I am a graduate student in the Romance Studies (French) department at Boston University, but I will be graduating in 3 weeks. My dissertation, "Proustian Performance: Role-playing, Repetition, and Ritual in *A la recherche du temps perdu* studies performance and performative structures in Marcel Proust's masterpiece work. Issues relating to Women's, Gender, and Sexuality studies play a significant role in my research, which is why I am also completing a Graduate Certificate in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at BU.