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Jérôme Meizoz is an Associate Professor of French Literature at the University of Lausanne, where he serves as Co-director of the Interdisciplinary Doctoral Training Center in the Faculty of Arts. With a Doctorate in Letters from UNIL and training as a cultural sociologist from EHESS in Paris, Meizoz has established himself as a significant figure in contemporary literary studies, particularly in the fields of French literature, sociology of literature, and authorship studies.
Meizoz's research spans three primary areas:
- Contemporary Writing and the Novel: His historical poetics research focuses on the novel and its voices, especially the formal and political dimensions of represented orality in 20th century literature. His work includes analyses of authors like Giono, Poulaille, Cendrars, Aragon, Céline, Queneau, Guilloux, Pierre Bergounioux, and Annie Ernaux.
- Literature, Culture, and Society: He investigates the social dimensions of literary styles, trajectories, and reception, with particular focus on 'authorial postures' from the 18th century to the present day.
- Genetics and Text Editing: His comparative research examines the trajectories and poetics of Francophone authors from the peripheries, with significant editorial work on authors like Ramuz, Maurice Chappaz, and C.-A. Cingria.
Meizoz's recent publications demonstrate his continued scholarly productivity, with works such as 'Behind the Scenes of the Proper Name (from Destouches to Louis-Ferdinand Céline)' (2021), 'Writing Vernacular Worlds. Literature, Ethnology and Social Creation' (2021), and 'Making the author in a neoliberal regime (Rudiments of literary marketing)' (2020) reflecting his ongoing engagement with questions of authorship, literary identity, and the social dimensions of literature.
His scholarly recognition includes:
- 2005 Prize of the Swiss Academy of Humanities (ASSH, Bern)
Meizoz also serves as a foreign correspondent for the European Center for Sociology and Political Science (CNRS/EHESS/Université Paris1-Panthéon-Sorbonne). As an academic mentor, he has contributed significantly to doctoral training through his role as Co-director of the Interdisciplinary Doctoral Training Center. His editorial work, particularly on the complete works of Ramuz and correspondence between Swiss authors, represents an important contribution to literary scholarship and preservation of literary heritage.
