Michael Garval
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Bio
Office Hours
By Appointment
Research Publications
Books:
Cléo de Mérode and the Rise of Modern Celebrity Culture
“A Dream of Stone”: Fame, Vision, and Monumentality in Nineteenth-Century French Literary Culture
Sample articles:
Visions of Pork Production, Past and Future, on French Belle Epoque Pig Postcards
Cléo de Mérode’s Postcard Stardom
Alexis Soyer and the Rise of the Celebrity Chef
Education
Ph.D. French New York University 1992
Area(s) of Expertise
Nineteenth-century French literature and culture, word & image studies, celebrity, and gastronomy.