Joël Castonguay-Bélanger
Associate Professor of French · Gap Fill - Faculty of Arts · University of British Columbia
Quick answer: Joël Castonguay-Bélanger is Associate Professor of French at University of British Columbia. Joël Castonguay-Bélanger shows an active PhD hiring signal as of 2026-10-19.
⭐ Currently accepting graduate students for supervision.
Research interests
Interests:
18th-century French literature
The Enlightenment
History of the book and print culture
Science and literature
Québec literature and culture
Current projects:
Édition critique du roman Le Philosophe sans prétention de Louis-Guillaume de La Folie (Paris, 1775).
“Contre Newton: écrits astronomiques et polémiques de Louis-Sébastien Mercier” (Subvention ordinaire du CRSH, 2011-2014).
Selected publications (since 2023)
[2023] Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, Œuvres complètes. Tome IV – Œuvres philosophiques : Harmonies de la Nature et textes périphériques, Édition de Simon Davies avec la collaboration de Joël Castonguay-Bélanger, Hélène Cussac, Rebecca Ford, Vladimir Kapor et Gabriel-Robert Thibault, Paris, Classiques Garnier, 2023.
[2025] [co-edited with Flora Amann, Anne-Claire Marpeau et Stéphanie Roza], « Déboulonner les Lumières ? » Dix-huitième siècle, vol. 57, 2025.
[2023] “Newton raconté aux enfants”, in Ugo Dionne et Michel Fournier (éd.) Les Lumières de la jeunesse: les réécritures pour le jeune public au XVIIIe et au début du XIXe siècle, Oxford Studies in the Enlightenment, 2023, p. 241-262.
Frequently asked questions
Is Joël Castonguay-Bélanger hiring PhD students at University of British Columbia?
Yes. As of 2026-10-19, Joël Castonguay-Bélanger's faculty page shows a PhD hiring signal: Currently accepting graduate students for supervision..
What does Joël Castonguay-Bélanger research?
Interests:
18th-century French literature
The Enlightenment
History of the book and print culture
Science and literature
Québec literature and culture
Current projects:
Édition critique du roman Le Philosophe sans prétention de Louis-Guillaume de La Folie (Paris, 1775).
“Contre Newton: écrits astron
Data last updated: 2026-10-19 · Source: phd-match.com faculty database.
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