Sandra Daroczi

Sandra Daroczi is a Senior Lecturer in French Studies at the University of Bath, affiliated with the School of Politics, Languages & International Studies. Her research focuses on contemporary women's writing in French, global feminism, and intersections between literature and visual arts. She completed a PhD in French at the University of Exeter (2014–2017), analyzing readerly engagement in works by Marie Darrieussecq, Julia Kristeva, and Monique Wittig. Her monograph proposal, a runner-up in the 2019 Peter Lang Young Scholars Competition, examines Wittig’s fiction through readerly dialogues.

Teaching roles include French language instruction across undergraduate programs, postgraduate course contributions, and leadership as Year Abroad Officer and Deputy Admissions Tutor for Languages. She coordinates the French Reading Club and engages in public activities like Holburne Museum collaborations and the Translation! Festival.

• Education:
  • PhD in French, University of Exeter (2014–2017)
• Research Interests:
  • Second-wave feminism’s contemporary legacies
  • Rewritings of classical myths in Francophone/Anglophone works
  • Humour as resistance in women’s literature
  • Food’s literary symbolism
• Awards:
  • Peter Lang Young Scholars Competition runner-up (2019)
• Teaching Leadership:
  • Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
  • Widening Participation through The Brilliant Club

Her publications analyze themes like food’s societal role, narrative structures in Kristeva’s fiction, and feminist activism in 20th-century France. Public engagement includes interactive museum events and festivals exploring art-literature connections.