Dr. Canovas specializes in the study of French poetry and narrative from Baudelaire to surrealism.

Originally from Italy, he completed his undergraduate studies in Florence, and his graduate studies in France and the US. Besides ASU, he has taught at Duke University and Truman State.

David Agruss specializes in Victorian literature and culture.

Jorge Franco IV is a graduate teaching associate for the Romanian Department and the School of International Letters and Cultures. He is also a faculty associate for the Central European Cultural Collaborative.