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1 1 Russell James Williams 171 Boulevard Voltaire, Paris, France Tel: (00 33) Education present: PhD candidate, University of London Institute in Paris. Thesis title: Pathos, poetry and narrative perspective in Michel Houellebecq s fiction. Thesis submitted, March Viva passed, August 2014, graduation expected June 2015, pending minor corrections (examiners: Dr Andy Martin, Cambridge; Dr Carole Sweeney, Goldsmiths) : MA (Master of Arts) in European language and literature. The University of Manchester. Dissertation title: A comparative study of Lautréamont s Chants du Maldoror and Hermann Hesse s Steppenwolf : BA (Bachelor of Arts) in French language and literature. The University of Liverpool. Degree classification: 2.1. Teaching experience 2013 present: Lecturer, Comparative Literature department, American University of Paris Responsible for designing and implementing three critical writing courses. Course theme: Writing and shopping. Students study a number of short texts and the novel Cocaine Nights (1996) by J. G. Ballard. Course theme: Writing the future. Students read a number of short texts, including work by Michel Houellebecq, Chuck Palahniuk and Margret Atwood. Course theme: Intoxication. Students read a number of longer texts from antiquity to the present day, including texts by Shakespeare, Arthur Rimbaud, Émile Zola and Martin Amis present: Visiting lecturer, Sup de Pub/INSEEC, Paris Responsible for designing and implementing a course in contemporary English public relations for Masters level students : Attaché temporaire d enseignement et de recherche (ATER), UFR Langues et civilisations, Université Paris- Est Marne- la- Vallée Responsible for the development, implementation and coordination of classes for first year, second year and third year degree (licence) students of English

2 2 Course leader/teacher for Masters course in contemporary literary theory Course leader for Expression et comprehension orale classes Course leader for Littérature: romans first year course. Students studied F. Scott Fitzgerald s The Great Gatsby and Margret Atwood s The Handmaid s Tale Teacher for Littérature: nouvelles. Students studied a selection of English language short stories 2010 (January/February): Temporary tutor, University of London Institute in Paris Co- taught C10: Critical approaches to literature and visual arts module Seminars taught on Jacques Tati, François Truffaut/La Nouvelle vague and Robert Dhéry : Lecteur d anglais, UFR Langues et civilisations, Université Paris- Est Marne- la- Vallée Responsible for the development, implementation and coordination of classes for first year, second year and third year degree (licence) students of English Course leader for Expression et comprehension orale classes Professional experience 2014 Present: Freelance reader for Gallimard publishing house, Paris Reading English language manuscripts and recommending texts for translation for the Série Noire, detective fiction imprint : Account director, Cow PR (public relations agency), London Senior member of client account team responsible for strategic direction of campaigns Clients included Burger King, Google, JPMorgan, General Motors (Vauxhall), Disney Management of a five- strong team of executives and budget control Strong grasp of publicity strategy, English and European media (print, TV, radio, internet, social media) Strong writing and editing skills A flexible, experienced and independent communications professional : Account manager, Lewis PR (public relations and public affairs agency), London Press officer and political lobbying experience Clients included France Telecom, Cognos, British Telecom and the Conservative Party

3 3 Liaison with print, broadcast and Internet journalists : Account executive, Lighthouse PR (public relations agency), London Graduate traineeship, entry level PR position Publications - books With Eugene Brennan, Intoxication (Palgrave Macmillan: Volume presently being written for 2015 publication) With Alastair Hemmens, Autour de l extrême littéraire (Newcastle- upon- Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2012) Publications chapters/articles Michel Houellebecq and the roman policier contemporain between détournement and homage, in Jean Kaempfer and André Vanoncini (eds.), Revue critique de fixxion française contemporaine, No. 10 (Abstract accepted, article being written for 2015 publication, pending peer review). «La transgression ne m intéresse pas, pour le dire brutalement». Michel Houellebecq, critic of transgression, in Elizabeth Benjamin and Jessica Goodman (eds.), MHRA Working Papers in the Humanities (MHRA: forthcoming 2014, accepted for publication following peer review) Entries on Laurent Garnier and Jean- Michel Jarre for French Music in Close Up (title TBC), Michael Abecassis (ed.) (Dublin: Phaeton, to appear 2014) «La souffrance à la fois pénétrante et douce». Depression in Michel Houellebecq s fiction, in Gillian Ni Chellaigh, Laura Jackson and Siobhán McIlvanne (eds.), Quand La Folie Parle (Newcastle- upon- Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2014), pp Houellebecq et L Idiot international : la genèse d une voix littéraire?, in Bruno Viard (ed.), L Unité de l œuvre de Michel Houellebecq, (Paris: Classiques Garnier, 2014), pp Cults, crimes and coprophilia. Subversive communities in Richard Morgiève s Sex Vox Dominam and Thomas Hairmont s Le Coprophile, Alastair Hemmens and Russell Williams (eds.) Autour de l extrême littéraire, (Newcastle- upon- Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2012)

