Ali Nematollahy

Assc Professor

Weissman School of Arts and Sciences

Department: Modern Languages & Comp Lit

Areas of expertise:

Email Address: ali.nematollahy@baruch.cuny.edu

Biography
Teaching
Research and Creative Activity
Grants
Honors and Awards
Service

Education

Ph.D., Comparative Literature, The Graduate Center, C.U.N.Y.

M.A., Comparative Literature, The Graduate Center, C.U.N.Y.

B.A., Fine Arts; Art History, University of Maryland

Semester	Course Prefix	Course Number	Course Name
Spring 2023	FLM	3001	History of Film I
Spring 2023	ENG	5000	Independent Study English I
Fall 2022	FLM	3151	History of French Cinema
Fall 2022	CMP	3151	History of French Cinema
Fall 2021	FLM	3001	History of Film I
Spring 2021	CMP	2800	Great Works of Literature I
Fall 2020	CMP	4120	The French Novel from Madame d
Spring 2020	FREN	71110	Problems in French Lit Hist
Fall 2019	FLM	3001	History of Film I
Spring 2019	FRE	4118	The Eighteenth Century
Spring 2019	FRE	5000	Independent Study French I
Fall 2018	FRE	4001	Advanced Oral Communication II
Spring 2018	FLM	3001	History of Film I
Fall 2017	FLM	4900	Critical Approaches to Film
Spring 2017	FLM	3002	History of Film II
Spring 2017	FRE	4503	Cntmp French Cin Soc
Summer 2016	CMP	5000	Independent Study CMP I
Fall 2015	CMP	2800	Great Works of Literature I
Fall 2015	FREN	77010	Techniques of Literary Resrch
Spring 2015	CMP	2800	Great Works of Literature I
Spring 2015	FRE	4000	Advanced Oral Communication I
Spring 2015	ENG	3940	Topics in Film
Fall 2014	CMP	2800	Great Works of Literature I
Fall 2014	FLM	3001	History of Film I
Fall 2014	FRE	4118	The Eighteenth Century
Spring 2014	FRE	4503	Cntmp French Cin Soc
Spring 2014	FREN	75000	Romantisme et ses marges
Summer 2013	CMP	5000	Independent Study CMP I
Spring 2013	FRE	5000	Independent Study French I
Spring 2013	FREN	77020	Techniques of Lit Research
Spring 2013	FRE	4182	History of French Lit II
Spring 2012	FRE	4171	French Civilization
Spring 2012	FLM	4900	Critical Approaches to Film
Fall 2011	CMP	2800	Great Works of Literature I
Fall 2011	FRE	5000	Independent Study French I
Fall 2011	FRE	4999	Special Studies in French
Fall 2011	FLM	3002	History of Film II
Spring 2011	CMP	4011	Literary Theory
Spring 2011	ENG	4011	Literary Theory
Spring 2011	FRE	4503	Cntmp French Cin Soc
Fall 2010	FRE	3002	Intens Inter Fren II
Fall 2010	FLM	3002	History of Film II
Spring 2010	FLM	3151	History of French Cinema
Spring 2010	LTT	3151	History of French Cinema
Spring 2010	FRE	3001	Intens Inter Fren I
Spring 2010	FRE	4001	Advanced Oral Communication II
Fall 2009	FRE	4122	Mdrn Novel:1800-1920
Summer 2009	LTT	5000	Independent Study Literature I
Spring 2009	FRE	4182	History of French Lit II
Spring 2009	FRE	3001	Intens Inter Fren I
Spring 2009	LTT	5000	Independent Study Literature I
Spring 2009	IDC	4050H	Hon Feit Hum Sem I
Fall 2008	LTT	2850	Great Works of Literature II
Fall 2008	FRE	3002	Intens Inter Fren II
Summer 2008	FRE	5000	Independent Study French I
Spring 2008	LTT	2800	Great Works of Literature I
Spring 2008	FRE	4125	The Modern French Short Story
Spring 2008	FRE	3001	Intens Inter Fren I
Fall 2007	FRE	1002	Elementary French II
Fall 2007	FRE	3002	Intens Inter Fren II
Spring 2007	FRE	3001	Intens Inter Fren I
Spring 2007	FRE	4000	Advanced Oral Communication I
Summer 2006	FRE	5000	Independent Study French I
Spring 2006	LTT	2850H	Hon Grt Works Lit Ii
Spring 2006	FRE	5000	Independent Study French I
Spring 2006	FRE	4182	History of French Lit II
Fall 2005	LTT	2850	Great Works of Literature II
Fall 2005	IDC	4050H	Hon Feit Hum Sem I
Spring 2005	FRE	1002	Elementary French II
Spring 2005	FRE	1002	Elementary French II
Spring 2005	FRE	1002	Elementary French II
Fall 2004	FRE	4999	Special Studies in French
Fall 2004	FRE	1002	Elementary French II
Fall 2004	FRE	1002	Elementary French II
Spring 2004	FRE	1002	Elementary French II
Spring 2004	FRE	4171	French Civilization
Fall 2003	FRE	4000	Advanced Oral Communication I
Fall 2003	FRE	1001	Elementary French I
Fall 2003	LTT	2850	Great Works of Literature II

