Dr Nikolaj Lübecker
Dr Nikolaj Lübecker
Tutorial Fellow in French
Teaching Interests
I am responsible for Modern Languages at St John’s where I teach French literature (post-1800) and translation. In the French department, I deliver lectures and seminars on French literature, literary theory and Film Studies.
Graduate Teaching
I welcome applications from graduate students wishing to work in the fields of Film Studies (in particular, contemporary European film), 20th century intellectual history, avant-garde culture, and modern French and comparative literature.
Research Interests
My first book was a monograph on the writings of Stéphane Mallarmé, a second book studied ideas of community in texts by André Breton, Georges Bataille, Jean-Paul Sartre and Roland Barthes. My current research project – on ‘The Contemporary Feel-Bad Film’ – focuses on European directors such as Bruno Dumont, Lucile Hadzihalilovic, Michael Haneke and Lars von Trier. (For a list of selected publications, please see my faculty webpage).
