fall Language and Culture program faculty
Ruchi ANAND
Ruchi Anand earned her Ph.D from Purdue University (Indiana) in the USA in International Relations (2002), has a Masters in International Studies (1992) and an M.Phil in International Law (1994) from the Jawaharlal Nehru University Delhi. Author of several published articles, her two books are entitled ‘International Environmental Justice: A North-South Dimension,’ Ashgate 2004 and ‘Self-Defense in International Relations’ (Palgrave MacMillan 2009). Ruchi Anand’s research interests include international relations, international law, foreign policy, environmental policy, politics of developing countries and women’s studies. She claims a multicultural and multilingual identity having lived in 3 continents of the world for 10 years each of her life! An Indian-born Full Professor at the American Graduate School in Paris, she also teaches at several other campuses such as INSEEC Lyon, Chamber de Commerce and IUT in Valence, In addition to her teaching in France, every summer, Dr. Anand teaches summer school to graduating high-school students as part of the Junior State of America program, at world-renowned campuses of Princeton, Georgetown and Stanford University. Course taught: PCC 127 Food for Thought: Politics of food and environment in France [pdf]
Amanda HEROLD
Amanda Herold-Marme received her PhD in Art History from the Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po) in 2017 with a dissertation on Spanish art and politics in Paris from the Spanish Civil War through the 1950s. She holds Masters degrees from the Sorbonne in contemporary art history, as well as in Hispanic Literature and Civilization from New York University in Madrid. She has worked in university administration at New York University Paris and taught at Sciences Po Paris. She has published texts on Spanish art and artists in Paris, political engagement and exile in catalogues edited by institutions including the Institut Valencia d’Art Modern (IVAM), the Musée-national Picasso Paris and Madrid’s Museo nacional centro de arte Reina Sofia (MNCARS). Amanda also works on promotion, research and expertise of the work and legacy of the sculptor Julio González and his daughter, the painter Roberta González, members of the so-called “Spanish school of Paris”, under the auspices of the Julio González Administration. Course taught: PCC 126 Food and Dining in French Art: From the Early Modern Period to the Present [pdf]
Christina von KOEHLER
The recipient of a Fulbright Fellowship for Research in France (topic: The Paris Opera), Christina von Koehler holds an M.A. in Political Economy from Columbia University’s School of International Affairs and an M.Phil in Modern European History from the City University of New York. A former dancer and arts administrator, she has curated and written the catalogues for several exhibitions, including “La Fontaine: The Power of Fables” at the New York Public Library. She has taught history and civilization courses at Baruch College and John Jay College in New York, at the UC Paris Center program, at New York University in Paris, and at the Paris campus of D.C.'s American University. She also lectures on opera and ballet for Stanford University in Paris. Course taught: PCC 111 Histories of Paris [pdf]