Dr. Emma Bielecki

Biography

Emma Bielecki is a Senior Lecturer in Nineteenth-Century French Studies at King's College London. She holds a BA in English and French from the University of Oxford, an MA in European History from University College London, and a PhD in French Studies from King's College London. Since 2018, she has contributed to the academic community as a lecturer, teaching modern period literature at the undergraduate level and literary critical theory at the graduate level. Her research interests are interdisciplinary, focusing on the Nineteenth-Century Novel, literary aesthetics, and popular fiction. Emma has explored themes in her doctoral thesis related to representations of collectors in French literature, particularly the works of Balzac and Proust. She has published several articles on detective serials from the Belle Époque and is currently preparing a monograph on detectives in the Nineteenth-Century cultural imaginary. Through her teaching and supervision, she welcomes doctoral students interested in the Nineteenth Century, especially in relation to cultural expression. Additionally, Emma engages in public outreach, having contributed to discussions about the Netflix series Lupin and other literary topics.

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