Alexandre Gefen is research professor (directeur de recherche) at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, and Deputy Scientific Director of the Institute of Human and Social Sciences of the CNRS since 2018. His research concerns questions of literary theory and contemporary French literature. As founder of the website Fabula, he has developed parallel research interests in the development of digital humanities. His most recent books include Vies imaginaires de la littérature française (2014); Art et émotions (2015); Inventer une vie: La fabrique littéraire de l’individu (2015); and Réparer le monde: La littérature française face au XXIe siècle (2017).