Books

Nematollahy, A. (2011). THE FIRST LIBERTINES: Philosophy and Pornography. (p. 180). London/Basic Blackwell, England, Philosophical Forum.

Nematollahy, A. (2011). Anarchism and Literature in France, 1870-1900. (p. 228). Saarbrucken, Germany, Lambert Publishing.

Nematollahy, A., & Nematollahy, A. (2009). Nietzsche arrives in France. (p. 307). London/Basic Blackwell, England, Philosophical Forum.

Journal Articles

Nematollahy, A., & Lackey, D. P. (2011). Atheism, Philosophy, Pornography, and Sodomy: The First Libertines. Philosophical Forum, 42(4). 347-350.

Nematollahy, A. (2009). Nietzsche in France, 1890-1914. Philosophical Forum, 40(2). pp.169-180.

Nematollahy, A. (2009). Hugues Rebell and Charles Maurras before L’Action Française. Romanic Review, 100(4). pp.545-564.

Nematollahy, A. (2009). Anarchist dandies of the fin-de-siècle. Nottingham French Studies, 48(1). pp. 14-30.

Nematollahy, A. (2007). Le Ratage au XIXe siècle. Nouvelles Francographies, Bulletin de la Société des Professeurs Français et Francophones d’Amérique, in press,

Nematollahy, A. (2007). Jules Vallès and the Anarchist Novel. Nineteenth Century French Studies, 35(3-4). 575-589.

Nematollahy, A. (2005). Proudhon, from Aesthetics to Politics. Anarchist Studies, 13(1). pp.47-60.

Nematollahy, A. (1994). Religions and Politics. Conference: A Journal of Philosophy and Theory, 5(1). 63-70.

Book Chapters

Nematollahy, A. (2009). Ernest Coeurderoy. London,England. International Encyclopedia of Revolution and Protest.

Nematollahy, A. (2009). Joseph Déjacque. London,England. International Encyclopedia of Revolution and Protest.

Nematollahy, A. (2009). Jules Vallës. London,England. International Encyclopedia of Revolution and Protest.

Nematollahy, A. (2009). La Reprise Individuelle. London,England. International Encyclopedia of Revolution and Protest.

Nematollahy, A. (1998). Edina Bozoky’s, Charms and Amulets Attributed to Saints in the Middle Ages in Telling Tales: Medieval Narratives and the Folk Tradition. In Sautman, F. (Ed.), (pp. 173-188). New York. St. Martin's Press.

Nematollahy, A. (1998). Translation from French into English, of Philippe Walter’s, Calendar, Ritual, Myth and Text. In Sautman, F. (Ed.), (pp. 59-75). New York. St. Martin's Press.

Presentations

Nematollahy, A. (2015, March 23). Jules Verne, Literature and Politics in fin de siècle France. Jules Verne and Music. CUNY Graduate Center: Barry Brook Center for Music Research.

Damelio, A., & Nematollahy, A. (2015, February 20). Teaching Methodology Workshop. French Adjunct Workshop. Baruch College, NY: Baruch College, Modern Languages & Comparative Literature Department.

Nematollahy, A. (2014, October 28). Transformations of Taste in France, 1600-1800. Henri Peyre Institute. New York City: CUNY Graudate Center.

Nematollahy, A. (2014, October 18). Romanticism, emigres, counter-revolution. 19th century French Studies. Puerto Rico: University of Puerto Rico.

Nematollahy, A. (2013, June 11). Literary history and the environmental question today. New Directions in the Humanities. Madrid, Spain: Universidad San Pablo.

Damelio, A., & Nematollahy, A. (2013, April 12). Teaching Methodology Workshop. French Adjunct Workshop. Baruch College, NY: Baruch College, Modern Languages & Comparative Literature Department.

Nematollahy, A. (2008, October 31). The Colonies in Paris. Nineteenth Century French Studies. Nashville, Tennessee: Vanderbilt University.

