We are happy to welcome Acting Assistant Professor of French Matthew Skrzypczyk to the University of Washington and the Department of French & Italian Studies!
Matthew Skrzypczyk specializes in 20th and 21st century French and Francophone literature, film and visual arts. His research addresses questions of world-making, sexuality, hospitality and citizenship in the multi-disciplinary work of Edouard Louis, Maryse Condé, Claire Denis and Josué Azor. Matthew earned his MA (2017) followed by his PhD in French and Francophone Literature (2021) at the State University of New York at Buffalo.
Prior to coming to UW, Matthew worked as a Visiting Lecturer at Oberlin College. At the University of Washington, he is currently teaching French 302: Cultures of the Francophone World and French 447: Queer Histories and Fictions. He is scheduled to teach French 223: Sex, Commerce, and the Making of Paris in Winter quarter and French 302 and French 303 in Spring quarter.
In addition, he has participated in and helped to co-coordinate professional international association events through organizations such as NEMLA, 20th and 21st French and Francophone Studies Colloquium and the Haitian Studies Association.