Anne Wagniart

Anne Wagniart serves as a Lecturer in Germanic Literature at the University of Artois, Faculty of Letters and Arts, within the German Department. She has held significant administrative roles including Director of German Studies (2003-2015) and currently coordinates Erasmus Student Exchanges for the German Department since 2015. Her academic profile reflects deep engagement with German and Neo-Latin literary traditions across historical periods.

Her educational background includes a multidisciplinary foundation: Romance and Classical Philology studies, a Latin-French Staatsexamen from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, and a Doctorate in German Literature from Paris-Sorbonne (2002) focusing on 17th-century Silesian theater. Her agrégation in German was prepared at Université Paris-IV Sorbonne under Jean-Michel Valentin's supervision.

Wagniart's research centers on Western cultural heritage from Antiquity through the Renaissance, with specialization in German and Neo-Latin literature. Her work emphasizes textual preservation, intercultural transmission, and translation studies, particularly examining classical reception in German contexts. Key interests include Silesian Baroque theater (1400 onwards), Latin literary references in national literatures, and cross-cultural literary exchanges between Germany and France.

Her recent publications demonstrate consistent scholarly output in comparative literature, with 15+ articles between 2014-2022 focusing on German-French literary relations, Neo-Latin poetry recovery, and Silesian cultural identity. The work reveals strong patterns in Baroque textual recovery, classical reception studies, and critical examination of translation as cultural mediation across centuries.

As academic service, she co-edits the book series 'Europäische Literatur der Frühen Neuzeit' with Hans-Gert Roloff at Frommann-Holzboog since 2017, and previously co-edited the 'Lutherbibliothek 2017' series. She maintains active translation work including neo-Latin correspondence and musical libretti, while coordinating teaching exchanges with Wrocław University since 2013.

Her teaching portfolio encompasses comprehensive German language/literature instruction at University of Artois, including specialized courses on 18th-20th century literature, linguistics, and civilization studies. She also taught ancient literature at École Normale Supérieure de Lyon (2021-2023), demonstrating interdisciplinary reach across classical and modern traditions.