Nematollahy, A. (2008, March 31). Gobineau and the German Romantics. Société des Dix-neuviémistes. Manchester, England: University of Manchester.

Nematollahy, A. (2006, October 31). “Failure. Thirty-Second Annual Nineteenth Century French Studies Colloquium. Bloomington, Indian: University of Indiana,.

Nematollahy, A. (2005, October 31). Jules Vallès and the Anarchist Novel. Thirtieth Annual Nineteenth Century French Studies Colloquium. Saint-Louis: Washington University.

Nematollahy, A. (2004, September 30). Hugues Rebell and Charles Maurras. Thirty-second Annual Conference. Texas Tech: Western Society for French History.

Nematollahy, A. (2003, October 31). Lucien Descaves et la Commune de Paris. Twenty-seventh Annual meeting. University of Arizona: Nineteenth Century French Studies Colloquium.

Nematollahy, A. (2003, March 31). Raymond Queneau et les fous littéraires. Annual Meeting. University of Illinois: Twentieth Century French Studies Colloquium.

Nematollahy, A. (2002, October 31). Hugues Rebell and the Origins of L’Action Française. Twenty-sixth Annual meeting. Ohio State University: Nineteenth Century French Studies Colloquium.

Nematollahy, A. (2002, April 30). Georges Darien, ennemi du peuple. Invited guest speaker. University of Kentucky: Kentucky Conference of Romance Languages.

Nematollahy, A. (1999, December 31). The Paris of Alexandre Privat d’Anglemont. Modern Languages Association Meeting. Chicago

Nematollahy, A. (1998, October 31). Two Aesthetes of the fin de siècle: Laurent Tailhade and Félix Fénéon. Twenty-fourth Annual meeting. Pennsylvania State University: Nineteenth-century French Studies Colloquium.

Nematollahy, A. (1998, May 31). Paris in Zola and Vallès. Eighteenth Annual Cincinnati Conference. : Romance Languages and Literatures.

Nematollahy, A. (1998, May 31). Jules Vallès and the beginnings of Naturalism. Paper presented at the CUNY Graduate Center.

Nematollahy, A. (1995, April 30). Fanon in Contemporary Theory. The Politics of Theory, conference. Rutgers University

Other Scholarly Works

Nematollahy, A. (2011). Baron de Blot's "Poems". 42(4),

Nematollahy, A. (2011). François Garasse's LA DOCTRINE CURIEUSE. 42(4),

Nematollahy, A. (2011). Introduction to LES QUATRAINS DU DEISTE. 42(4),

Nematollahy, A. (2011). Introduction to Saint Evremond's "Sur les Plaisirs". 42(4),

Nematollahy, A. (2011). Jacques des Barreaux's "Sonnets". 42(4),

Nematollahy, A. (2011). Libertines Poems from LE CABINET SATYRIQUE. 42(4),

Nematollahy, A. (2011). The Trial of Théophile de Viau. 42(4),

Nematollahy, A. (2011). Poems from Le Parnasse satyrique. 42(4),

Nematollahy, A. (2009). George Palante's "Two Types of Immoralism". 42(2), pp.265-274.

Nematollahy, A. (2009). Hugues Rebell's "Nietzscheism". 40(2), pp.205-210.

Nematollahy, A. (2002). A Short History of pornography in Literature. 53-54.

Nematollahy, A. (2001). Cinema ’68. 34-36.

Reviews

Nematollahy, A. (1970,January 1). Review of Roulin, Jean-Marie, and Corinne Saminadayar-Perrin, editors. Les Ateliers de Clio: écritures alternatives de l’histoire (1848–1871). Special issue of Autour de Vallès: revue de lectures et d’études vallésiennes. Nineteenth Century French Studies. Nebraska: University of Nebraska Press.

Nematollahy, A. (2013,April 1). Explosive Narratives: Terrorism and Anarchy in the Works of Emile Zola. French Review. American Association of the Teachers of French,USA: French Review.

Nematollahy, A. (2005,January 1). Review of Daniel Heller-Roazen, Echolalias. On the Forgetting of Language. (Princeton University), Geolinguistics (Baruch College).

Nematollahy, A. (2003,October 1). Review of Peter Schulman, The Sunday of Fiction. The Modern French Eccentric, Romanic Review (Columbia University).

Nematollahy, A. (2003,September 1). Review of Christian Oster, Dans le train. World Literature Today (University of Oklahoma).

Nematollahy, A. (2003,September 1). Review of Emmanuel Loi, Les Mains en l’air. World Literature Today (University of Oklahoma).

