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Late nineteenth century French women's writing

Summary

Sonia Wilson was educated in Australia, Canada and France. She joined the University of Sydney in 2010 after holding a position at the University of Melbourne for 6 years. Her research interests lie in the area of life writing in French, particularly the journal intime and correspondence. Her current project focuses on the relationship between photography and text in late twentieth-century French autobiographical works.

Supervisor

Dr Sonia Wilson.

Research location

French and Francophone Studies, School of Languages and Cultures (SLC)

Synopsis

Research interests

  • life writing, specifically diary and letter writing
  • intersection of gender and genre
  • late 19th century French women's writing and social history

Supervision

  • life writing (autobiography, journal intime)
  • Annie Ernaux
  • late 19th century French women's writing

 

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Opportunity ID

The opportunity ID for this research opportunity is 3276