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Modern Languages

Sara Aponte-Olivieri

Assistant Professor 10 Months Email Memorial Hall, Room 203

Courses Taught

FRE 101-French I (Elementary)
FRE 102-French II (Elementary)
SPA 141-Spanish I (Elementary)

Education

  • Ph.D. (Doctorat), French Literature (Honors: "Très honorable avec félicitations du jury"), Université Grenoble Alpes (U. Stendhal, Grenoble III), 2009
  • Bachelor of Arts, Modern Languages (French and Italian), University of Puerto Rico, 1999 – Magna cum Laude

Publications

  • Sara Aponte-Olivieri, "De la comparaison à la rivalité dans 'De fuir les voluptez au pris de la vie' (I, 33) des Essais de Montaigne" in C. Gutbub, A. Pouey-Mounou and S. Duval (Eds.), Les Styles de la différence. Mélanges en l’honneur de Jean Lecointe, Paris: Classiques Garnier (2025), pp. 133-151.

Presentations

  • Sara Aponte-Olivieri, “Enclaves of certainty through Montaigne's prudence. Confronting Uncertainty in Early Modern France.” Panel presented at the Renaissance Society of America Annual Meeting (RSA 2025 Boston), Boston, Massachusetts on March 22, 2025.
  • Sara Aponte-Olivieri, “Charity in Jean Bodin's Six Livres de la République.” Paper presented to the Renaissance Society of America Annual Meeting (RSA 2025 Boston), Boston, Massachusetts on March 21, 2025.