Nematollahy, A. (2003,June 1). Review of Atiq Rahimi, Les Mille maisons du rêve et de la terreur. World Literature Today (University of Oklahoma).

Nematollahy, A. (2003,June 1). Review of Mathieu de Boisséson, Le Grand Chariot. World Literature Today (University of Oklahoma).

Nematollahy, A. (2002,April 1). Review of Edmund White, The Flâneur, Soma.

Title	Funding Agency Sponsor	Start Date	End Date	Awarded Date	Total Funding	Status
Department Chair Research Account Year 2 - Ali Nematollahy	PSC CUNY	09/01/2021	08/31/2023	09/01/2021	3000	Completed
Department Chair Research Account Year 1 - Ali Nenatollahy	PSC CUNY	02/01/2021	08/31/2022	02/01/2021	1750	Completed
Romanticism and Counter-Revolution	PSC-CUNY 44	07/01/2013	06/30/2014	04/15/2013	3500	Completed
Philosophy and Obscenity	PSC-CUNY 41	07/01/2010	06/30/2011		3990	Completed
Literature and the Right in Nineteenth Century France	PSC-CUNY 40	07/01/2009	06/30/2010		2660	Completed
NIETZSCHE IN FRANCE 1890 1914	PSC-CUNY 39	07/01/2008	12/31/2009		2866	Completed
Department Chair Research Account Year 4 Ali Nematollahy	PSC CUNY	09/01/2023	08/31/2025	08/31/2023	3000	Funded - In Progress
Department Chair Research Account Year 3 - Ali Nematollahy	PSC CUNY	09/01/2022	08/31/2024	09/01/2022	3000	Funded - In Progress

Honor / Award	Organization Sponsor	Date Received
Whiting Research Fellowhip		2006
Whiting Research Award $5560	Baruch College	2005
Special Services to the Students	WSAS Dean’s Award	2004
Prize for best dissertation in the Humanities $10,000	CLane ooper Fellowship	1999
Dissertation Fellowship $5000	Helaine Newstead	1998
C.U.N.Y. Tuition fellowship (1992-1997)		1997
Distinction, Oral exams	C.U.N.Y. Graduate Enter	1997

College

Committee Name	Position Role	End Date
Weissman school in the Zicklin School of Business	Representative	Present
Executive Committee	Committee Member	Present
Great Works Coordinator	Committee Chair	Present
Department of Modern Languages and Comparative Literature	Committee Chair	Present
Department of Modern Languages’	Representative to the Honors Program	Present
Baruch Film Program standing committee	Committee Chair	Present
Department of Modern Languages	Representative to the Literature in Translation group	Present
Departmental Meetings	Acting Secretary	Present
French Minor	Advisor	Present
Study Abroad	Advisor	Present
Committee on Student Prize and Awards	Committee Member	Present
Weissman School Representative on the Committee on Research and Travel, City University		12/31/2008
WSAS Curriculum Committee	Committee Member	12/31/2007
Zicklin Undergraduate Curriculum Committee	Weissman School Representative	12/31/2007
Weissman School Curriculum Subcommittee for Student Learning Assessment		12/31/2006
Weissman School Curriculum Subcommittee for Academic Assessment		12/31/2006
Ad hoc major Students	Advisor	12/31/2005
Majors and Career Fair, Department of Modern Languages and Comparative Literature	Participant	12/31/2005
College for a Day event	Participant	5/31/2005
College for a Day event	Participant	5/31/2004

University

Committee Name	Position Role	Start Date	End Date
Admissions Committee, French Department	Committee Member	1/1/2013	Present
Dissertation Fellowship Committee	Committee Member	1/1/2013	Present
Curriculum Committee, French Department	Committee Member	1/1/2013	Present
Faculty Committee, French Department	Committee Member	1/1/2013	Present
“Le Peuple, literature and society in France,” lecture given as invited guest at the French Department, CUNY Graduate Center	Invited guest lecturer		5/31/2004
Doctoral Executive Committee, Department of Comparative Literature	Committee Member	9/1/1994	11/30/1995
Colloquium Committee, CUNY, Graduate Center, Department of Comparative Literature	Committee Member	9/1/1992	12/31/1994

Public

Organization	Position Role	Start Date	End Date
French Cinema Group, Sarah Lawrence College	Organizer	1/1/2001	12/31/2003
“Literary evenings,” Sarah Lawrence College	Organizer of the series	1/1/2001	12/31/2003
Sarah Lawrence Foreign Language Film Festival	Director	1/1/2001	12/31/2003