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Professor David Platten is a full Professor of Modern French Studies at the School of Languages, Cultures and Societies, University of Leeds, within the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures. He has been a permanent member of staff since 1991, progressing from Lecturer to Senior Lecturer (2000) and Professor (2011). He has held significant leadership roles including Head of the French Department (2005–2008), Pro-Dean for Student Education (2009–2014), Director of Recruitment (2014–2019), and Deputy Unit of Assessment Leader for the Research Excellence Framework (2018–2021).
His research focuses on metaphor, narrative, and cognition in modern and contemporary French literature, cinema, and popular culture. Key areas include crime fiction, comics, television drama, and the cultural intersections of sport—particularly football and cycling. He works transnationally on adaptation and cultural migration, with a current major project on Albert Camus, culminating in a forthcoming book titled Killing Time: the Enduring Appeal of Albert Camus.
He has served as a reviewer and reader for major academic publishers such as Routledge, Oxford University Press, Manchester University Press, and Clarendon Press, as well as journals including French Studies, The Modern Language Review, and French Cultural Studies. He has also been a subject specialist consultant for the University of Swansea and Chief Educationalist for the Arts Fundraising and Philanthropy Consortium (2013–2016).
David Platten teaches modules on Contemporary French Culture, French Cinema, Modern French Fiction, and Crime Fiction and the Fantastic. He has supervised and examined numerous postgraduate and doctoral theses at Leeds and other institutions.
His professional memberships include:
- Albert Camus Society (2019–present)
- Association of University Professors and Heads of French (2014–present)
- Institute for Collaborative Research in the Humanities, Queen's University Belfast (2013–present)
- Centre de Recherches sur les Littératures Populaires et les Cultures Médiatiques, Université de Limoges (2007–present)
- Executive Committee, Society for French Studies (2000–2003)
Leadership training includes participation in the University of Leeds’ 'Tomorrow’s Leaders' programme (2003–2004) and the 'Leadership Development Programme for Heads of Schools, Pro Deans and UoA Directors' (2009–2010).
