Barbara Halla,

Barbara is a Ph.D. student in Romance Studies at Duke University. Her current research focuses on feminist thought, women's writing, and the history and philosophy behind feminist anti-rape activism. Barbara is interested in how sexual violence has featured in the activism, writing, and thinking of French and Italian feminists since the 1960s and into the present. She also works on translation theory, world literature, and the relationship between theory, literature, and activism.

Barbara holds a Bachelor's in History from Harvard.

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Web Page:	https://duke.academia.edu/BarbaraHalla

Teaching (Spring 2024):

• ITALIAN 101.01, ELEMENTARY ITALIAN 1 Synopsis

  Languages 109, MTuWTh 08:45 AM-09:45 AM

• FRENCH 102.01, ELEMENTARY FRENCH 2 Synopsis

  Languages 109, MWF 08:30 AM-09:45 AM

Keywords:

Feminist literary criticism • Feminist Philosophy • Feminist theory

Recent Publications

1. Halla, B, Annie Ernaux et la Poursuite du Désir, in Le désir au féminin, edited by Danaj, E (March, 2022), Ramsay, ISBN 9782812203350