Liberal Arts and Sciences
Gayle Zachmann Research Group
Led by Gayle Zachmann · Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
What we study
Dr. Zachmann studies French culture of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, especially literature and the visual arts, photography, and French Jewish studies.
What working here is like
- Reading, writing & theory
- Project
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Current projects
Artists in the Concentrationary Universe: First Witnesses
The project examines the little‑known artworks of Lou Albert “Mabull” Lasard, who created paintings while imprisoned in the Gurs camp during World War II, using art, archives, and survivor testimonies to understand how her work documented and resisted the camp experience.
From the Spring 2025 UF Undergraduate Research Symposium · abstract book, p. 415
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How to reach out
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