Claude Calame

Claude Calame is Professor and Director of Studies at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS) in Paris, a position held since 2001. Previously, he served as Professor of Greek Language and Literature at the University of Lausanne (1984-2003). His academic trajectory includes visiting positions at Harvard University, Yale University, University of Lille III, and Princeton's Institute for Advanced Study, reflecting his international scholarly impact.

Calame's research integrates:

• Historical anthropology of ancient Greek poetics and ritual performance
• Myth-history intersections in colonial narratives
• Ecosocialist perspectives on human-environment relations
• Migration studies examining forced displacement and social exclusion
• Pragmatic analysis of poetic discourse and cultural memory

His publications demonstrate evolving engagement from classical philology toward contemporary political ecology, with recent work addressing climate crisis, migration policies, and ecofeminism through ancient Greek conceptual frameworks.

Significant recognitions include:

• Fellowship at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton (1997)
• Membership in the Accademia delle Scienze di Torino (2016)