Françoise Lavocat

Françoise Lavocat is Professor of General and Comparative Literature at Sorbonne Nouvelle University, where she directs the Center for Comparative Studies and Research (CERC). She serves on the university's Board of Directors and chairs the Postal Commission.

Research explores:

• Theories of fiction and allegory
• Possible worlds frameworks
• Renaissance to Enlightenment literary forms
• Disaster narratives

Honors include membership in the prestigious University Institute of France (2001-2005).

As President of the French Society of General and Comparative Literature, she leads national scholarly initiatives. Her work bridges literary analysis with philosophical inquiry across European traditions.