Alex DEMEULENAERE

Alex DEMEULENAERE is a Professor of Comparative Literature and Francophonie at the UFR Arts Lettres et Langues (Metz), University of Lorraine, where he is also affiliated with the Écritures research center. He previously served as a lecturer at Trier University (2007–2022) and held an adjunct professorship at Kiel University (2021). He earned his PhD in Romance Languages and Literatures from KU Leuven in 2007 and completed his habilitation in Romance Literatures at the University of Trier in 2019.

His research centers on postcolonial and intercultural Francophone literature, with a focus on travel writing, memory, authorship, and precarity. He has published extensively on Quebec literature, colonial African travel narratives, and literary theory, particularly the works of Edward Said and Michel de Certeau. His methodological approach combines close textual analysis with cultural and historical contextualization.

His recent publications reveal a consistent engagement with themes of colonial discourse, narrative identity, and memory. He explores how literature constructs authorial presence, represents marginalized experiences, and negotiates historical trauma. His work spans monographs, journal articles, and contributions to edited volumes in major academic presses.

Scientific and Editorial Involvement:

• Member of the editorial board, Journal of Canadian Studies
• Head, French-speaking section of the Gesellschaft für Kanada-Studien (GKS)
• Former member, Steering Committee, IRTG Diversity Doctoral School (2013–2022)

Demeulenaere has supervised doctoral research and contributed to international collaborative projects, particularly in the field of diversity and comparative literary studies. He has not received explicitly mentioned scientific awards but maintains a strong presence in academic networks and publishing. He is actively involved in shaping research agendas in Francophone and Canadian studies.

He is affiliated with the Écritures research center at the University of Lorraine, which supports interdisciplinary work in literary and cultural studies, particularly around writing, identity, and transnational literatures.