Alison James#
Photo: Erielle Bakkum Photography
| Membership Number: | 6165 |
| Membership type: | FOREIGN |
| Section: | LITERARY & THEATRICAL STUDIES |
| Elected: | 2022 |
| Main Country of Residence: | UNITED STATES |
| Homepage(s): | https://rll.uchicago.edu/alison-james |
| ORCID: | 0000-0001-9214-990X |
| Twitter: | @alisonsianjames |
Present and Previous Positions
- July 2022 - 2025 Chair, Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, University of Chicago, Illinois, USA
- 2020 - present Professor, Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, University of Chicago, Illinois, USA
- 2013 - 2020 Associate Professor, Department of Romance Languages and Literatures and the College, University of Chicago, Illinois, USA
- 2005 - 2013 Assistant Professor, Department of Romance Languages and Literatures and the College, University of Chicago, Illinois, USA
- 2004 - 2005 Contemporary Civilization Preceptor, Columbia University, New York, USA
Fields of Scholarship
- Life-writing
- 20th-21st century French literature
- Literary nonfiction
- Narratology
- Experimental literature
- Theory of fiction
- Literary theory
Honours and Awards
- 2021 - 2022 Faculty Residential Fellowship, Franke Institute for the Humanities, University of Chicago
- 2017 Faculty Award for Excellence in Graduate Teaching and Mentoring, University of Chicago
- 2016 Nomination as Chevalier in Ordre des Palmes Académiques
- 2008 - 2009 Faculty Residential Fellowship, Franke Institute for the Humanities, University of Chicago
