France
University of Lorraine
On October 6, 2026, a one-hour class on: World Literature and the Classics.
University of Corsica Pascal-Paoli
April 12, 2027, a lecture (1 hour) on: Literature and the Enlightenment.
William Marx – External lectures
Statutory Education in France and Abroad
2026–2027
Mexico
National College of Mexico City*
On October 22, 2026, a lecture (1 hour) on: La condena de los textos.
*As part of an agreement signed with the Collège de France.
Italy
Pisa Teacher Training College*, Department of Literature and Philosophy
In November 2026, a lecture (1 hour) on: The Dark Matter of Literature.
*As part of an agreement signed with the Collège de France.
2024–2025
Tunisia
University of Manouba
On November 11 and 15, 2024, a 2-hour course on: How to Read World Literature?
Italy
University of Pisa
On November 21, 2024, a one-hour lecture on: Lectio magistralis : Thinking About the Rear Guards.
Japan
Tokyo College, University of Tokyo*
On May 8, 2025, a 1.5-hour lecture on: Challenges of World Literature .
*As part of an agreement signed with the Collège de France.
Czech Republic
Charles University in Prague*
On June 9 and 13, 2025, a course (2 hours) on: Issues and Challenges in World Literature.
*As part of an agreement signed with the Collège de France.
2023–2024
Italy
University of Palermo
On October 19, 2023, a one-hour lecture on: La biblioteca del mondo .
University of Trento*
November 28 and 29, 2023, two lectures (2 hours) on:
- An Introduction to Paul Valéry’s Course on Poetics;
- Mental Libraries.
*As part of an agreement signed with the Collège de France.
Switzerland
University of Lausanne*
On February 20, 2024, a one-hour course on: How to Become a Comparative Literature Scholar.
*As part of an agreement signed with the Collège de France.
2022–2023
Belgium
Royal Academy, College of Belgium*
On November 24, 2022, a lecture on: The Secret Architecture of the Total Library.
*As part of an agreement signed with the Collège de France
University of Antwerp
International Francqui Professor Lectures
On October 13, November 16, and December 1st, 2022, three lectures on:
- Beyond World Literature;
- Is There Such a Thing as Gay Knowledge?;
- Comparative Literatures and Possible Texts.
United Kingdom
University of London
British Comparative Literature Association (Malcolm Bowie Memorial Lecture)
On November 11, 2022, a lecture on: How to Become a Comparatist.
2021–2022
Germany
University of Bonn*
May 16–20, 2022: Two courses on “ Mental Libraries.”
*As part of an agreement signed with the Collège de France
2020–2021
Italy
University of Trento*
On April 27 and 29, 2021, two conferences on: Research in Comparative Literatures.
*As part of an agreement signed with the Collège de France
United Kingdom
University of Oxford
On February 16, 19, and 23, 2021, three lectures on: Libraries of the Mind.
*As part of an agreement signed with the Collège de France
2019–2020
Israel
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
On March 22, 2020, a course on: The Plurality of Melancholies.
