Rank: Lecturer

Education:
Ph.D. in French Literature, UCI 1988
MA in French, CSULB 1983
BA in English, UC Riverside 1972

Contact Information:
Department of Romance, German, Russian Languages and Literatures
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, LONG BEACH
1250 Bellflower Blvd., Long Beach, CA 90840
Tel. 562-985-7674 Fax 562-985-2406 email: jjura2@csulb.edu

Teaching Areas:
Beginning, intermediate, advanced French language
Twentieth-century French literature
French Conversation
French Civilization
Comparative Literature -- World Literature, the Comic Spirit, Literature and the Other Arts
Silent Film History

Research Interests:
Silent Film History -- early Long Beach studios and contributions to world cinema
Julien Green's twentieth-century novels

Publications: Articles
"Racine, Faulkner: deux héritages culturels pour 'l'unique' Julien Green." Julien Green au confluent de deux cultures. Société internationale d'études greeniennes. Annales Littéraires de l'Université de Franche-Comté. 2003. 195-203.

"Le Visionnaire et Si j'étais vous…: deux romans de l'extrême." Lectures de Julien Green. Société internationale d'études greeniennes. Université du Maine. 1994. 153-59.

"Mystères de la passion: Tradition de la passion." Revue des romans vingt-cinquante. Université de Lille 3. 1990. 65-73.

"Analyse intertextuelle de Joseph Day: Un Moi livresque et multiple." Julien Green: Actes du colloque International 12 mai - 14 mai 1988. Université Lyon III. CEDIC. 1989. 174-81.

Publications: Book
Balboa Films: A History and Filmography of the Silent Film Studio (ISBN: 0-7864-0496-5) published by McFarland & Company, Inc. 1999.

Awards and Honors:
2001 -- Award of Merit (Balboa Films), Presented by Long Beach Heritage "for significant contributions to the preservation of Long Beach through initiative, innovative leadership and exemplary effort."
2001 -- Certificate of Appreciation, Merit Award (Balboa Films), Laura Richardson-Batts, Council-woman, Sixth District, City of Long Beach

2001 -- Certificate of Recognition, Merit Award (Balboa Films), California State Legislature, Betty Karnette, Senator, Alan S. Lowenthal, Assemblymember

2001 -- Commendation, Merit Award (Balboa Films), County of Los Angeles, Don Knabe, Supervisor, Fourth District

2001 -- Award for Excellence, presented by the Long Beach Cultural Heritage Commission "for dedicated research, rediscovery and publication of the first book on the history of the Balboa Studios in Long Beach."

1999-- (Balboa Films), Finalist, Theatre Library Association Award

1996-Recipient of Curriculum Development Funding for Business French course, Santa Ana College, Santa Ana

1988 -- Humanities Research Grant, University of California, Irvine

Conference Presentations:
2000-2001 -- Balboa Studios Retrospectives, Long Beach International Film Festival, The Queen Mary, Long Beach, California

1999-2002 -- Lecture Series, "Hollywood Started Here," Elderhostel, Center for Studies of the Future, The Queen Mary, Long Beach, California

1997 -- The Wide-Screen Film Festival, lecture on the history of the Balboa Studios, Carpenter Performing Arts Theatre, California State University, Long Beach

1997 -- Cinecon Convention, presentation on Balboa Studios, Glendale, California

1996 -- Balboa Film Festival, presentation at the Art Theatre in Long Beach on the history of Balboa Studios, as part of the centennial celebration for the Long Beach Public Library

Courses Taught:
FREN 101A, 101B, 201B, 314, 414, 440
C/LT 230, 250, 320I,