Raphaëlle Burns

Raphaëlle Burns is an Assistant Professor at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), affiliated with the Department of European Languages and Transcultural Studies within the UCLA College. She holds the prestigious Charles Speroni Chair. Her research focuses on ethics, knowledge transmission, and case-thinking in medieval and early modern European literature, with a particular emphasis on the intersections of literature, law, medicine, and journalism.

• Education:
• Ph.D., French and Comparative Literature, Columbia University
• M.Res., Humanities and Cultural Studies, Birkbeck College, University of London
• M.Res., Law, Birkbeck College, University of London
• B.A., Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge

Her research explores how early modern novellas and news networks engaged with ethical dilemmas and the circulation of knowledge. Her first book project examines case-thinking in works by Boccaccio, Marguerite de Navarre, Bandello, and Cervantes. She teaches courses on medieval and early modern European cultures, integrating interdisciplinary approaches to literature, history, and law.

• Awards: Charles Speroni Chair (UCLA)
• Office: Royce Hall 233A