Yves Gardes

Yves Gardes is a Lecturer at the University of Rouen Normandy within the UFR Letters and Human Sciences. His expertise centers on American Literature, particularly Transcendentalism and Poetry/Poetics. He holds a doctorate and specializes in the works of Ralph Waldo Emerson, examining themes like poetic identity, metaphysical concepts, and literary-aesthetic theory.

Research Interests:

• 19th Century American Thought
• Transcendentalist Philosophy
• Poetic Theory & Practice
• Emerson's Literary Legacy
• Cultural Critique through Literature

Teaching:

• L1: English-Speaking Literature
• L2: Text Analysis Methodology
• L3: Translation Studies & Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass
• Aggregation Course: John Ashbery's Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror

Recent Work Trends: Focus on Emerson's poetics, paradoxes of individualism, and intersections between philosophy and literature. Active in organizing scholarly panels (e.g., 2019 AFEA Conference on poetic in-discipline). Publications emphasize textual analysis and metaphysical interpretations.

Professional Activities: Member of ERIAC (Research Unit 4705), organizing doctoral seminars and participating in international conferences across France and Europe.