Diplomas/DegreesPh.D. in French Studies, New York University (2005)
D.E.A. in Social Sciences, Ecole Normale Superieure / Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (1999)
M.A. in French Studies, New York University (1998)
M.A. in French Language and Literature, University of Pittsburgh (1993)
B.A. in American History and French Language and Literature, University of Pittsburgh (1990)
Certificate in West European Studies, University of Pittsburgh (1990)
Recent CoursesLevel I French
Level IV French
Liberal Arts Seminar: Domestic Politics: The Public Life Of The Private Sphere
Teaching Specializations/InterestsContemporary French civilization and culture, history of modern France, France in Europe
I am currently the Director of the program for the European Studies minor. For an overview of the program with links to the plan of study, please consult: http://academics.adelphi.edu/artsci/european-studies/
Research Interests20th century French cultural and social history, history of women and feminism in France, history of domestic architecture, urbanism in France, history of utopian projects.
I serve as the Special Features Editor for the interdisciplinary journal French Politics, Culture and Society (http://journals.berghahnbooks.com/fpcs/). Our upcoming Winter 2012 issues features a dossier on the Spring 2012 French presidential elections.
Grants/Sponsored ResearchAmerican Philosophical Society, Franklin Research Grant, for archival research in France, awarded April 2010
Adelphi University Provost's Grant, sponsors participation in the Council for International Educational Exchange's International Faculty Development June 2010 seminar on Religious Diversity in France, awarded February 2010
Adelphi Faculty Development Grant, for archival research in France, awarded January 2010
French-American Cultural Exchange Tournées Festival Grant, for bringing a festival of French film to campus, awarded August 2010 and August 2012
Book ChaptersN. Rudolph (2010). "'Who Should Be the Author of a Dwelling?' Architects versus Housewives in 1950s France". In K.H. Adler & Carrie Hamilton (Eds.). Homes and Homecomings: Gendered Histories of Domesticity and Return. (pp. 87-105). Chichester, United Kingdom: John Wiley and Sons.
Refereed ArticlesRudolph, N. (2012), Architecture as a Portal to the Teaching of French Language and Literature. The French Review, 85.3, 508-518.
Rudolph, N. (2009), “‘Who Should Be the Author of a Dwelling?’: Architects versus Housewives in 1950s France". Gender and History, 21.3, 541-559.
Rudolph, N. (2004), “Domestic Politics: The Cité Expérimentale at Noisy-le-Sec in Greater Paris". Modern and Contemporary France, 12.4, 483-495.
Conference Presentations/PapersN. Rudolph (2011). "Beyond the Grand Ensemble: State-Sponsored Housing Innovation and the Meaning of Home in France, 1966-1972". In Society for French Historical Studies. Charleston, SC.
N. Rudolph (2010). "Disagreeable Odors and Secreting Kitchens: Home Design and Women’s Roles in Postwar France". In Society for French Historical Studies. Tempe, AZ.
N. Rudolph (2008). "'Who Should Be the Author of a Dwelling?’: Architects versus Housewives in 1950s France". In Homes and Homecomings. University of Nottingham, UK.
N. Rudolph (2005). “Living Small: The Cellule d’habitation and the Democratization of Comfort in 1950s France". In Western Society for French History. Colorado Springs, CO.
N. Rudolph (2002). "'La voix de ceux qui ne s’expriment pas’: Critiques of State-Planned Housing in 1950s France". In Western Society for French History. Baltimore, MD.
N. Rudolph (2001). “Postwar Experiments in Modern French Living: The Prefabricated Village of Noisy-le-Sec". In France and America: Culture and Society in the Twentieth Century. University of Southampton, UK.
Honors and AccomplishmentsRecipient of Western Society for French History's Millstone Prize, for best interdisciplinary paper presented at annual meeting (2003)
Fulbright Research Scholar, 2000-2001
Phi Beta Kappa (elected junior year)
Professional ActivitiesBook Review of Whitney Walton, Internationalism, National Identities, and Study Abroad: France and the United States, 1890-1970, in French Politics, Culture and Society 30, 3 (Winter 2012)
Book Review of W. Brian Newsome, French Urban Planning 1940-1968, H-France Review 11, 70 (March 2011)
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