Contact details
- Name:
- Dr Claire Williams
- Position/Fellowship type:
- CCWW Steering Committee Member
- Institute:
- Institute of Languages Cultures and Societies
- Home institution:
- St Peter's College, University of Oxford
- Email address:
- Claire.Williams@sas.ac.uk
- Website:
- https://ilcs.sas.ac.uk/people/dr-claire-williams
Research Summary and Profile
- Research interests:
- Literatures in a modern language
- Summary of research interests and expertise:
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Profile
Claire Williams lectures in Lusophone Literature and Culture at the University of Oxford, where she is a Fellow of St Peter’s College. Her research and publications focus on women’s writing and minority writing from the Lusophone world, particularly Clarice Lispector (Brazil), Maria Gabriela Llansol and Maria Ondina Braga (Portugal), and Lília Momplé (Mozambique). Dr Williams is a past President of WISPS (Women in Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies) and the General Secretary of ABIL (Association for British and Irish Lusitanists).