BIOS

 

BIOS des intervenants :

Le 7 Oct 2026
À la Fonderie, 16 rue de la Fonderie, salles 118 et 121

Session 1: Intermedial objects

Max Kaario is a Canadian artist-researcher and educator based in Paris. In 2022 he defended a doctoral thesis in research and art practice at the Pantheon Sorbonne University. He has taught English, art history and media studies at various Parisian universities. Part of his current research focusses on the Salish Sea in its cultural, historical and geographical dimensions.

 Samï Ludwig, Professeur Emerite UHA, Specialist in American Literature with a focus on African American and Asian American Writing as well as captivity narratives.  Ludwig received his education at the University of Berne (Switzerland) and has published in REAL, AmerikaStudien, Mosaic, the Cambridge Companion to Toni Morrison, The African American Review, and The Journal for Asian American Studies. In his Ph.D. thesis on intercultural communication in Maxine Hong Kingston and Ishmael Reed, called CONCRETE LANGUAGE (Peter Lang 1996, rpt. 2016), he outlines a theory of the metaphorical tracing of the intention constructions of the other. His second book is on the convergences of American Realism and pragmatist theory: Cognitive Realism: The Pragmatist Paradigm in American Literary Realism was published by Wisconsin UP (2002). Together with Rocío Davis (Pamplona) he edits Contributions to Asian American Literary Studies, the only European book series on Asian American cultural studies (LIT, Germany). In addition to intercultural issues and questions of cognitive and pragmatist approaches to literature, he is also interested in the big picture of literary history, in colonial American culture, and occasionally even writes about poetry. One of his recent projects was a book on Major Robert Rogers' play PONTEACH (1766),  Wisconsin UP (2019). He has also edited 2 large volumes on Colors and Cultures following conferences on the UHA Campus.

Session 2: Words and Pictures  

 David Hayward has a BA in Modern History from Oxford University, an MSc in Foreign Service (international relations) from Georgetown University (Washington DC) and an MA in Creative Writing from University of Kent. He graduated in 2025 with a PhD in ‘Poetry: Text, Practice as Research’ from the University of Kent, where he was supervised by David Herd and Simon Smith. His PhD dissertation, ‘Indeterminacy: An Investigation’, investigates the idea of Indeterminacy and its relationship to metaphor from literary, philosophical, and poetic perspectives (drawing on the work of Giorgio Agamben, Mladen Dolar, Jacques Derrida, John Ashbery, Lyn Hejinian and others). The dissertation is partnered by a creative collection of poetry, ‘Chanson’, which incorporates elements of collage and translation with a pronounced visual dimension. Regarding his academic work, David has presented at the European Society for Textual Scholarship conference 2023 ('Exploring Ideas of Indeterminacy and ‘Doubleness’ in Chanson’), which featured a consideration of the relationship between Indeterminacy and Chaucer’s House of Fame, La Chanson de Roland and Theroux’s Walden. In 2025, he presented his PhD dissertation at the University of Kent (‘Indeterminacy and Chanson’). Also in 2025, he presented mini papers at symposia in Paris arranged by the Poets and Critics organisation for Erin Mouré and Claudia Rankine. With regard to his creative work, David's first poetry pamphlet, ‘Shells of a Distant Sea’, a combination of textual and visual poetry, was published by Muscaliet Press in 2022. He read from that collection at a reading organised by Felicity Allen as part of her Desoeuvre project. He has also read and discussed a selection of his poetic work at a study day on pandemic poetry organised by Atelier Poem at the Sorbonne Nouvelle in 2022. In addition, David's creative work has been featured in ‘Seen as Heard’ (2021), an anthology of visual poetry edited by Steve Fowler (a selection from which he read at the publication launch at Kingston University), and an article by Steve in Periodicities (2020), ‘A small folio of poets: engerland’. His work can be found on the Periodicities and Ottawa Poetry websites. David is on Bluesky as @columnist.bsky.social (where he has over thirty-eight thousand followers) and Instagram as @davidhaywardwriter.

