Mariana Bonnouvrier

I joined the Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies (PoLIS) as a Lecturer in French in January 2021. I was awarded a Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA) in 2022.  

In 2022, I became Director of Studies for the BA (Hons) in Modern Languages and European Studies (years 3 & 4). Within this role, I have a particular interest in student wellbeing, especially in the context of the year abroad. I am currently working on a project revolving around this issue, supported by a Teaching Development Fund (granted in July 2024).

Before joining the University of Bath, I lectured French at the Universities of Bristol (2019-2021) and Oxford (St Anne's College, 2017-2021, Lady Margaret Hall 2018-2019, Department for Continuing Education 2015-2021). 

Prior to these, I had qualified as a language teacher in France in 2013 and taught English in various secondary schools and in higher education (2012-2015).

In 2020, I completed my PhD in Modern Languages/English Studies, specialising in History of Ideas, at the University of Nice. My research examined the evolution of the English republican tradition in the nineteenth century and the reception of republican ideas under Queen Victoria.