Anne-Gaëlle WEBER

Prof. Anne-Gaëlle Weber holds a Professorship in Comparative Literature at the University of Artois, within the Faculty of Letters and Arts. She serves as Deputy Vice-President for Research in Human and Social Sciences, leading the 'Heritage, Territories, Transculturalities' research area and directing the State-Region Contract-Plan 'Anamorphose' project under the A2U alliance. Her research focuses on intersections between literature and science (18th-19th centuries), travel narratives, ecocriticism, and transcultural studies.

Her extensive publications include monographs like Cook's Parrots (2013) and edited volumes such as Passerelles. Entre sciences et littératures (2019). She has organized over 30 international conferences and co-directs the 'Textes et Cultures' research center. Notable projects include the ANR-funded Histoire croisées and the Aléa research program.

Her work bridges scientific and literary discourse, emphasizing interdisciplinary approaches to cultural history and environmental thought. She supervises doctoral research on topics ranging from ecopoetics to postcolonial literature. Current initiatives include the 'Métamorphoses du patrimoine' research theme and editorial leadership of comparative literature collections.