Manco Clara

Manco Clara is a Lecturer at Paris Cité University since 2023, specializing in Literature and History of the Restoration period (1660-1700). Her academic background includes a Doctorate in English Studies from Sorbonne University (2018), École Normale Supérieure, Paris (until 2015), English Aggregation (2013), and a Master's degree in comparative literature (2012). She also worked at the University of Cambridge for five years (2013-2018).

Her educational background includes:

• Doctorate in English Studies, Sorbonne University (2018)
• École Normale Supérieure, Paris (until 2015)
• English Aggregation (2013)
• Master's degree in comparative literature (2012)

Dr. Clara's research focuses on theatre in its political and social dimensions during the Restoration period, with particular interest in irony, satire, the comic genre, gender issues, and the history of emotions in the long eighteenth century. She also supervises research relating to translation and adaptation in the 17th and 18th centuries, as well as comparative literature (German, Italian).

Her current research projects include publishing her thesis with Manchester University Press, studying the relationship between laughter and melancholy during the eighteenth century, co-editing 'Les Règles du jeu', organizing the 'Consent, Refuse, Yield' conference, and participating in the GIS Sociabilités and DIGITENS projects.

Dr. Clara's publications demonstrate expertise in analyzing theatrical representations of social structures, political memory, and cultural spaces during the Restoration period, with significant contributions to understanding Restoration comedy, gender dynamics, and the cultural significance of public spaces like coffee-houses.

She actively contributes to academic networks through conferences, publications, and interdisciplinary collaborations, establishing herself as a significant voice in Restoration literature and culture studies.