Liliane Kerjan (13 February 1940 – 28 June 2021) was a French historian.[1] She specialized in American literature.
Liliane Kerjan | |
|---|---|
| Born | 13 February 1940 |
| Died | 28 June 2021 (aged 81) |
| Occupation | Historian |
| Nationality | French |
| Notable awards | Prix Grand Ouest |
Biography
editKerjan earned a degree in English from Rennes 2 University and a doctoral degree from Blaise Pascal University in 1977. She would go on to serve as Vice-President of Rennes 2 and subsequently was Rector of the Académie de Limoges from 2000 to 2005. As part of the Fulbright Program, she was a visiting professor at the University of San Diego and Yale University.
In 1986, Kerjan began her collaboration with La Quinzaine littéraire.[2] In 2010, she published a biography on Tennessee Williams and another on Arthur Miller in 2012.[3] She was also President of the Institut franco-américain de Rennes from 2007 to 2020.[4] In 2020, she published Ils ont fait un rêve, a biography on African American authors Richard Wright, Ralph Ellison, and James Baldwin.[5]
Liliane Kerjan died on 28 June 2021 at the age of 81.[6]
Awards and honours
edit- In 2010, she received the Prix Grand Ouest from the Association des écrivains de l'Ouest.[5]
Books
edit- Albee (1971)
- Le théâtre d'Edward Albee (1978)
- L'égalité aux États-Unis. Mythes et Réalités (1991)
- L'Amérique urbaine des années soixante (1994)
- La consommation culturelle dans le monde anglophone (1994)
- Voix de femmes à la scène, à l'écran (1994)
- Dix-huit ans, vive la liberté ! (2003)
- Tennessee Williams (2010)
- Ce que je sais d'Arthur Miller (2012)
- Fitzgerald : Le désenchanté (2013)
- Truman Capote (2015)
- George Washington (2015)
- Abraham Lincoln (2015)
- Ils ont fait un rêve : Richard Wright, Ralph Ellison et James Baldwin : trois grands écrivains contre le racisme (2020)
Decorations
edit- Officer of the Legion of Honour (2013)[7]
References
edit- ^ Simon, Pascal (30 June 2021). "Rennes. Liliane Kerjean, une vie dédiée à l'amitié franco-américaine". Ouest-France (in French). Rennes. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ "Les collaborateurs de La Quinzaine littéraire : entretien avec Liliane Kerjan". La Quinzaine littéraire (in French). 7 December 2010. Archived from the original on 20 September 2014.
- ^ Mathias, Clélie (5 August 2012). "Arthur Miller par Liliane Kerjan". France Inter (in French). Retrieved 2 July 2012.
- ^ "Rennes. Une page se tourne à l'Institut franco-américain". Ouest-France (in French). Rennes. 3 December 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Rennes. Ils ont fait un rêve, le plaidoyer de Liliane Kerjan". Ouest-France (in French). Rennes. 14 January 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ "Avis de décès de Madame Liliane KERJAN née NICOL". Simplifia (in French). 1 July 2021.
- ^ "Décret du 29 mars 2013 portant promotion et nomination". Légifrance (in French). 31 March 2013.