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Annabel L. Kim is an Assistant Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures at Harvard University's Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Her research focuses on feminist writing, contemporary French literature, and the ethical implications of fictional narratives. She holds a B.A. in French and Art History from Williams College (2007) and a Ph.D. in French from Yale University (2014).
Her scholarly work critiques traditional canons and explores themes of anti-identitarian feminism, queer ecologies, and the materiality of literary forms. Key publications include Unbecoming Language: Anti-Identitarian French Feminist Fictions (2018) and Cacaphonies: The Excremental Canon of French Literature (2022), which challenge abstract universalism through corporeal and scatological lenses. Her current project, Ought to Fiction, interrogates autofiction and exofiction's dominance in contemporary French literature.
Kim’s research interests span 18th–21st-century French literature, with a focus on authors like Nathalie Sarraute, Monique Wittig, and Anne Garréta. She engages with queer theory, posthumanism, and materialist critiques, emphasizing literature’s role in reimagining subjectivity beyond identity frameworks. Her work frequently addresses intersections of gender, ecology, and bodily politics.
Though no scientific awards are explicitly listed, her contributions to feminist and queer literary criticism have positioned her as a leading scholar in contemporary French studies. She participates in committees related to BGLTQ Studies and Romance Languages, reflecting her commitment to interdisciplinary scholarship.
