William Marx - External lectures

Statutory lectures in France and abroad

2024-2025

Tunisia

Manouba University

On November 11 and 15, 2024, a lecture (2h) on: How to read world literature?

Italy

University of Pisa

On November 21, 2024, a lecture (1h) on: Lectio magistralis: Thinking rear-guards.

Japan

Tokyo College, University of Tokyo

On May 8, 2025, a lecture (1h30) on: Challenges of World Literature.

*As part of an agreement signed with the Collège de France.

Czech Republic

Charles University Prague*

On June 9 and 13, 2025, a lecture (2h) on: Problems and issues of world literature.

*Within the framework of an agreement signed with the Collège de France.

2023-2024

Italy

University of Palermo

On October 19, 2023, a lecture (1h) on: La biblioteca del mondo.

University of Trento*

November 28 and 29, 2023, two lectures (2h) on:

  • Introduction to Paul Valéry's Cours de poétique;
  • Mental libraries.

*Within the framework of an agreement signed with the Collège de France.

Switzerland

University of Lausanne

On February 20, 2024, a lecture (1h) on: How to become a comparatist.

*Within the framework 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.

*Within the framework of an agreement signed with the Collège de France

University of Antwerp
International Francqui Professor Lectures

October 13, November 16 and December 1, 2022, three lectures on:

  • Beyond world literature;
  • Is there a 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

From May 16 to 20, 2022, two lectures on: Mental libraries.

*Within the framework 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.

*Within the framework of an agreement signed with the Collège de France

United Kingdom

Oxford University

Ls February 16, 19 and 23, 2021, three lectures on: Libraries of the Mind.

*Under an agreement signed with Collège de France

2019-2020

Israel

Hebrew University of Jerusalem

On March 22, 2020, a lecture on: The Plurality of Melancholies.