Lisbeth Verstraete-Hansen

Primary fields of research

French-language literature – Literary history – Sociology of Literature - Methodological and theoretical aspects of literary history – Transnational approaches to literary history - International circulation of Texts and Ideas - Cultural transfer – Francophonie

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Employment

• 2015-present: Associate Professor, Dept. of English, German and Romance Studies, UCPH.

• 2009-2014: Associate Professor, Dept. of International Culture and Communication, Copenhagen Business School (CBS).

• 2007-2008: Post.doc, Department of International Culture and Communication, Copenhagen Business School (CBS).

• 2002-2006: Assistant Research Professor, Dept. of English, German and Romance Studies, UCPH

• 1997-2001: PhD scholarship, Dept. of Romance Studies, UCPH

• 1992-1997: Lecturer in Danish language and literature, Université Lille III, France.

Education

• Former les enseignants de langues en Europe/Training teachers of languages en Europe, Sommer University, CIEP – Centre International d’Études Pédagogiques, Sèvres, France.

• 2004: Diploma in University Pedagogy, University of Copenhagen.

• 2002: PhD-degree, University of Copenhagen. Ph.D-thesis: Littérature et engagements en Belgique francophone. Charles Paron et David Scheinert face à leur temps (1945-1972), 302 p.

• 1995: DEA (Diplôme d'Études Approfondies) Analyses littéraires et Histoire de la Langue, option Littératures comparées, Université Lille III, France.

• 1992: Cand.phil. (MA) in French Studies, University of Copenhagen.

• 1989-1990: Romance Philology, Université, Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium.

Memberships

• Editorial board, Revue Romane

• Editorial board, Revue Nordique des Études francophones / Nordic Journal of Francophone Studies

• Advisory Board, The National Centre for Foreign Languages (NCFF)

• Board member, the Danish Association of Teachers of French

• Board member, SLC Société danoise de littérature contemporaine en langue française [Danish Society for contemporary literature in French].

Fields of interest

Language and educational policy - Organization and social relevance of modern language studies

Current research

The "transnational turn" in the writing of literary history in the French-speaking world

Teaching

French and Francophone literature and literary history – Francophonie as an historical, political and institutional phenomenon – Culture and Society – Literature and globalization - Intercultural relations (eg. French-Danish, reception of French-language literature in Denmark) - Translation.

Office hours: By appointment