Sonia Wilson

Dr Sonia Wilson is a Senior Lecturer in French and Francophone Studies and Director of International Comparative Literature and Translation Studies at the University of Sydney's School of Languages and Cultures. She holds a PhD from the University of Queensland (after MA/McGill University and DEA/Paris III). Her research focuses on women's diary writing in French contexts, exploring intersections of temporal practices, material culture, and colonial histories.

• Education: PhD (Queensland), DEA (Paris III), MA (McGill), BA (Adelaide)
• Affiliations: University of Sydney since 2015; previously University of Melbourne

Research interests include diary studies, gendered temporalities, multilingual archives, and photographic self-representation. Current projects examine discarded diaries' ethical implications (Finders, Keepers?) and Australia's non-English language historical records (ARC DP 2021-2025).

Teaching spans French literature, comparative life writing, and cultural studies. Supervision areas include 19th-century women's writing, diary-photography interactions, and Francophone visual practices.

• Grants: $11,322 in recent research funding (2013-2015)
• Leadership: Chief Investigator for French-language materials in ARC DP project

Labs/Teams: Central role in multilingual archive initiatives; collaborates with international scholars in life writing studies.