Karine Abiven is a Professor at Sorbonne University's Faculty of Letters, specializing in French literature and language with a focus on the 17th century. She also holds a position as Professor of French language at the University of Rouen Normandy. Her academic career shows a strong interdisciplinary approach combining literary studies, linguistics, and digital humanities. Dr. Abiven's research primarily centers on discourse analysis, stylistics, and the political dimensions of language during France's Fronde period (mid-17th century civil wars). She has developed significant expertise in analyzing political songs, satirical pamphlets (mazarinades), and other forms of contemporary writing from this turbulent historical period. Her work examines how language functions as both political weapon and narrative device, particularly in contexts of social upheaval. Abiven has been instrumental in several digital humanities initiatives, most notably the Antonomaz project which creates a comprehensive digital collection of Fronde libels. This project demonstrates her commitment to applying computational methods to historical textual analysis. Her publications reveal a consistent research trajectory spanning from 2009 to the present, with increasing emphasis on digital methodologies in recent years. Her scholarly output shows particular interest in the intersection of political discourse and literary form, with recurring themes including the role of satire, the circulation of ideas, and the relationship between oral and written culture in early modern France. Abiven frequently collaborates with other scholars across disciplines, as evidenced by her recent co-authored work on class-defector narratives.
