Seraphine Nzue-Agbadou
Assistant Professor of French
Department(s)
College of Humanities and Social SciencesCredentials
Ph.D. French literature and philosophy
MA, French studies
BA, French studies and translation; Minor: International studies
"At CSU, students who know their purpose are provided assistance so they can fulfill it; whereas those who have yet to discover their purpose are oriented and guided on the path that will lead them to their purpose. "
Awards
The summer 2015 Endowed Graduate Scholarship in French, summer 2015 Study Abroad (Nice, France).
Kermit Morris Vogel Scholarship for excellence in French, fall 2013.
Alpha Kappa Chapter of Alpha Epsilon Lambda (AEL), the Graduate Students' Honor Society.
Pi Delta Phi (French National Honor Society).
Golden Key International Honor Society- Lifetime member.
Phi Theta -Kappa-Community Colleges' National Honor Society.
Signature Experiences
MLA: Modern Language Association
SCSC: Sixteenth Century Society & Conference
RSA: Renaissance Society of America
SFDES: Société française des études seiziémistes
AATF : American Association of Teachers of French
REFORC: The Reformation Research Consortium
ACTFL: American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
Recent Scholarly Work & Publications
Enemy! Enemies! Staging the “Enemy” and demonizing the “ Enemies” in Théodore Bèze’s "Abraham Sacrifiant" (1550)- Medieval & Early Modern Studies, March 15th 2023.
“Voices of the Oppressed: Exposing the Need for Righteousness in Sixteenth Century France, Through the Analysis of French Protestant Theater” at the conference: Righteousness in Early Modern Christianity. Voices, Fruits & Failures, organised by REFORC in cooperation with Fscire (Fondazione per le science religiose Giovanni XXIII) in Bologna and the Coram Deo Via SanVitale, Italy, September 15th-17th 2021.
“How Did the Reformation Influence 16th-Century French Literature?” - College of Humanities and Social Sciences’ Graduate Student Panel, Montclair state University , April 15th, 2015.
“Because God says so! How and why cult members fall victims of the Stockholm syndrome: the example of Jonestown”- Montclair State University’s 10th Annual Student Research Symposium, April 16th, 2016.
“The savage killings of Albinos in Tanzania: Rooted in ignorance, hatred, discrimination, and superstitious beliefs”-Montclair State University’s 9th annual Student Research Symposium, April 26th, 2015.
“War and its casualties: “Killer Kids: the journey of a Child Soldier”-Montclair State University’s 8th Annual Student Research Symposium, April 12th, 2014.
SYMPOSIUM/CONFERENCE ATTENDED/ORGANIZED
Renaissance Society of America- San Juan 2023- Religious Resources and Resourcing- Panel Chair -March 9-12, 2023.
“La Réforme en spectacles”, Cerisy, France, May 30th- June 3rd 2018.
“Encountering the Other : an interdisciplinary Conference”- Organized by the GSO, 3/24/2018 – Panel organizer (Exile, Migration and Identity).
#Zola. A 19th Century writer in the digital Era, a digital humanity talk: lecture by Professor Elizabeth Emery (MSU), 12/1/2017- Organizer as member of the GSO E-board.
13th annual symposium at the Aresty Center’s undergraduate Research symposium (Rutgers)-Poster judge, April 2017.