Before joining Columbia University, Christophe Lagier was a Professor of French at California State University Los Angeles and a regular faculty at Middlebury College Summer Language. Christophe was born in Versailles, France and received his Ph.D. from Princeton University in 1996. One of his specialties is post–World War 2 French theater. Among other scholarly publications, his book Le théâtre de la parole-spectacle: Jacques Audiberti, Jean Tardieu, et René de Obaldia (Summa: 2000) received positive reviews in major academic journals. Since 1987, he has been involved in many Franco-American theater projects as actor, producer and director. In the recent past years, he was Chair of the Advanced Placement French Test Development Committee, Vice-President of Alliance Française de Pasadena, and Associate Director Middlebury College Summer French School. In 2002-03 and 2006-07 he was Resident Director of CSU in France. In 2004, France bestowed upon him the honor of Chevalier des Palmes Académiques, which recognizes the highest achievements in education.
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