Dr. Marion Schmid

Biography

Marion Schmid is a Professor of French Literature and Film at the University of Edinburgh. She joined the French Francophone Studies department in 1997 and has held visiting professorships at various esteemed institutions, including École des Arts de la Sorbonne and the University of São Paulo. Her extensive research focuses on modern French literature and New Wave cinema, particularly the works of Marcel Proust and Chantal Akerman. Schmid has authored several books, including 'Intermedial Dialogues: French New Wave Arts' and 'Chantal Akerman', and has co-edited collections on cinematic intermediality. She is part of international research groups on Proust and serves on editorial boards for multiple academic journals. Schmid has supervised numerous postgraduate students in their research, notably in adaptation studies and the intersections of film and literature. She is actively involved in teaching both undergraduate and postgraduate courses, including those focusing on intermediality and the New Wave movement. Her academic contributions are widely recognized, and she has held leadership roles in university associations. In 2016, she was honored as Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Palmes académiques for her contributions to French culture.

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