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Dr. Roman Kuhn is a British Academy Newton International Fellow affiliated with the Voltaire Foundation at the University of Oxford. His research focuses on 18th-century French literature, Enlightenment studies, and the interplay between classicism and literary fictionality.
- PhD in Comparative Literature (Freie Universität Berlin)
At the Voltaire Foundation, he investigates 'poésie fugitive' (occasional poetry) of the Enlightenment era, analyzing its role in sociability, authorial self-fashioning, and the dissemination of ideas. His methodological approach combines close readings with computational 'distant reading' techniques.
Key research themes include:
- Paratextual markers of fictionality
- Classical tradition and Enlightenment critique
- Manuscript/print circulation networks
Scientific accolades:
- British Academy Newton International Fellowship
His scholarly output spans Voltaire studies, narrative theory, and postmodern literary experimentation, with a particular emphasis on uncovering understudied textual practices that shaped Enlightenment intellectual exchange.
