Kimberley Page-Jones

Kimberley Page-Jones serves as a Lecturer in British Studies at the University of Brest, France, affiliated with the Heritage and Creation in Text and Image research unit (HCTI, EA 4249). Her academic profile centers on Romantic-era literature, British civilization, and maritime cultural studies within the European humanities framework.

Education:

• Doctorate in English Studies (2013, University of Brest) with thesis 'Energy and Melancholy: The Intertwining of Writing in S.T. Coleridge’s Notebooks,' awarded 'Very Honorable' with unanimous jury commendation
• Master 2 in Literature, Languages and Images (2005, University of Brest) with honors
• External English Aggregation (2004)

Her research investigates Romantic sociability, travel writing, and maritime imaginaries through interdisciplinary lenses spanning literary studies, history of ideas, and cultural geography. She examines how Revolutionary-era (1790-1830) intellectual currents shaped textual forms, particularly in self-writing practices and representations of the sea. Her work reveals persistent connections between material environments and conceptual frameworks in British intellectual history, with special attention to Coleridgean thought and transnational cultural exchanges.

Analysis of her publication trajectory shows consistent evolution from focused studies of Coleridge's notebooks toward broader investigations of socio-spatial representations, particularly in coastal communities. Recent collaborative work demonstrates increasing engagement with cross-cultural methodologies, integrating French and Icelandic perspectives on maritime risk perception while maintaining literary analysis as her disciplinary anchor.

Research Affiliations:

• Member of GRISOL (Research Group on Enlightenment Sociability)
• Member of IDMeR (Imaginaries and Discourses of the Sea and its Resources)
• Active contributor to HCTI's interdisciplinary projects on text-image relationships

She previously served as International Relations Manager for the DEGAES Faculty (2012-2016) and coordinates first-year programs in Languages, Literatures, and Foreign Civilizations. Her teaching encompasses British civilization, contemporary culture studies, and translation pedagogy, reflecting her commitment to transnational academic exchange.