Laurent Mellet

Laurent Mellet is a University Professor at the University of Toulouse Jean Jaurès, where he is affiliated with the Center for Anglophone Studies (CAS). He has been teaching British literature, film studies, and translation since joining the university in 2013, after previously serving as a Lecturer at the University of Burgundy from 2007 to 2013.

His educational background includes:

• External English Aggregation (2001)
• Doctorate (2006): "The Eye and the Voice in the Novels of EM Forster and its Film Adaptations by James Ivory", University of Paris 3 Sorbonne Nouvelle
• Habilitation to Supervise Research (2012): "From 'Only connect...' to the aesthetics of the gap in the British novel and cinema (20th-21st centuries)", Paul Valéry University Montpellier 3

Professor Mellet's research focuses on 20th and 21st century British literature, particularly examining the interactions between political ideology and literary aesthetics. He has developed significant expertise in film theory, adaptation studies, and television studies, with a special emphasis on the works of E.M. Forster, James Ivory, Ian McEwan, and Jonathan Coe. His scholarship often explores how literary works transition to film, analyzing the aesthetic, political, and cultural dimensions of these adaptations.

His extensive publication record reveals a sophisticated scholarly trajectory centered on British literary and cinematic traditions. Mellet has developed nuanced frameworks for understanding adaptation theory, narrative democracy, the politics of intimacy in literature, and the relationship between political ideology and aesthetic form across British writing from the Edwardian period through contemporary works. His work consistently demonstrates an ability to connect literary analysis with broader cultural and political contexts.

Professor Mellet serves in several significant academic roles:

• Director of the ARTLab seminar (Toulouse Research Workshop on British Literature and Arts)
• Head of the Research Master's in "Arts, Letters and Languages", specializing in "Foreign Languages and Cultures", specializing in "English Studies"
• Member of the international scientific committee of the journal THEMA (La Revue des Musées de la Civilisation – Québec, since 2013)
• Member of the scientific committee of the journal L'Entre-deux (since 2017)

He actively supervises numerous doctoral students working on diverse topics including film adaptations, British literature, and cultural studies, demonstrating his ongoing commitment to mentoring the next generation of scholars in his field.