Eric Thouvenel

Eric Thouvenel is a University Professor at Paris Nanterre University, affiliated with the PHILLIA Department and HAR Research Unit. He also serves as an Associate Member of the research unit 'Heritage and Creation in Text and Image - HCTI (EA 4249)'. His academic background includes a Habilitation (2018) from University of Paris 8 focusing on cinema at the intersection of knowledge and sensitivity, and a doctorate (2006) from University of Rennes 2 analyzing water imagery in 1920s French cinema.

Thouvenel's research explores:

• Experimental cinema's aesthetic frameworks
• Materiality and epistemology of audiovisual techniques
• Representations of natural elements (especially water)
• Western genre studies
• Interconnections between film theory and artistic practice

His scholarship redefines boundaries between technology, perception, and cultural representation.

Thouvenel's publications (2014-2022) demonstrate sustained focus on avant-garde filmmakers, materialist approaches, and cinematic ontology. Recent works examine:

• Found footage reinterpretations of Hitchcock
• Jonas Mekas' diary films and impermanence
• Hollis Frampton's ecosystemic approaches
• Experimental montage strategies

This output bridges historical film theory with contemporary media philosophy.

He teaches across undergraduate and graduate film studies curricula, emphasizing research-creation methodologies and experimental practices. Current courses investigate cinematic form, audiovisual materiality, and interdisciplinary approaches to moving images.