Dr. Natalie LaFleur is a bilingual (French-English) Canadian who has taught introductory and intermediate French courses at four Canadian universities. She has obtained a PhD from the Sorbonne Université in Paris and specializes in Eighteenth-Century Literature. Her thesis focuses on the various esthetic approaches present in the tableau (a type of dramatic scene) in Eighteenth-Century Novels. Her study offers various criteria by which the tableau can be identified in the roman noir (French Gothic Novels) and other Late Eighteenth-Century novels.

Courses:
Fall 2023
FREN 151 Introductory French I
FREN 251 French and Francophone Studies I
FREN 263 Francophone Indigenous Literature

Winter 2024
FREN 152 Introductory French II
FREN 380 Research and Writing Methods in French and Francophone Studies

Research Areas:
• Eighteenth-Century Literature and Theatre
• Roman noir and English Gothic Novels