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Aude DE MEZERAC is an Associate Professor in British Civilization and History at the University of Lille, where she is affiliated with the Faculty of Languages, Culture and Societies and the Department of Anglophone Studies. She is a member of the Centre d'Etudes en Civilisations, Langues et Littératures Etrangères (ULR 4074). Since 2022, she has been appointed as a Junior Fellow of the prestigious Institut Universitaire de France for the period 2022-2027, recognizing her significant scholarly contributions.
Her research focuses on the lived experience of religious change during the English Reformation, with particular expertise in liturgical practices under Henry VIII and Mary Tudor. Dr. DE MEZERAC employs innovative approaches that combine historical analysis with anthropological methods to examine how ordinary people navigated religious transitions. Her work emphasizes material culture, manuscript evidence, and the physical experience of religious practice rather than purely theological debates.
Dr. DE MEZERAC leads two major collaborative research initiatives: REPPOL (Rethinking the Prebendaries Plot On Line), a digital humanities project analyzing MS 128 held in Corpus Christi College, Cambridge; and TRANS_HYB, which investigates religious transitions and hybrid practices in early modern Europe. These projects reflect her commitment to interdisciplinary methodologies that bridge history, anthropology, and digital humanities.
Her scientific recognition includes:
- Junior Fellowship at the Institut Universitaire de France (2022-2027)
- FLASH award by I-SITE ULNE (24,200 €) for TRANS_HYB and REPPOL
- "Projet Emergent" award by MESHS (3,000€)
- Travelling bursary by I-SITE ULNE (900€)
Dr. DE MEZERAC actively mentors graduate students, including MA student Felipe Goes-Silva who works on the REPPOL project. She has organized numerous international workshops and seminars, fostering collaborative networks across European institutions. Her pedagogical innovations include "Les tutos de la méthodo," a project designed to help students develop methodological skills in textual analysis.
As principal investigator of the TRANS_HYB research network, she has built an international community of scholars from Kent, Leuven, Gent, Cambridge, and other institutions to develop new frameworks for studying religious transition that center on material practices, rituals, and the lived experience of ordinary people rather than elite theological debates.
