Foreign Languages and Literatures at University of New Mexico

FLL Faculty

Marina Peters-Newell - Lecturer of French

Lower-division Language Coordinator

Contact Information

Ortega Hall 319B University of New Mexico Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures Albuquerque, NM 87131-1146 Phone: (505) 277-0525 Fax: (505) 277-3599 Email:

Educational History

2000, Ph.D., in French literature, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington.

Dissertation:
Les Assiettes de Montaigne: essaying the self, directed by Dr. Douglas Collins.
Areas of Specialization:
literary theory and sixteenth-century literature.

1989, M.A., in French literature, University of Washington.

Thesis:
Robbe-Grillet: Passages, directed by Dr. Marion Sugano.
Areas of Specialization:
Literary theory and twentieth-century literature.

1984, B.A., Honours, in French, University of Saskatchewan, Canada.

Research Interests

My research interests involve French medieval and sixteenth-century literature, more specifically, the subject and the metaphors it inhabits, the increasing complexity of these metaphors and the enhanced credibility and authority of the subject through the centuries. The approach is predominantly semiotic, relying on the theories of language as those developed and elaborated on by writers such as Foucault, Lacan, and Derrida. The ensuing confrontation between the classical and postmodern worlds is an inevitable by-product of my research interests.

Teaching Interests

My teaching interests lie mainly in the areas of second language acquisition, and more particularly in its psycholinguistic implications. I also enjoy teaching the following topics:

Representative Courses

Marina in San Francisco