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Tom Conley is the Abbott Lawrence Lowell Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures (French) and of Visual and Environmental Studies at Harvard University, affiliated with the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. His academic roles include co-master of Kirkland House since 2000. He holds a B.A. from Lawrence University, M.A. from Columbia University, and Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin.
Conley’s research explores intersections between literature, cartography, and cinema, particularly in early modern France and contemporary visual media. Key focuses include graphic imagination in writing, spatial representation, and cinematic theory. He authored influential works like Cartographic Cinema (2007), Self-Made Map (1996), and edited volumes on Jean-Luc Godard and Michael Haneke. His translations of thinkers like Michel de Certeau and Gilles Deleuze bridge French critical theory to broader academic audiences.
His awards include Guggenheim and NEH fellowships, and an honorary doctorate from Université Blaise-Pascal (2011). Over 250 articles and book chapters span topics from Montaigne studies to Deleuze’s philosophy of cinema. Conley has held visiting positions at Berkeley, UCLA, and French institutions like the École des Chartes. Beyond academia, he is a member of the United States Handball Association.
- Key Publications: Film Hieroglyphs, Graphic Unconscious, Cartographic Cinema, An Errant Eye.
- Translations: Works by Certeau, Deleuze, and Marc Augé.
- Recent Projects: 2011 Radcliffe Institute fellowship on Baroque literature and cartography.
