Valérie Courel

Valérie Courel is an Associate Professor at Université Le Havre Normandie, affiliated with the GRIC research laboratory (UFR LSH - Humanities and Social Sciences). Her work focuses on cultural identities, intercultural exchanges, and maritime imaginaries through comparative approaches between Europe and Asia. She contributes to interdisciplinary research programs exploring transcultural narratives, mythological figures, and artistic reinterpretations across historical and contemporary contexts.

• Role: PRAG (Professeur Agrégé) in Section 12 (French academic classification for humanities)
• Affiliation: GRIC laboratory (Epistemological Others, Languages, Literatures, Exchanges and Societies)

Her research intersects literature, history, sociology, and visual arts, particularly examining maritime symbolism and cross-cultural reworkings of narratives. While specific publications aren't detailed in this dataset, she participates in international conferences and collaborative research projects hosted by Université Le Havre Normandie.