Fabrice Schultz is a lecturer at the Faculté des Lettres, langues et sciences humaines in Mulhouse, Institut des Langues et littératures européennes. He studies 17th century poetry and literature to link theology, philosophy, science, aesthetics and poetics. His first monograph entitled Les Elancements du verbe (Presses Universitaires de Strasbourg, 2025) investigates images of spheres in the poetry of Richard Crashaw. His current project focuses on intermediality and more specifically on text-image collaborations in early modern literature. He co-edited, with Inès Et-Taoui and Cezara Bobeica, a special issue of RANAM devoted to text-image collaborations (2026).

 

Session 3: Ecrire l’Art / Writing+Art

Sandrine Wymann

Commissaire d’exposition, formée aux sciences économiques et à l’histoire de l’art, elle a eu une activité indépendante et a été en charge de la programmation des arts visuels à l’Institut Français de Casablanca de 2002 à 2006. Actuellement elle dirige le Centre d’Art Contemporain d’Intérêt National à Mulhouse. Depuis quinze ans, elle déploie un projet qui place l’art au cœur de la cité.  Sur le terrain mulhousien, ville multiculturelle et emblématique du développement industriel au 19^ème et 20^ème siècle, elle invite les artistes à situer leurs recherches et leurs travaux. Dans sa programmation, elle inclut tant la création française que les expressions du monde entier. Elle favorise les collaborations sur le long terme à travers des résidences qui comprennent recherche, production et rencontre des publics.

 

Eric Houser Auteur associé en 2026, Éric Houser est invité à s’immerger dans l’univers des trois expositions annuelles et composer librement autour des œuvres selon son langage spécifique. Né à Lyon en 1956, Éric Houser, après un peu moins de trente ans à Paris, vit actuellement à Marseille. L’auteur publie depuis le début des années 2000, des textes en revue (poésie, notes de lecture, chronique : Action poétique, Cahier critique de poésie (CCP), Sitaudis, Brille Babil) et des livres de poésie. Éric Houser a animé des ateliers de lecture et d’écriture, et un cycle de lectures publiques à La Box (galerie de l’école d’art de Bourges). Depuis 2025, il anime la revue à parution aléatoire « A6 ». Ecouter une lecture sur remue.net ici : https://remue.net/nuit-remue-13-eric-houser

 

Jennifer K Dick is an American author, scholar and translator residing in France where she is a tenured professor at the Université de Haute Alsace in Mulhouse. She has published 7 chapbooks and the following 5 full length poetry books: SHELF BREAK (BlazeVox Books, 2026),  That Which I Touch Has No Name (Black Spring Press Group/Eyewear, London, 2022), Lilith: A Novel in Fragments (Corrupt Press Books, 2019), Circuits (Corrupt, 2013) and Florescence (University of Georgia Press, 2004). Poems from SHELF BREAK (BlazeVox Books, 2026), appeared on Jerome Rothenberg’s “Poems and Poetics” series, and in the print and online magazines Jacket2, Volt, Tears in The Fence, Golden Handcuffs. Recent poetry has appeared online in Arcturus, and The Quasar Review, and in print in Gutter Magazine. Poems from her forthcoming chapbook The Annealing (Dancing Girl Press, Dec 2026/Jan 2027) appeared on Artsfuse.

She has curated for 20 years a monthly bilingual reading series (Ivy Writers Paris) and has co-organized for the past 15 years with Sandrine Wymann the Ecrire l’Art I & II residency for French authors at La Kunsthalle Mulhouse Centre d’Art Contemporain.

