Her area of specialization is the European theater at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, Scandinavian literature, and August Strindberg and Henrik Ibsen. The conference is co-sponsored by the University of Illinois Vice President Office (Christopher Pierre), by the Center of Research on Symbolism (Art, Literature and Music in Symbolism and Decadence (ALMSD), by the University of Paris-Sorbonne, by the Minister of French National Education at the University of Paris-Sorbonne and by Conseil Scientifique de l'Université Paris-Sorbonne.