Amber Patrice Sweat Education the University of California, Berkeley Exp

Department of French, The University of California, Berkeley 4226 Dwinelle Hall, Berkeley, CA 94704 ambersweat.me || [email protected]

Amber Patrice Sweat Education The University of California, Berkeley Exp. 2024 PhD in French Language and Literature With a Designated Emphasis in Film and Media

2020 MA in French Language and Literature

L’Université de Paris, Sorbonne IV in conjunction with Institute for Field Education, Paris (IFE) 2017 Post-Baccalaureate internship and capstone project fulfilled through URM 8695 at L’Université de Paris, Sorbonne IV, Center Roland Mousnier for Contemporary History. Funded by UT Austin Poyner Fellowship. Capstone: « La révolution est un humanisme » : Les théories philosophiques du mouvement universitaire en 1968, avec une intervention sur la loi Edgar Faure (écrit loi no 68-978 du 12 novembre 1968 sur l'enseignement supérieur) English: “The revolution is a humanism”: Philosophical Theories on the 1968 University Movement, with an intervention on the Edgar Faure Law (written Law No. 68-978 of 1968 on Higher Education). Committee: M. Thomas Roman, Pr. Dominique Barjot

The University of Texas at Austin 2016 BA in French Language and Literature with Special Honors With a minor in History; with thesis honors; with Departmental Greek honors; with a distinction in European Studies; with a Bridging Disciplines Certificate in Bilingualism, Literacy, and At-Risk Youth. Thesis: “L e destin feminin”: Vers l'existentialisme féministe par le lexique dépouillé beauvoirien “L e destin feminin”: Towards a feminist existentialism via stripped Beauvoirian lexica Committee: Pr. Herve Picherit, Dr. Heather Pelletier, Jocelyn Wright, MA

Fellowships and Awards University of California, Berkeley Ongoing UC Berkeley Chancellor’s Fellow 2020 Women in French Graduate Student Conference Grant 2020 National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity Writing Grant 2020 UC Berkeley Block Stipend, Department of French 2019 Funding for Summer Institute of Psychoanalysis and Philosophy (Hosted by Northwestern University in partnership with Sorbonne III-Nouvelle) 2018 UC Block Grant, Department of French 2018 William V. Power Award 2018 UC Berkeley Recruitment Grant 2018 Berkeley International House Scholarship Recipient

1 University of Texas 2017 Senior Thesis Award (awarded post-graduation) 2016 Special Designation in European Studies 2016 University Departmental Honors (Special Honors) 2016 Pi Delta Phi Honors in French 2016 Marjorie B. Poyner Fellowship 2015 University General Honors/Dean’s List

Publications Sweat, A. (2016, November 23). “‘Le destin féminin’ : Towards a feminist existentialism via stripped beauvoirian lexica." In Honors Compendium at Perry Casteñeda Library, The University of Texas at Austin. French to English. Print.

Published Translations Barjot, D., tr. Sweat, A. (2019). “Globalization, National Patterns of Development and Strategies of Firms from the 19th-21st Century.” Published by PUBS Sorbonne-IV and the CNRS, joint review of the 22nd Congress of the International Committee of Historical Sciences. French to English. Digital.

Barjot, D., tr. Sweat, A. (2018.) “Marxism in The Industrial Revolution.” R evue Française d’Histoire Économique. F rench to English. Print.

Barjot, D., Park-Barjot, R., tr. Sweat, A. (2017). “The Emergence of an Asian Steel Industry Leader: Posco (1968-2010).” Conference paper for European Business History Association (EBHA) in Vienna, Austria. French to English. Print.

Book and Media Reviews (Forthcoming) Sweat, Amber. “Book Review: Black French Women and the Struggle for Equality, 1848-2016 by Felix Germain and Silyane Larcher.” In N ineteenth-Century French Studies.

Sweat, A. and Abad-Ocubillo, R. (2020, March 19). “Diaspora: Identity and the Pathos of Global Labor in Syria, Germany, Nepal, and Hong Kong.” Film review piece written for and published by the San Francisco Urban Film Festival. Digital.

Sweat, A. (2020, March 18). “Urban Manufacturing: Nostalgia or Necessity? On Montreal, Metalsmithing, and the Materialization of P atrimoine.” Film review piece written for and published by the San Francisco Urban Film Festival. Digital.

Presentations Conferences (2020, November 13). “J’fais c’que j’veux”: Sciamma’s Black Girlhood and the Demise of “Boys’ Law.” Special Panel: “Francophone Women Who Break the ‘Rules.’” To be presented at Scandal! Breaking Rules, Making Texts, t he South-Atlantic Modern Language Association Conference.

(2017, April 29). "Le destin féminin" : Vers l'existentialisme féministe par le lexique dépouillé beauvoirien.

2 Presented at the University of Texas System Research Symposium, invited to present as post-graduate on behalf of the Department of French and Italian. French, adjoining English supplement. Digital.

