Alexandra Lukes

Dr. Alexandra Lukes is an Assistant Professor of French and Translation Studies at Trinity College Dublin. She holds a BA from Oxford University, a maîtrise from the University of Paris III, and a PhD from New York University. Her research focuses on sound, sense, nonsense, experimental translation, and marginal forms of writing, with interests in the intersections of literature and psychoanalysis, sound studies, and visual arts. She has taught courses on surrealism, multilingualism, and madness in literature.

Recent publications (2024) include contributions to the Dictionnaire Maurice Blanchot and articles on translation as transformative experience, as well as analyses of bilingualism in Lewis Carroll and Stéphane Mallarmé's works. Her research trends emphasize interdisciplinary approaches to translation theory and avant-garde literary practices.

No scientific awards are listed. Advising/grants: No students or grants explicitly mentioned. Her work is affiliated with Trinity's Department of French, with a focus on literary and cultural studies.