Alice Hazard

Dr Alice Hazard is a Senior Lecturer in Medieval French within the Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures at King's College London's Faculty of Arts & Humanities. She teaches French language modules across all year groups, convenes the final year translation course, and runs Old French workshops, while also teaching literature modules from first-year surveys to specialist final-year courses in medieval literature.

Education:

• PhD at King's College London (began 2013)
• MPhil at Cambridge University
• Undergraduate degree from University College London (graduated 2010)

Hazard's research centers on the intersection of modern theoretical frameworks with medieval art and literature, particularly examining faciality as a mediating surface in medieval French texts from 1170-1390. She explores how digital technologies can transform engagement with medieval materials and investigates the history of queer readings of medieval works. Her scholarship bridges traditional philological approaches with contemporary theoretical perspectives.

Her publications demonstrate consistent focus on medieval French literary studies and language education, with her 2021 monograph representing a significant contribution to understanding facial representation in medieval contexts. The work shows interdisciplinary reach connecting literary analysis with visual culture studies and theoretical philosophy.

Hazard actively contributes to public engagement through school translation workshops and collaborations with public service interpreters, using dramatic and visual techniques to explore professional challenges. She participates in King's Cultural Competency initiative and the Language Acts and Worldmaking project, demonstrating commitment to both specialized scholarship and broader educational impact.