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Matthis Hervieux is a Tutor in French and Francophone Studies at the University of Edinburgh. He completed his Licence in Anglophone studies at the Université de Rouen before moving to Edinburgh, where he contributed as a French Language Assistant. Hervieux pursued a Master of Science in Comparative Literature at the University of Edinburgh and is currently a PhD candidate in the same field, focusing on Japonisme in literary and visual cultures. His doctoral research explores the works of prominent French-speaking authors such as Roland Barthes, Michel Butor, and Dany Laferrière, specifically their engagement with Japanese artistic forms. In addition to his research, he is involved in pedagogical scholarship that informs his teaching practices. Hervieux has been teaching undergraduate courses covering language, literature, and civilization in French across different year levels at the university, and he has also taken on supervisory roles for PhD students. His interests extend to Francophone literature, transnationalism, and ethical criticism, particularly through the lens of Emmanuel Levinas.
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