Dr. Alexandra Kurmann

Biography

Alexandra (Alex) Kurmann is a Senior Lecturer in French Francophone Studies at Macquarie University. She completed her PhD in Comparative French and German Literature at the University of Melbourne in 2014 and holds a Master’s degree in European Comparative Literature from the University of Kent. Alex is a specialist in comparative diaspora Francophone literatures and serves on the editorial board of the Edinburgh University Press monograph series, 'New Directions in Francophone Studies: Diversity, Decolonization, and Queerness'. Her research interests include Comparative Literature, Narrative Studies, and literary analysis, with a focus on Vietnamese diasporic writing from a global perspective. She examines how these narratives intersect with themes of queerness and class. Alex's influential monograph, 'Intertextual Weaving: The Work of Linda Lê: Imagining the Ideal Reader', published in 2016, explores the work of Vietnamese-French author Linda Lê and her intertextual relationship with post-war Austrian writer Ingeborg Bachmann. Additionally, she has published widely in journals such as Comparative Literature, Australian Journal of French Studies, and contributions to edited collections by Edinburgh University Press and Routledge. In her teaching, Alex has developed and delivered numerous courses within French Studies, including language and literature units.

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