Waard, Marco de (Dr.)
13 May 2020
Marco de Waard teaches literary studies and cultural analysis at AUC. Among his courses are: Introduction to Literary and Cultural Theory, Cultural Memory Studies, Author in Context: George Orwell, and History of Ideas. He is also a research fellow at the Amsterdam School for Cultural Analysis (ASCA), where he writes at the intersection of cultural analysis, literary and film studies, political and critical theory, and cultural memory studies. His publications include the edited volume "Imagining Global Amsterdam: History, Culture, and Geography in a World City" (Amsterdam University Press, 2012).
Marco de Waard studied English and comparative literature at the Universities of Amsterdam and Sheffield and holds a PhD in intellectual history from the European University Institute, Florence. He joined AUC in 2009 as a lecturer and tutor, and has since served as Acting Head of Studies for the Humanities (2013 and 2016), as a member of the Board of Examiners (2010-2016), and as Faculty Development Coordinator (2016-present). Before coming to AUC, he taught at Utrecht University and at the University of Amsterdam. In 2010, he received the AUC Teacher of the Year Award.