4 4 Publications review articles Jean- Patrick Manchette, The Mad and the Bad, New Statesman, publication pending Kamel Daoud, Meursault, contre- enquête, Times Literary Supplement, publication pending Sabri Louatah, Les Sauvages, Times Literary Supplement, May 22, 2014, p. 21 Laurent Garnier, Electrochoc, Times Literary Supplement, February 28, 2014, p. 27 Hélène Gestern, The People in the Photo, Independent on Sunday, February 9, 2014 Mai Jia, Decoded, Independent on Sunday, January 26, 2014 Douglas Morrey, Michel Houellebecq: Humanity and its aftermath, French Studies, 2014, 68, pp Michel Houellebecq, Configuration du dernier rivage, Times Literary Supplement, August 30, 2013 Régis Jauffret, Severe, Independent on Sunday, March 24, 2013 Régis Jauffret, Claustria and Lacrimosa, Times Literary Supplement, November 2, 2012 Ruth Amar (ed.), L écriture du bonheur dans le roman contemporain, French Studies, 2012, 66, p Sabine Van Wesemael and Murielle Lucie Clémént (eds.), Michel Houellebecq à la Une, French Studies, 2012, 66, p. 586 Bret Easton Ellis, Imperial Bedrooms, Transgressive Culture, Vol. 1, No. 1, 2012, pp Joël Loehr, Les Grandes notions littéraires, French Studies, Vol. 66, No. 1, 2012, pp Alain- Philippe Durand, Frédéric Beigbeder et ses doubles, French Review, Vol. 85, No. 2, 2011, pp Publications translations

5 5 Translation of short story La Nageuse by Frederika Fenollabbate from French into English, Bil Bo K International, No. 29, May 2010, pp Conference papers Michel Houellebecq and the roman noir between détournement and homage, Society for French Studies conference, July 2 nd, 2013 La voix poétique et critique dans les romans de Michel Houellebecq, L Unité de l œuvre de Michel Houellebecq, Université de Provence, 4 th May 2012 Michel Houellebecq (and) the depressive subject, London French Postgraduate Conference 2011, IGRS London, 14 th November 2011 Experiences of transgression in Michel Houellebecq's fiction, Transgression(s), Université de Provence/Association des Études Françaises et Francophones d Irlande, 21 st October 2011 Cults, crimes and coprophilia. Subversive communities in Richard Morgiève s Sex Vox Dominam and Thomas Hairmont s Le Coprophile, Autour de l extrême littéraire, University of London Institute in Paris, 3 rd June 2011 Michel Houellebecq: celebrity, pop star, transgressor, Interfaces, University of Exeter, 29 th January 2011 Additional media Contributor to leading cultural criticism website, The Quietus, focussing on avant- garde French music Commentary on 2012 French general election, Sunday Supplement BBC Radio Wales, 20 th May, 2012 Editor of literature, art and cinema website Regular contributor on French music/noise to Additional activities 2013 Organiser of ULIP postgraduate conference, Intoxication, June 2013, : Reviews editor, Transgressive Culture, international journal Gylphi Limited

6 Organised and chaired public round table discussion with novelist Will Self at ULIP, April 22 nd, Organised and chaired public discussion with novelist Aurélien Bellanger at ULIP, March 21 st, Organiser of ULIP postgraduate conference, La Littérature authentique?, 8 th June 2012, 2011 Organiser of ULIP postgraduate conference, Autour de l extrême littéraire, 3 rd June 2012 Language competences Mother tongue English Near- native command of spoken and written French Additional information IT skills: Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, Internet (PC and Mac). Strong grasp of e- learning technology (inc: Moodle/Blackboard) as well as HTML- based blog platform software (e.g. Wordpress) Full references are available on request