Professor Dr. Clare Siviter

Biography

Clare F. Siviter is an Associate Professor at the University of Bristol, specializing in French theatre history of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Her primary research areas include censorship, propaganda, and human rights during pivotal historical moments such as the Ancien Régime, the Revolution, the Napoleonic period, and the Restoration. Clare obtained her PhD from the University of Warwick and has previously held a postdoctoral fellowship at the Université Clermont Auvergne. She has authored a monograph titled 'Tragedy Nation Age Napoleon' (2020) which analyzes how tragedy was utilized in various forms by different stakeholders during the French Revolution. Her forthcoming work, 'Theatre Censorship France Revolution Restoration' (2025), is based on a Leverhulme Research Fellowship and explores censorship issues leading up to the Restoration. Clare actively collaborates on significant projects in her field, including a special edition of the Journal of War Culture Studies. She has taken on roles beyond academia, recognized as a 'New Generation Thinker' by the BBC and the Arts and Humanities Research Council. Clare has been involved in various teaching activities, ranging from foundational units in French culture to specialized courses in French drama and censorship.

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