Stef Craps

Stef Craps is a Professor of English Literature at Ghent University, Belgium, where he directs the Cultural Memory Studies Initiative. He has held visiting roles at UCLA, the School of Advanced Study (University of London), Birkbeck, Columbia University, and the Flemish Academic Centre. As a co-founder of the Mnemonics network and member of the Memory Studies Association, his work bridges memory studies, trauma theory, postcolonialism, and ecocriticism.

His research focuses on memory mediation through culture, postcolonial trauma, climate change narratives, and ecological grief. He has authored/co-authored major works like Trauma (2020) and Postcolonial Witnessing (2013), and edited special journal issues on decolonizing English literature, climate fiction, and transcultural Holocaust memory.

No scientific awards are explicitly mentioned. His academic leadership includes coordinating international networks and initiatives in memory studies. While no grants or student advising details are provided, his editorial work spans interdisciplinary collaborations across the humanities.

Craps’ affiliations include the Mnemonics network (graduate education in memory studies) and the Memory Studies Association, reflecting his commitment to transcultural and transdisciplinary scholarly communities.