As a critic, Jennifer focuses on text and image work, multilingualism and identity in hybrid books and science and poetry. Her chapter “De-Stabilizing the Known / Restoring the Unknown: Reading Anne Carson through the Lens of Quantum Physics”, will appear in December 2026 in Michigan University Press’ book ANNE CARSON AND THE UNKNOWN (Helena Van Praet and Christine Wiesenthal, eds)
Jérôme Game est un poète et plasticien français travaillant à la croisée des arts littéraires, visuels, sonores et scéniques. Présentée sous forme de livres, expositions, performances et créations sonores, son œuvre explore les formes de l’expérience contemporaine à l’intersection des mots, des sons, et des images. Il collabore souvent avec des artistes de la scène et donne régulièrement des lectures publiques en France et à l’étranger. Il enseigne l’esthétique à la Haute École des Arts du Rhin à Mulhouse. Derniers ouvrages parus : Feuilles de salle (La Kunsthalle, 2026), Light turbulences (EP de poésie sonore, *duuu, 2025) et INTR/ANSITIF. Poétique de l'interstice (Presses du Réel, 2025).

Site : www.jeromegame.com

 

A poet and writer of hybrid works, a MacDowell and NEA Fellow, Laura Mullen is the author of nine books—and is, also, a photographer, filmmaker, and translator. She has taught at Naropa, Brown, Colorado State University, and Louisiana State University—among other institutions. An artist’s book (Verge), with John David O'Brien, was published in 2017, and Jason Eckardt's setting of her poem "Undersong" is available from Mode records. Black Square Editions published her translation of Véronique Pittolo's Hero, and her translation of Stéphanie Chaillou’s first book (something happens) was published by Lavender Ink / Diálogos. Her most recent collection, EtC, was published by Solid Objects. New poems appear in Posit and the Coach House anthology.

 

Session 4: Body: Image on and off the Page

Marwa SELMI is a PhD candidate in Anglophone Languages and Cultures at Université Paris Cité, specializing in experimental literature and multidisciplinary arts. Her doctoral research centers on Theresa Hak Kyung Cha’s work across poetry, photography, film, installation, and performance. Her doctoral project aims to develop a poetics of “body literature” by examining embodiment as form in Cha’s work and bringing it into dialogue with contemporary filmmakers, photographers, and writers. She holds a Master’s degree from the Université de Haute-Alsace in Mulhouse, making her return to the institution for this conference particularly meaningful. She received the UHA-EUCOR research award for excellent scholarship in 2025 for her Master's Thesis on Carson McCullers.

Dominique Meyer aka BeARBOZ, est un scénariste français de bande dessinée et professeur de Bande Dessinée aux Ateliers beaux-arts de la ville de Paris. En mars 2024, Bearboz est lauréat du Grand Prix professionnel Trophée Presse Citron.

Bearboz est né à Guebwiller en 1970. Il est formé à l'école des arts décoratifs de Strasbourg dans la classe d’illustration de Claude Lapointe^[2] d'où il sort en 1995^[1]. Il refuse le qualificatif de bédéiste et se présente comme dessinateur, auteur et scénariste. Il a depuis travaillé pour la presse, comme Spirou, Fluide glacial, L'Alsace, et Rue 89 où il fait entre autres du reportage dessiné, de la caricature, etc.. Il a régulièrement travaillé dans les années 2000 pour Charlie hebdo, où il rencontre Charb. En 2015, Bearboz lui rend hommage ainsi qu'aux autres victimes de l'attentat contre Charlie Hebdo. En 2002-2005, Bearboz vit au Maroc, travaillant pour le périodique Tel Quel^[3]. Son travail relève de vrais engagements. Il dessine notamment sur la situation des réfugiés et migrants^[4] : en 2005, à Ceuta, en 2006, à Lampedusa et en 2008, aux Comores, publiés dans Charlie Hebdo. Il met aussi en images le récit d'un réfugié afghan en collaboration avec la journaliste Frédérique Meichler^[5] : Je peux écrire mon histoire : itinéraire d’un jeune Afghan, de Kaboul à Mulhouse^[6].

https://www.instagram.com/bearboz.dessins/

www.bearboz.over-blog.com

 

Conférence Plénière 1 :

Pascale Aebischer is Professor of Shakespeare and Early Modern Performance Studies. Her current research focuses on Shakespeare and Peele's Titus Andronicus and also on the performing arts sector and digital live performance during and in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Her academic background is rooted in the history of the performance of early modern drama (including Shakespeare), with an emphasis on 1580s-1700 and 1980s-present. She has a particular interest in bodies and performance technologies (from candlelight through social media to 'live' theatre broadcast and digital performance). These interests are reflected in her teaching, which focuses on early modern - Restoration theatrical cultures and performance practices, Shakespeare, and present-day performance and digital creativity on stages and screens.

