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Corina M. Stan is the Bacca Foundation Associate Professor of English at Duke University, specializing in comparative literature with a focus on twentieth- and twenty-first century works in English, French, and German. Her research intersects literature with moral philosophy, critical theory, and the sociology of intellectuals. She earned a BA from Sorbonne, MA from Denis Diderot, and PhD from Duke University. Prior to Duke, she taught at Leiden University College the Hague and directed the Brill-Nijhoff Writing Institute. Stan is the author of *The Art of Distances: Ethical Thinking in Twentieth-Century Literature* (2018) and co-editor of *The Palgrave Handbook of European Migration in Literature and Culture* (2023). Her work examines themes like ethical distances, postcolonial identity, and migration narratives through close readings of texts by Orwell, Canetti, Grass, and others.
Research interests include the ethics of community, decolonization, and the role of literature in addressing societal crises. Recent talks include keynote lectures at Babes-Bolyai University and the Open University of Catalonia on 'Europe, Otherwise' and 'Moral Reparations.' Teaching spans undergraduate and graduate seminars on comparative modernism, political theater, and historical fiction. Awards include recognition in *The Best American Essays 2021* for her essay 'Between Us: A History of Social Distance.'
- Education: PhD, Duke University; MA, Sorbonne; BA, Denis Diderot
- Key Publications: *The Art of Distances* (2018), *Palgrave Handbook* (2023)
- Awards: Notable Essay 2020 (Best American Essays), Knowledge Unlatched Grant
- Teaching: Courses on migration, modernism, and Kafka’s Subtlety
Her current book project, *After the West*, explores European self-perception post-decolonization. Stan actively engages in public lectures and interdisciplinary collaborations, reflecting her commitment to bridging literary analysis with broader societal questions.
