Claire Williams

Claire Williams is a Professor of Brazilian Literature and Culture at the University of Oxford, affiliated with St Peter's College. She holds a BA in French and Spanish from Durham University, an M.Phil in European Literature from Cambridge, and a PhD focusing on Clarice Lispector. Her teaching spans Modern Lusophone literature, Brazilian Cinema, and Women’s Writing in Lusophone contexts. Research interests include women’s and minority writing in the Lusophone world, with a focus on Clarice Lispector, Maria Ondina Braga, and Lília Momplé. She leads initiatives like Brazil Week and serves on editorial boards for Portuguese Studies and Journal of Lusophone Studies. Williams is a member of research networks such as the Grupo de Estudos em Literatura Brasileira Contemporânea and Centre for the Study of Contemporary Women’s Writing. Her recent work includes editing Clarice Lispector Entrevista (2024) and co-editing After Clarice: Lispector’s Legacy (2022). Her research bridges literary analysis with postcolonial, gender, and visual studies, emphasizing transnational Portuguese literary connections.