Alex Claussen, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
678-839-5000
aclaussen@westga.edu
Boyd Building - Room 212
Office Hours
Mondays 11-12; Tuesdays 12:30-2; Wednesdays 12-1; or by appointment
Alex Claussen is an Assistant Professor of French and German. His research and teaching interests include representations of music in literature, literary censorship, narratology, translation and adaptation theory, fairy tales, and Francophone Oceanian literature.
He holds a BA in History, German, and Global Studies, an MA in German, and a PhD in French, all from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Prior to joining the faculty at the University of West Georgia, he taught French, German, and interdisciplinary courses at UNL and English courses at the Université Gustave Eiffel in Paris, France.
- FREN-1001 (Elementary French I)
- FREN-1002 (Elementary French II)
- FREN-3100 (Composition and Conversation)
- FREN-3210 (Tragedy and Farce)
- FREN-4484 (Senior Capstone)
- GRMN-1001 (Elementary German I)
- GRMN-1002 (Elementary German II)
- GRMN-2001 (Intermediate German I)
- GRMN-3101 (Conversational German)
- GRMN-4785 (Special Topics in German)
- XIDS-2002 (WDYKA: Honors)
- XIDS-2100 (Hip Hop in Europe)
Spring 2026 Sections
- FREN-1001 (Elementary French I) Section: 02 Syllabus Not Available
- FREN-1002 (Elementary French II) Section: E01 Syllabus Not Available
- GRMN-3101 (Conversational German) Section: 01 Syllabus Not Available
- FREN-4484 (Senior Capstone) Section: 01 Syllabus Not Available
- GRMN-4785 (Special Topics in German) Section: 01 Syllabus Not Available
Fall 2025 Sections
- FREN-1001 (Elementary French I) Section: E02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- GRMN-2001 (Intermediate German I) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- XIDS-2002 (WDYKA: Honors) Section: 27H external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- FREN-3210 (Tragedy and Farce) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Summer 2025 Sections
- XIDS-2100 (Hip Hop in Europe) Section: E02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Spring 2025 Sections
- FREN-1001 (Elementary French I) Section: 02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- GRMN-1002 (Elementary German II) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- FREN-3100 (Composition and Conversation) Section: 1DW external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Fall 2024 Sections
- FREN-1001 (Elementary French I) Section: 01 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- FREN-1001 (Elementary French I) Section: 02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
- GRMN-1001 (Elementary German I) Section: 02 external Syllabus via Concourse External Resource
Claussen, Alexander. "Déwé Gorodé's Critical Music: Soundings in L'épave (2005) and Tâdo, Tâdo, wéé! (2012)." Contemporary French & Francophone Studies: SITES, vol. 29, no. 4, 2025, pp. 540–555.
Claussen, Alexander. "Enchanting Images: Magic Mirrors and Moving Portraits in French Fairy Tales." Marvels & Tales, vol. 38, no. 1, 2024, pp. 3–19.
Claussen, Alexander. "A Story Thrice Told: Variations on the Theme of Bruges-la-Morte." The French Review, vol. 97, no. 4, May 2024, pp. 87–102.