Dr. Boris Wiseman

Biography

Boris Wiseman is an Associate Professor of French and Francophone Studies at the University of Copenhagen. His current research revolves around visual culture in 19th and early 20th-century France, focusing on how motion is captured through a diverse array of images, artworks, photography, and early film. He investigates the role of key figures like Degas, Marey, and Bergson in reshaping perceptions of movement, particularly against the backdrop of modernism. Wiseman's scholarly contributions include co-authoring an essay with neurophysiologist Professor Jonathan Cole and developing a book titled 'Lévi-Strauss, Anthropology Aesthetics,' which probes the intersection of aesthetic ideas and anthropological discourse. Through his work, he seeks to expand the structuralist paradigm while addressing issues of visual representation, exemplified by his co-edited special issue of the journal 'Paragraph' concerning creation and cognition. Wiseman has also been heavily involved in teaching, supervising dissertations on various topics related to 19th and 20th-century French studies and offering extensive courses on French cinema. His academic background includes a PhD from King's College London and previous positions at the University of Durham and Université de Paris X. Wiseman's interests extend to contemporary French politics and culture, focusing on topics such as immigration and the political landscape since the establishment of the Vth Republic in 1958.

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