duQuesnay, Maurice W., Dr. (Maurice W. duQuesnay), 1936-2021
Dates
- Existence: 1936-
Biography
Dr. Maurice W. duQuesnay was born in New Orleans in 1936. He earned his Bachelors in English and Philosophy at Marquette University and his Ph.D. at Louisiana State University in 1978. He is currently an Associate Professor of English at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. His teaching and research areas are in psychoanalytic criticism and American literature. He is also the director of the Flora Plonsky Levy Lecture Series, an annual event that invites distinguished intellectuals in the arts and humanities to give a lecture to the University and community. Past lecturers include writer Isaac Bashevis Singer, psychiatrist Ian Stephenson, and Sophie Freud, granddaughter of Sigmund Freud. The Flora Levy Series began in 1980 and was funded by an endowment from Flora Levy. Also a part of the series is the journal Explorations. This is an interdisciplinary journal containing essays revolving around the arts and sciences. Dr. duQuesnay is the general editor of this journal.
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
duQuesnay and Related Families. Papers, 1439-1933, n.d.
duQuesnay, Maurice W. (1936-2021). Collection, 1919-2019, n.d.
This collection contains materials related to the Flora Levy Lecture Series, including photographs, correspondence, articles, advertisements, and posters. Miscellaneous materials include photographs from the Levy and duQuesnay families, negatives, cassette tapes, DVDs, and books.
The bulk of the materials in this collection were donated by Dr. Maurice W. duQuesnay on February 19, 1999, with additional materials added later on.
Fischer, Walter (1902-1977). Diploma, 1924
Diploma as Doctor of Medieval and Modern History from the Julia-Maximilian Academy, 10 November 1924. Donated by Mrs. Walter Fischer through Dr. Maurice duQuesnay in 1990.
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