Dr. Sanja Perovic

Biography

Sanja Perovic obtained her PhD in Comparative Literature from Stanford University. She has taught at the University of Chicago as a Harper Fellow and in the French Department at the University of Illinois, Chicago before joining King’s College London in 2008. Her research interests include Eighteenth-century Literature, Cultural History, the French Revolution, and the representation of time within historical narratives. Perovic's publications focus on the long eighteenth century in France and include notable works such as 'Calendar Revolutionary France: Perceptions Time Literature, Culture, Politics' (Cambridge University Press, 2012) and 'Performance Art Revolution: Stuart Brisley’s Cuts Time' (2023). She is currently a Principal Investigator on the AHRC-funded Radical Translations Project, which investigates the mobility of revolutionary language. Perovic welcomes students interested in interdisciplinary studies of the eighteenth century and aesthetics of politics during revolutionary periods. She has been actively involved in public engagement and collaborations with contemporary artists, offering insights into how historical narratives shape our understanding of collective memory.

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