Jean-Jacques Queloz

Jean-Jacques Queloz is a Lecturer at the University of Basel, specifically within the Department of French Studies under the Faculty of Humanities. He also serves as an associate member of the "Genèse & Autobiographie" team at ITEM/Paris. Additionally, he teaches French at the Gymnasium am Münsterplatz, a high school in Basel.

His academic qualifications include a Habilitation (2007) on Philippe Soupault's self-writing and a doctorate (1996) analyzing Michel Leiris' poetics. He holds a teaching diploma for French and English (1989) and a Licence ès lettres (1987) in French literature, Romance philology, linguistics, and English literature.

Research Interests

Queloz specializes in personal literature genres like autobiography, diaries, correspondence, and witness statements. His work explores the presence of history in 20th-century literature, with a particular focus on Surrealism and text genetics (the study of textual development processes).

Publications Analysis

His publications reflect expertise in autobiographical writing and textual genesis. Key subfields include Swiss Francophone literature, Victor Segalen studies, and interdisciplinary approaches to literary and linguistic analysis.