”, “The American dream: a necessary myth?”, “Gangsters on screen: tragic heroes?”, “Is rock music fundamentally anti-establishment?”, and “Where does the Kennedy myth come from?”.
- Audience : managers and employees. Length of each lecture: 2 hours.
Lecturer in U.S. History and Translation
Paris Diderot University - Paris(September 2005 - September 2010)
- Designed and taught the following undergraduate courses:
"Introduction to U.S. History, 1450-2010"
"From the Great Explorations to the Creation of the Republic, 1450-1800"
"From the Creation of the Republic to the Civil War, 1800-1865"
"Translation from English into French"
Lecturer on French-American Relations
Academic Programs International - Paris(September 2010 - January 2011)
- Designed and taught a course on "The History of French-American Relations from the 18th Century to the Present".
- Audience: a group of 15 UMass Amherst students.
Lecturer in English
Eurostages - Paris(Fixed-term contract - July 2010 - July 2010)
- Designed and taught an intensive summer course in British and American language and civilization.
- Audience: 16 preparatory school students preparing for the highly competitive entrance examination to the Ecole Normale Supérieure, various engineering schools and international business schools such as HEC.
- Location: St. Catharine's College, Cambridge.
Fulbright Visiting Fellow
Georgetown University - Washington, DC(September 2005 - September 2008)
- Researching at the Library of Congress.
- Interviewing conservative intellectuals for my dissertation.
- Presenting my work to the faculty of the History Department.
Reviewer for an Online Music Magazine
Albumrock - Paris(2003 - 2005)
- Reviewing albums, DVDs, books, pertaining to the rock n roll genre
French Language Instructor
Duke University - Durham, NC(June 2001 - June 2002)
- French grammar and civilization courses.
- Audience: freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors.
- Level: intermediate French.
Education
Ph.D in U.S. History
Paris Diderot University (Paris) (September 2005 - September 2009)
- Thesis title: “The ‘godfather’ of neoconservatism: towards an intellectual biography of Irving Kristol (1920-2009 )”.
Granted summa cum laude.
Agrégation in English
Ecole Normale Supérieure (Lyons) (September 2002 - June 2003)
- France's highest competitive teaching examination.
Admitted. Rank : 11.