Charlotte ARNAUTOU

Charlotte Arnautou is a Lecturer in British Literature at the University of Artois, affiliated with the UFR Letters and Arts. Her research merges cultural studies and theory of fiction, focusing on identification processes in popular fiction through the lens of antagonistic women (villainesses). She develops a ‘relational history of fiction’ by analyzing reception contexts and cognitive engagement.

• PhD in Anglophone Studies (2019), Sorbonne University
• Specializes in Victorian/Edwardian cultural industry, literature of the imagination, and film adaptations

Her work intersects children’s literature, male gaze, and villainesses in Victorian popular culture, with a focus on authors like G.K. Chesterton, Vernon Lee, and Daphne du Maurier. She co-organized conferences on topics such as ‘Femme fatale to mean girl’ and ‘Vulgarism in Anglophone Arts’, emphasizing interdisciplinary approaches to fiction and cultural critique.