Pascale also has an interest in Victorian literature, which is reflected in her teaching on 'The Novel'. She has written about the theatrical memoirs of George Vandenhoff in relation to Geraldine Jewsbury's The Half Sisters and about Ellen Terry's Shakesperean self-fashioning in hers and her son Edward Gordon Craig's memoirs. She is now returning to the period with work on Dickens' Hard Times and Dombey and Son. 

From 2021 to 2023, Pascale led the coordination of the AHRC's Covid-19 research portfolio as Principal Investigator of The Pandemic and Beyond: the Arts and Humanities Contribution to Covid Research and Recovery. Her work on this project was recognised in the June 2023 King's Birthday Honours List with an MBE for 'Services to Economic and Societal Resilience during Covid-19'. From 2023 to 2024 she was the co-lead, with Dr Karen Gray (Bristol), of Pandemic Preparedness in the Live Performing Arts: Lessons to Learn from COVID-19 (British Academy).

She has served as Director of Education and Head of Department for the Department of English and Film.

 

Le 8 Oct 2026
À la FLSH, UHA Campus Illberg, salles 201 et Ganjavi-210 

Session 5 :  Visual Arts

Armelle Sabatier est Maître de Conférences HDR à l’Université Paris-Panthéon-Assas. Membre du laboratoire VALE de Sorbonne Université, elle est spécialiste de littérature de la première modernité. Ses recherches s’inscrivent dans les études intermédiales et les études sur la couleur. Elle a publié de nombreux articles et chapitres sur les arts visuels et la couleur dans Shakespeare. Elle est l’auteur de l’ouvrage Shakespeare and Visual Culture. A Dictionary (Bloomsbury, 2016). Elle a co-dirigé un ouvrage avec Camilla Caporicci , The Art of Picturing in Early Modern English Literature (Routledge, 2019). Sa prochaine monographie est consacrée à la couleur rouge dans les poèmes narratifs de Shakespeare (Fleurs de Sang. Poétiques du rouge dans les poèmes narratifs de Shakespeare).

 

Rasha Alshibli is currently at doctoral candiate at UHA where she completed her Master1 and 2. She  teaches classes, including courses her at UHA for L1 students in Literature and Grammar.

 

Session 6:  Music

Giuseppe Pantano is a joint PhD candidate in Languages, Cultures and Civilizations (IDEA Research Unit) and Educational Sciences at Université de Lorraine and Roma Tre University, as well as a tenured music teacher. His research investigates the relations between music and lyrics in anglophone singer-songwriters from the Renaissance to contemporary culture, combining intermediality theory, phenomenology, embodied cognition, and educational inquiry. His work particularly focuses on performative and affective intermediality, exploring how music, text, and performance generate embodied forms of meaning and perception.

He is the author of Parole cantate: Gli strumenti indispensabili del singer-songwriter (2023) and of peer-reviewed articles including “A Performative Intermedial Analysis of The Willow Song: Lyrics and Music as a Multimodal and Multisensory Gateway to Shakespeare’s Othello,” (2026), and “Circle Singing as an Inclusive Interdisciplinary Practice: Assessing Musical and Linguistic Development Through Innovative Research Tools,” (2025). He has presented his research at several international conferences and universities, including Sophia University in Tokyo, where he was a Visiting Researcher in 2026. Alongside his academic activity, he is also a singer-songwriter trained at the Santa Cecilia Conservatory in Rome and at the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo.

