Jocelyn Godiveau

Jocelyn Godiveau is a Teacher-Researcher in Comparative Literature at the Université Catholique de l'Ouest (UCO Angers) within the Faculty of Humanities. She holds a Doctorate in French Language and Literature (specializing in French and comparative literature) and actively participates in research activities through the CHUS (Culture, Humanism, and Society) research team. Her work focuses on 19th-century French literature, particularly themes of antimodernism, decadence, and fin-de-siècle cultural movements.

• Affiliation: UCO Angers - Faculty of Humanities - Department of Comparative Literature
• Roles: Teacher-Researcher, Training Manager for the second year of a modern literature degree

Her research interests include analyzing literary figures like Baudelaire, Huysmans, and decadent authors, with a focus on antimodernist narratives, cultural transgressions, and mythological symbolism. She has organized international conferences such as “Rhythm, breath and silence in the arts” (2024) and contributed to interdisciplinary dialogues on topics like territory and cultural echoes.

Recent publications span studies on Baudelaire’s modernity, antimodernist novels, and Victorian art criticism. She has presented at venues including the Sorbonne, the Wordsworth Trust in Grasmere, and the University of Nantes.

Her academic contributions emphasize interdisciplinary approaches to literature and culture, often linking textual analysis with visual arts and historical contexts.