Alex Claussen, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor
School of Humanities College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences

678-839-5000
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Office Hours
Mondays 11-12;
Wednesdays 12:30-1:30;
Thursdays 12-1;
and by appointment

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Alex Claussen, Ph.D.

Alex Claussen is an Assistant Professor of French and German.  His research and teaching interests include representations of music in literature, literary censorship, narratology, translation and adaptation theory, fairy tales, and Francophone Oceanian literature. 

He holds a BA in History, German, and Global Studies, an MA in German, and a PhD in French, all from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln.  Prior to joining the faculty at the University of West Georgia, he taught French, German, and interdisciplinary courses at UNL and English courses at the Université Gustave Eiffel in Paris, France. 

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Claussen, Alexander. "Déwé Gorodé's Critical Music: Soundings in L'épave (2005) and Tâdo, Tâdo, wéé! (2012)." Contemporary French & Francophone Studies: SITES, vol. 29, no. 4, 2025, pp. 540–555.

Claussen, Alexander. "Enchanting Images: Magic Mirrors and Moving Portraits in French Fairy Tales." Marvels & Tales, vol. 38, no. 1, 2024, pp. 3–19.

Claussen, Alexander. "A Story Thrice Told: Variations on the Theme of Bruges-la-Morte." The French Review, vol. 97, no. 4, May 2024, pp. 87–102.