Roundtables (2018, May). Tournage publique de l’Education Nationale. Public Announcement for the French National Department of Education. Topic: Assistant considerations in the Parisian Region, Aubervilliers. Français, digital.

(2018, January 10). Roundtable for Assistants de Langue en France, representative of the 93rd District, Aubervilliers. Held at Middlebury Institute, Paris, for Program in International Education. English.

Instructional Appointments, University University of California, Berkeley || Berkeley, CA (Fall 2020) French 1 (Spring 2021) French 2

L’Université de Paris, Sorbonne IV || Paris, FR (Spring 2017) C ourse Assistant for L'économie française au XXe siècle: considérations transatlantiques (French Economics in the 20th Century: Transatlantic Considerations), taught by Professor Dominique BARJOT

Instructional Appointments, Non-University Lycée Henri Wallon || Aubervilliers, France (Fall 2018 - Spring 2019) Act as English teaching assistant for students ages 15-18 at Lycée Henri Wallon. Facilitated small group discussions on American politics, government and popular culture. ● Levels taught: 1ere L, 1ere S, 1ere STMG, 1ere ES / 2eme L, 2eme S, 2eme STMG, 2eme ES / Terminale L, T-L, T-S, T-STMG / BTS ● High School was located within a Z one d’Éducation Prioritaire ( Educational Priority Zone).

Research Units Université de Paris, Sorbonne IV – Maison de Recherches (Feb. 2017 - Sept. 2017) École Doctorale, Centre Roland Mousnier for Contemporary History Completed research on the modern French university body after countercultural movements in May ’68, notably the integration of females in academe and the concept of parité, as well as the intersection of philosophical theory, philosophies in postmodern literature, and university revolution/reformation. Primarily based on the works of La Liberation, Tel Quel, Sartre et. al., and Guy Debord (opera omnia).

The University of Texas at Austin (Jan. 2016 - Dec. 2016) Department of French and Italian Conducted research on post-World War society in France, autobiographical feminist fictions, and female voices in literature surrounding the countercultural time period (notably concerning individual libidinal psychoanalysis).

(Aug. 2015 - Dec. 2015) Department of History Conducted group research for seminars on Feminism in Post-War America. The Race, Place and Space project analyzed geographical and sociological elements of American minority female identity between the 1950s and 1970s. The topics were centralized on the sexual development and social presentation of five women in various American cultural zones. Conducted for a seminar taught by Professor Laurie Green.

Academic Service University of California, Berkeley (2019 - Present) Official Delegate to the Graduate Assembly, French (2019 - Present) Union Representative Sub-Delegate

Université de Paris, Sorbonne IV (Feb. 2017 - Dec. 2017) Course Translator/Traductrice –Translation of teaching materials for courses on French modern thought, from the enlightenment to 20th century Marxism, notably concerning economic liberalism. – Central course was taught in English at Renmin University, Beijing, China (中国人民大学 ) by Professor Dominique Barjot in the summer of 2017. French to English, ~300 pages.

(Feb. 2017 - May 2017) Administrative Intern/Stagiaire administrative – Organized jury for the doctoral defense of M. Bernard J– (June 2017). – Organized and acted as secretary and moderator aid for Sorbonne IV Contemporary French Colloquium Series: Post-Colonial teachings in the contemporary sphere, a foci on Madagascar (April 2017). – Scheduled and attended office meetings for thesis correction, support, criticism and binding for various M2 and doctoral candidates.

(Feb. 2017 - May 2017) Publications de la Sorbonne (PUBS) English Editor/Reductrice – English editor for R evue Économique Française, Volume 1, Winter 2019. Completed roughly 200 pages of edits; translated French abstracts and author biographies, finalized formatting and references. – Assistant English editor for R evue Française D’Histoire Économique, Volume 6, Spring 2017 as well as Volume 7-8, Summer 2017.

The University of Texas, Austin (Jan. 2016 - Dec. 2016) Group Leader in the Gender and Sexuality Center – Served as a group facilitator in the “Women of Color in Academia” support group; lead group discussions on feminist texts, notably from authors of racial minority backgrounds.

(Aug. 2014 - May 2015) First-Year Interest Group Fellow – Led a weekly seminar class (UGS 103) for first-year undergraduate students to help with student involvement and immersion in the college of Liberal Arts; held coffee shop “office hours” for 20 separate students; created graduation plans and study outlines for each student.

(Feb. 2014 - Dec. 2015) Invest in Texas Operational Committee – Aided in establishing political platforms on educational accessibility, lower tuition costs, and the University of Texas’ defunding for presentation to Texan Congress during legislative sessions. – Draft press releases for lobbying.

Languages English (Native) • French (Advanced) • Tagalog (Intermediate, secondary household language)

4 Spanish (Intermediate, passed Berkeley Doctoral proficiency exam) • Italian (Elementary) • German (Elementary) • L atin (Elementary)