Zachary Scovel

A photo of a man with a beard in a blue sweater

Lecturer in French

He/Him
507 Sproul Hall
Office Hours
Winter 25: Tuesday and Thursday 1:40pm-2:40pm, and by appointment
In-person, or Zoom upon request

Education and Degrees

  • BA University of California, Santa Cruz
  • MA University of California, Davis
  • PhD University of California, Davis

Research Interests

  • Nineteenth-century French history, culture and literature
  • French theatre
  • French horror literature

Courses Taught

  • Beginning French (FRE 1, 2, 3)
  • Intermediate French (FRE 21, 22, 23)
  • COM 161b
  • FRE 130
  • FRE 102
  • FRE 12

Selected Publications

  • De-monstrating the Literary Vampire: Psychic, Social and Political Anxieties of the Undead in Nineteenth-Century France, 2024

Honors and Awards

  • Molière French Graduate Student Award, 2022
  • Graduate Student Outstanding Teaching Award, 2019 and 2024