Gerard Gasarian

Gérard Gasarian is a Professor of French literature at Tufts University's School of Arts and Sciences, Department of Romance Studies. He specializes in 19th- and 20th-century French poetry, with focus on Baudelaire, Rimbaud, Breton, and Bonnefoy. His research integrates philosophy, music, and art.

• PhD in French (University of California, Berkeley, 1982)
• MA from Sorbonne Paris Cité (1969)
• BA in Philosophy from Lycée Lakanal (1963)

Research interests include French Symbolism/Surrealism, poetry-philosophy intersections, and music-poetry relationships. Over 30 years of teaching at Tufts, Gasarian has offered courses like Baudelaire and his Readers and French Surrealism. He also serves as Academic Director for Tufts in Talloires and has held visiting professorships in Paris.

His publications span monographs on Baudelaire, Breton, and Bonnefoy, with recent works analyzing Symbolist and Surrealist poetics. Active in academic events, he has delivered lectures at Université de Lyon and Strasbourg.

Labs/Teams: Engaged in interdisciplinary research linking literature with music/art through his clarinet performances and cultural studies.