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Sébastien Drouin holds a Ph.D. in French literature from Université Laval and in Early Modern history from Université de Versailles/Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines. He specializes in 18th-century French literature and is also a historian of French literature during the Ancien Régime. His research focuses on the connections between literature and philosophy, religion, and the visual arts. He is interested in the history of the press, heterodoxies, and intellectual networks in the 17th and 18th centuries. Currently, he teaches literature, culture, and language courses in the Department of Language Studies at the University of Toronto, where he is also a member of the graduate program in the Department of French at the St. George campus. Drouin's research interests bridge various disciplines including 18th-century French literature, Libertinage, Early Modern clandestine literature, journalism, and the interplay of literature with religion and fine arts.
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