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French Research Seminar: Louise Kari Méreau (University College Cork/Trinity College Dublin)
Online via Teams
Louise Kari Méreau (University College Cork/Trinity College Dublin), 'Cynisme et féminisme, une nécessaire convergence autofictionnelle ?'

Dans un monde en perpétuelle mutation, le cynisme et le féminisme émergent comme deux forces réflexives puissantes qui interrogent les normes sociales et les constructions identitaires. Cette présentation propose d'explorer la rencontre entre ces deux courants de pensée, en s'intéressant particulièrement à la dimension autofictionnelle qui leur est intrinsèque, notamment dans les romans d’autrices contemporaines. À travers une analyse de textes littéraires et théoriques de Virginie Despentes, Christine Angot et Camille Laurens, j'examinerai comment le cynisme, souvent perçu comme un antidote au désenchantement depuis le 19eme siècle, peut enrichir le discours féministe en offrant une perspective critique sur les injustices systémiques. Cela me permettra d'ouvrir le débat sur la manière dont l'autofiction, grâce au mordant du cynisme, permet aux voix féminines de s'exprimer, en faisant du récit personnel une critique sociale.

Louise Kari Méreau is a lecturer of French at the University of Cork and a visiting research fellow in Trinity College Dublin where she did her PhD. Her doctoral research, funded by the Claude and Vincenette Pichois Award, focused on cynicism in the novels of Frederic Beigbeder and Virginie Despentes (1990-2010). She is working on the publication of her first monograph and continues to explore cynicism and autofiction in contemporary French novels.

This seminar will take place on Microsoft Teams, 6-7.30pm UK time. Click here to join.

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