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Elise M. DERMINEUR, Ph.D. Candidate
Department of History
Purdue University
Recitation Hall 409
West Lafayette, IN 47906
United States
765-418-6350; [email protected]
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EDUCATION:
 Ph.D. Purdue University, West Lafayette, United States, expected in 2010 (History)
Dissertation title: “Women in Rural Society: Peasants, Patriarchy and Popular Culture
in Northeast France, 1500-1789”. Advisor: Dr James R. Farr.
Oral examinations, March 2008 (Dr James R. Farr, Dr Nancy Gabin and Dr Melinda
Zook)
-Early Modern Europe 1450-1750
-Transnational women’s history: social issues in Africa, France and the United
States, 1945-present.
 M.A. Université Marc Bloch, Strasbourg, France, May 2005 (History).
Thesis: “La Place et le Rôle des Femmes dans les Campagnes au XVIIIe Siècle”.
Advisor: Dr Jean-Michel Boehler.
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B.A. Université Marc Bloch, Strasbourg, France, May 2003 (History and Geography)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
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Instructor (HIST104, Western Civilization Survey 1500-present), Purdue University,
Department of History, Fall 2009
Developed syllabus, lectures, activities, assignments, evaluation criteria, quizzes and
tests, graded assignments, created evaluation for the course, created evaluation sheets
for individual papers, used new technologies such as Twitter, Blackboard, recorded
podcasts and videos for the course.
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Instructor (HIST104, Western Civilization Survey 1500-present), Purdue University,
Department of History, Summer 2007
Developed syllabus, lectures, activities, assignments, evaluation criteria, quizzes and
tests, graded assignments, created evaluation for the course, created evaluation sheets
for individual papers.
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Teaching Assistant (HIST 103 and 104 Medieval History Survey and Western
Civilization Survey), Purdue University, Department of History, 2006-present
Attended lectures, assisted in syllabus development, graded assignments, codeveloped quizzes and tests, lectured on various topics.
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Instructor of Methodology, Université Marc Bloch, Department of History,
September 2003-June 2004
Developed syllabus, lectures, facilitated small group activities, reviewed materials
and identified challenges areas, recommended learning strategies, graded, gave
feedbacks.
PUBLICATIONS:
Papers
 “The Process of Confessionalization in Rural Areas: the Lutheran Peasants of
Montbéliard, 1524-1660”, under review.
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“Female Peasants, Patriarchy and the Credit Market in Eighteenth-Century France”,
under review.
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“Justices Seigneuriales et Communautés Rurales aux XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles” in
Belfort 2007, Actes du colloque du 19, 20, et 21 octobre 2006, Belfort, Juin 2007: 3145
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“Les Enjeux de l’Eau dans le Pays Belfortain aux XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles” in
Chantiers Historiques en Alsace n°8, Septembre 2005: 49-61
Reviews
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Review of Gill Allwood and Khursheed Wadia, Gender and Policy in France,
(Southwest Journal of Cultures, forthcoming)
 Review of Arnade, Peter and Michael Rocke (eds.). Power, Gender, and Ritual in
Europe and the Americas: Essays in Memory of Richard C. Trexler (Canadian
Journal of History, vol XLIV, 3, winter 2009)
 Review of Thierry Wanegffelen, Le Pouvoir Contesté: Souveraines d’Europe a la
Renaissance, (Sixteenth Century Journal, 40/2, Summer 2009).
PRESENTATIONS:
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“Rural Communities and the Reformation in Sixteenth Century Montbéliard”
Medieval and Renaissance Studies Lecture Series, Purdue University, West
Lafayette, IN, December 2009.
“Female peasants and the Credit Market in the Eighteenth Century France”, Western
Society for French History, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, October 2009
“Lutheran Peasants and the Process of Confessionalization in Montbéliard, 15241660”, Sixteenth Century Studies and Conference Annual Meeting, Geneva,
Switzerland, May 2009
“Women and Money in the Early Modern French Countryside”, Western Association
of Women Historians Annual Conference, University of Santa Clara, Santa Clara,
CA, April 2009
“Insult Trials and the Challenge of Patriarchy in the Early Modern French
Countryside”, Western Society for French History Annual Conference, University of
New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, November 2007
 “Justices Seigneuriales et Communautés Rurales sous l’Ancien Régime”,
Colloquium Belfort 1307, Belfort, France, October 2006
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FELLOWSHIPS, GRANTS AND AWARDS:
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Reed and Paul Benhamou scholarship, August 2009-May 2010
Incentive Grant, Purdue University, December 2008
Purdue Research Foundation, 12 months fellowship, June 2008-June 2009
Reed and Paul Benhamou scholarship, August 2008-May 2009
Alsace-Indiana Exchange program 9 months fellowship, August 2005-May 2006
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING:
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Graduate Teaching Certificate, CIE (expected December 2009)
Participated in series of teaching workshops focused on improving the teaching skills
of Purdue faculty, staff and graduate teaching assistants. Developed teaching
portfolio, received student and professional evaluation.
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Teaching the History Survey HIST650 (Fall 2006)
Explored faculty roles, responsibilities, and ethics. Designed a syllabus for the
European survey course.
LANGUAGES:
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French, native speaker
English, fluent
Italian, German, Latin, reading proficiency
MEMBERSHIPS IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:
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American Historical Association
Sixteenth Century Studies and Conferences
Western Society for French History
Western Association of Women Historians
REFERENCES
Professor James R. Farr (advisor)
Department of History
University Hall
672 Oval Drive
West Lafayette, Indiana 47907
(765) 496-2698
[email protected]
Associate Professor Melinda S. Zook
Department of History
University Hall
672 Oval Drive
West Lafayette, Indiana 47907
(765) 494-4134
[email protected]
Assistant Professor Jennifer L. Foray
Department of History
University Hall
672 Oval Drive
West Lafayette, Indiana 47907
(765) 496-9478
[email protected]
Assistant Professor Michael Ryan
Department of History
University Hall
672 Oval Drive
West Lafayette, Indiana 47907
(765) 494-2681
[email protected]
Professor Jean-Michel Boehler
9 Place de l’Universite
67084 Strasbourg Cedex
France
03 88 95 62 13
[email protected]
Professor Antoine Follain
9 Place de l’Universite
67084 Strasbourg Cedex
France
03 88 25 97 70
[email protected]
Professor Rebecca Rogers
12 rue de l'Ecole de Médecine
75006 Paris
[email protected]
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