Department of Foreign Languages
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Vivan Steemers
Assistant Professor of French
Ph.D, Michigan State University
Office: 517 Sprau Tower
Email: vivan.steemers@wmich.edu
Phone: (269) 387-3019
Education
BA in French Language and Literature, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands,1980
Minor in Translation and MA in Comparative Literature, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands, 1983
Ph.D. in French Language and Literature, Michigan State University
Background
For most of her life, Dr. Steemers studied and worked in a multi-lingual environment. Although she was born in the Netherlands, she has lived in Germany and Great Britain. She also spent a great deal of time in Belgium and France prior to moving to the Unites States in 2001. While living in Europe, Dr. Steemers did translation work for the private sector, including for the European Union.
Dr. Steemers received a Bachelor’s degree in French Language and Literature and a Master’s degree in Comparative Literature, both from the University of Nijmegen in the Netherlands. In the spring of 2007 she completed a Ph.D. in French Literature and Postcolonial Theory at Michigan State University on the reception of francophone sub-Saharan literature in France. Apart from literature in general, her areas of interest include francophone literature, French culture, and business French.