 

Fabien Desset is a lecturer at the University of Limoges, France, where he teaches British literature, especially Romanticism and the Gothic, and, among other things, courses on rock. He is currently working on Romantic Hellenism, mythopoeism, intertextuality, art, travel, ekphrasis and transmediality in Romantic and Gothic literature, especially the Shelleys’ poetry and prose. He has published several articles in English and French, including “Henry Fuseli’s Nightmare(s) in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1818)” (2021), “Transtextual Transformations of Prometheus Bound in Percy Bysshe Shelley’s Prometheus Unbound: Prometheus’ Gifts to Humankind” (2017), “The Shelleys’ Tried Bodies in their Travel Literature” (2021), or “Winckelmann’s Contribution to P.B. Shelley’s Philosophy of Art” (2015). He has also edited a collection of articles in Transparence romantique (Limoges, PULIM, 2014).

 

Jean-Philippe Héberlé : Docteur en musicologie (Paris 4, 1998). Il était longtemps Maître de conférences en littérature et civilisation britanniques à l'Université Nancy 2. Actuellement Enseignant-chercheur (PU) à l'Université de Lorraine. Jean-Philippe Heberlé a en cours la rédaction de plusieurs articles ou projets de communications sur la musique anglaise ou, plus particulièrement, sur l’opéra anglais contemporain aussi bien pour le monde universitaire que pour plusieurs institutions musicales (Philharmonie de Paris, etc). Pour plus, voir : https://idea.univ-lorraine.fr/membres/heberle-jean-philippe

 

Session 7: Words, Sounds and Pictures

 

Lucie RATAIL est PRAG à l’Université de Lorraine, et docteure en littérature britannique. Sa thèse de doctorat aborde la littérature gothique sous le prisme des études sonores (sound studies), et traite de la portée phénoménologique de ses objets et paysages sonores. Sa recherche traite régulièrement des interactions intermédiales au sein des romans gothiques et de leurs adaptations picturales, musicales et cinématographiques. Elle a publié plusieurs articles sur le sujet, dont le dernier, pour Humanities, met en regard les caractéristiques musicales de The Mysteries of Udolpho d’Ann Radcliffe et leur adaptation dans certaines œuvres qu’elle a inspirées.

 

A poet and writer of hybrid works, a MacDowell and NEA Fellow, Laura Mullen is the author of nine books—and is, also, a photographer, filmmaker, and translator. She has taught at Naropa, Brown, Colorado State University, and Louisiana State University—among other institutions. An artist’s book (Verge), with John David O'Brien, was published in 2017, and Jason Eckardt's setting of her poem "Undersong" is available from Mode records. Black Square Editions published her translation of Véronique Pittolo's Hero, and her translation of Stéphanie Chaillou’s first book (something happens) was published by Lavender Ink / Diálogos. Her most recent collection, EtC, was published by Solid Objects. New poems appear in Posit and the Coach House anthology.

 

Jérôme Game est un poète et plasticien français travaillant à la croisée des arts littéraires, visuels, sonores et scéniques. Présentée sous forme de livres, expositions, performances et créations sonores, son œuvre explore les formes de l’expérience contemporaine à l’intersection des mots, des sons, et des images. Il collabore souvent avec des artistes de la scène et donne régulièrement des lectures publiques en France et à l’étranger. Il enseigne l’esthétique à la Haute École des Arts du Rhin à Mulhouse. Derniers ouvrages parus : Feuilles de salle (La Kunsthalle, 2026), Light turbulences (EP de poésie sonore, *duuu, 2025) et INTR/ANSITIF. Poétique de l'interstice (Presses du Réel, 2025).

Site : www.jeromegame.com

 

Conférence Plénière 2

Laurence Grove is Professor of French and Text/Image Studies, and Head of the Advisory Board for the Stirling Maxwell Centre for the Study of Text/Image Cultures at the University of Glasgow.  His research focuses on historical aspects of text/image forms, and in particular bande dessinée. As well as serving on the consultative committees of several journals, he is co-editor of European Comic Art.  Laurence Grove (also known as Billy) has authored (in full or jointly) fourteen books and approximately sixty chapters or articles, these in a variety of publications including French Studies, PMLA and Yale French Studies.  He has co-curated Comic Invention (Hunterian, Glasgow) and Frank Quitely: The Art of Comics (Kelvingrove, Glasgow), and two further exhibitions. He is currently working on a playful monograph addressing The Collapse of the Canon.