Professor Nicholas Harrison FBA

French, postcolonial and comparative studies. North Africa, especially colonial Algeria; literary theory; translation; the political work of literary texts and films, as understood by writers, censors, critics, and teachers
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Fellow type
UK Fellow
Year elected
2023

Current post

King’s College London Professor of French and Postcolonial Studies

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