Rudolf Mahrer

Rudolf Mahrer is a Lecturer (MER 1) in the French Section at the University of Lausanne since 2018. He specializes in linguistics, genetic criticism, and textual scholarship, focusing on the representation of orality in written language and the textuality of invention. His academic trajectory includes studies in French, philosophy, and language sciences at UNIL and Paris 3, culminating in a PhD thesis titled *Phonographie* (2017), published by De Gruyter.

• Research Roles: Led the seminar *Manuscript - Linguistics - Cognition* (2012–2016) at the CNRS/ENS Institute of Modern Texts and Manuscripts.
• Editorial Contributions: Editor-in-chief of the journal *Genesis* (since 2018), a key publication in genetic criticism.
• Digital Projects: Co-developed *variance.ch*, a platform for studying post-publication textual revisions.

His research bridges traditional textual analysis with digital humanities, emphasizing the cognitive and linguistic dimensions of writing processes. Collaborations include editing works by CF Ramuz and C.-A. Cingria at the CRLR.