Joe Carson

Biography

In 2013, I published with Droz (Geneva) a two volume critical edition of Paul Scarron’s complete theatre. My specialised teaching interests reflect my former research interests. At Honours level I coordinate an introductory module on C17th French literature in general, and also run two more specialized modules concentrating on C17th French theatre from a variety of perspectives. The latter also have specific goals in teaching students research skills. I am joint coordinator of an Honours course on French C19th theatre, on which I focus on the Romantic period. I lecture on Molière at First Level and Corneille and Beaumarchais at second level. I teach, and have taught, French language at all levels, having coordinated both the first level and Senior Honours courses. I coordinate the first semester Civilisation module at second level covering the period from the High Middle Ages to the Enlightenment, and the eve of the French Revolution. I contribute to this with lectures and seminars on the rise of the absolute monarchy in France. I contribute to Comparative Literature at sub-Honours and Honours levels with lectures on modern French theatre (Ionesco) and the translation and modernisation by Angela Carter of the C17th author Charles Perrault’s Contes. I am the School’s representative on the Interdisciplinary course ID4002, Communication and Teaching in the Arts and Humanities, which serves as an important outreach activity in the local community. I am on the committee of the University Council for Modern Languages (Scotland), and coordinate further outreach activities in conjunction with the Scottish Centre for Innovation in Language Teaching.

Research Interest

My research interests were focused on C17th French literature, especially the theatre, and the French theatre across the centuries.