Biography

Lucy Whiteley is a Provost Fellow and fourth-year PhD student in French and Francophone Studies, as well as a participant in the Visual Studies Graduate Student Certificate. She received her Bachelors in French and History from Cornell University with distinction in all subjects, and a Master of Studies in History from the University of Oxford in 2019. 

Her work explores the intersections and dialogues between avant-garde film, photography, and literature. She is particularly interested in how space changes and transforms language and imagery, and how the three-dimensional translates to the materials of page, image, and screen. Her dissertation La Zone. The Poetic Imaginary of 20th Century Paris examines the impact of the peripheral ring around Paris on the avant-garde. 

She has received support from the USC Graduate School, the Department of French and Italian, and the Visual Studies Research Institute. 

Education

  • BA Cornell University
  • MS Oxford University
  • Research Keywords

    Surrealism; Nouvelle Vague; Nouveau Roman