Benoît Auclerc

Benoît Auclerc is a Lecturer in 20th and 21st Century French Literature at Jean Moulin University (University of Lyon 3), within the Faculty of Humanities, Letters and Societies, Department of Cultural Affairs. He is actively involved in research and academic leadership, serving as Deputy Director of the Marge research team (UR 3712), Vice-President of the College of Experts (sections 09 and 10), and President of the Francis Ponge Readers' Society.

His research centers on modern and contemporary French literature, with a focus on literary reception, politics and literature, poetry, gender and genres, and major authors such as Francis Ponge, Nathalie Sarraute, Monique Wittig, and Nathalie Quintane. His scholarly work bridges critical analysis, editorial practice, and literary theory.

The recent publications reflect a consistent engagement with textual scholarship, literary correspondence, and avant-garde writing, particularly in the context of French postwar literature. His editorial projects, especially on Francis Ponge, demonstrate a deep commitment to preserving and interpreting literary legacies. Themes of objectivity, poetic resistance, and gender politics recur across his work.

• Lecturer in 20th and 21st Century French Literature
• Deputy Director, Marge Research Team (UR 3712)
• Vice-President, College of Experts (sections 09 and 10)
• President, Francis Ponge Readers' Society
• Cultural Project Manager, University of Lyon 3