Thierry Capmartin

Thierry Capmartin is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Iberian and Ibero-American Studies at the University of Pau and the Adour Region's Faculty of Arts, Languages and Humanities. He has held this position since 2012 and became Department Head in 2018. His academic journey includes roles as a PRAG at UPPA (2001–2012) and teaching positions at several French high schools. He is affiliated with three research teams: Shapes in Motion, Arts and Knowledge, and Subjects, representations, societies.

Capmartin's research explores existential ontologies, the philosophy-literature relationship, and the Spanish reception of Jean-Paul Sartre. His work examines 20th-century Spanish metaphysical thought through literary and poetic frameworks, with a focus on thinkers like Ortega y Gasset and Julián Marías.

His publications (2012–2020) predominantly analyze existentialism in Spanish intellectual history, addressing themes like everydayness, exile, and cross-cultural philosophical debates. Key works include studies on Sartre's influence and Spanish existential critiques.

Scientific Awards:

• Research grant from the French Society of Hispanists (2006)
• Highest Honors with congratulations of the jury for PhD thesis (2009)

He coordinates the C2i2e Master's program for Spanish teachers and prepares students for national exams (CAPES/Agrégation). No graduate student advising or recent grants are detailed in the source material.