Bard Faculty
Karen Sullivan
Irma Brandeis Professor of Romance Cultures and Literature; Director, Medieval Studies
Academic Program Affiliation(s): French Studies, Human Rights, Literature, Medieval Studies, Theology
Academic Expertise: Literature
Area of Specialization: Medieval Studies
Biography:
A.B., Bryn Mawr College; M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley. Author of
The Inner Lives of Medieval Inquisitors (University of Chicago Press, 2011);
Truth and the Heretic: Crises of Knowledge in Medieval French Literature (University of Chicago Press, 2005);
The Interrogation of Joan of Arc (University of Minnesota Press, 1999), and numerous articles on medieval French and Occitan literature. At Bard since 1993.
Interests:
Research Interests: Comparative medieval literature, especially Old French and Occitan; Heresy and inquisition; Romance
Teaching Interests: Medieval and Renaissance continental literatures; Scholasticism and humanism; Medieval Latin; Medieval Human Rights; The Crusades
Other Interests: Byzantium; Louisiana
Contact:
Phone: 845-758-7571
E-mail: sullivan@bard.edu
