My Expertise
I am interested in modern and contemporary Persian literature; Iranian culture; Print Culture and Book History; Publishing Studies; World Literature; literature and globalization; sociology of literature; Digital Humanities.
Fields of Research (FoR)
Comparative and transnational literature, Middle Eastern literature, Globalisation and culture, Digital literature, Book history, Migrant cultural studies, Print cultureBiography
I work on modern and contemporary Persian literature; Iranian Print Culture; Publishing; Book History; World Literature; Sociology of literature; Digital Humanities.
I was trained in France, the United Kingdom, Iran, and the United States (Fulbright Visiting Fellow at Harvard University) before coming to Australia in 2013.
I work increasingly in book history, print culture and publishing studies.
In 2026/2027, I am a Bahari fellow of the Bodleian...view more
I work on modern and contemporary Persian literature; Iranian Print Culture; Publishing; Book History; World Literature; Sociology of literature; Digital Humanities.
I was trained in France, the United Kingdom, Iran, and the United States (Fulbright Visiting Fellow at Harvard University) before coming to Australia in 2013.
I work increasingly in book history, print culture and publishing studies.
In 2026/2027, I am a Bahari fellow of the Bodleian Library at the University of Oxford.
To learn more about my research:
My second book: "Iranian Literature after the Islamic Revolution. Production and Circulation in Iran and the World" (Edinburgh UP): https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-iranian-literature-after-the-islamic-revolution.html
An interview for SBS Persian about it: https://www.sbs.com.au/language/persian/audio/laetitia-nanquette-iranian-literature-after-the-islamic-revolution_1
An interview in Persian with the cultural magazine Aasoo: https://aasoo.org/fa/books/5237
A podcast on the book and my research: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/new-books-in-middle-eastern-studies/id426138594?i=1000611966819
A blog post about my research: https://centerforiraniandiasporastudies.wordpress.com/2022/04/18/iranian-diaspora-spotlight-dr-laetitia-nanquette-a-scholar-writing-from-outside-and-inside/
I sometimes publish opinion pieces on Iran: https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/reviving-hope-iran-why-woman-life-freedom-movement-lives
I am interested in translation studies and in the practice of translation. My translations of Iranian short stories into French have been published in literary journals, and I have translated Persian texts into English with Ali Alizadeh.
I am Associate Editor for the journal Iranian Studies (Cambridge UP) and editor for the Modern Persian literature section of Encyclopaedia Iranica.
My Grants
Australian Research Council DECRA Fellow 2015-2019.
My Qualifications
BA (Sorbonne University, Paris); PhD (SOAS, University of London)
My Awards
My Research Activities
Here is the link to some of my publications on the UNSW repository:
My Research Supervision
Areas of supervision
I am available to supervise research related to all my research interests.
Successful PhD supervisions:
Mehrdad Rahimi-Moghaddam "Dethroning the Persian Literary Canon: The Emergence of Modern Azerbaijani Literature in Iran": Dean’s Award for Outstanding PhD Theses.
Elham Naeej "The Female Body in Contemporary Iranian Romance Novels: Repression and Resistance": Dean’s Award for Outstanding PhD Theses.
Mazda Moradabbasi "Adaptation in Iranian Cinema: From Literary Inspiration to Social Critique in New Wave and Child-Centred Cinema" (secondary supervisor)
Max Bledstein, Scientia PhD " Shocking Exchange: The Iranian Horror Film." Dean’s Award for Outstanding PhD Theses.
Setayesh Nooraninejad "The Writing Culture of Ordinary People in Iran During the War Years (1980-1988)" (secondary supervisor, PhD at ANU)
Adineh Khojastehpour "Cross-cultural adaptations in Iranian cinema" (secondary supervisor)
Mariya Nikolova "Re-Considering American Avant-Garde and Neo-Avant-Garde Literature" (secondary supervisor)
Currently supervising
My Engagement
Association for Iranian Studies
Centre for Iranian Studies, School of Oriental and African Studies
My Teaching
Publications
ORCID as entered in ROS
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4770-7962
