Dominique Viart

Dominique Viart is a member of the Institut Universitaire de France and professor at Paris Nanterre University. He directs the Revue des Sciences Humaines and, with J.-M. Moura, the Observatoire des écritures contemporaines française et francophones. He has introduced research on contemporary literature to French universities and published numerous books and articles on contemporary writers. He works particularly on the relationship between literature and the social sciences, showing how literature intervenes in social issues, invites us to revisit the history of 20th century and to think about current mutations.

Since 2006, with the Maison des Ecrivains et de la Littérature in Paris, he has organized the annual “Literature: Contemporary Issues” meetings, which bring together intellectuals, researchers and writers to discuss the major issues of our time. His publications include Littérature et sociologie (with D. Rabaté); Fins de la littérature (with L. Demanze); Écrire le présent and Le Roman français contemporain face à l’Histoire (with G. Rubino); Literature and alternative Knowledges with A. Russo), Les récits du Posthumain (with M. M. Maftei),