Adrian Papahagi
Born (1976-03-20) March 20, 1976
Cluj-Napoca, Cluj County Socialist Republic of Romania
OccupationPhilologist
ParentMarian Papahagi
Academic background
Alma materBabeș-Bolyai University
Pantheon-Sorbonne University
École Normale Supérieure
Academic work
InstitutionsBabeș-Bolyai University
Personal details
Political partyPeople's Movement Party
M10
The Right Alternative

Adrian Papahagi (born 20 March 1976, Cluj) is a Romanian philologist, essayist, and politician[1] of Aromanian descent. In 2014, he was one of the founders of the People's Movement Party (PMP).[2] In March 2015, he founded, together with Monica Macovei a new political party, M10.[1] Papahagi is currently a lecturer at the Babeș-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca.

Biography

Papahagi has Aromanian ancestry, but has declared that "today, I do not feel more Aromanian than Romanian".[3] He is an alumnus of philology at Babeș-Bolyai University, specialized in English studies (1999) and of the University Paris IV-Sorbonne (1998). Between 1997 and 2000, he studied at École Normale Supérieure (Paris). He has a master's degree in medieval studies at University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (1999) and also Ph.D. ("summa cum laude") at the same university. He has taught old English at Paris Sorbonne University and at Catholic Institute of Paris between 1999 and 2003. Currently, he is a Lecturer at the English department of the Faculty of Letters, Babeș-Bolyai University.[4] In 2007 he founded in the university the Centre of History of Books and Texts (CODEX),[5] which aims to valorise the medieval manuscripts collection from Romania. Between 1996 and 1997, he was Editor-in-chief at the Echinox magazine (Cluj) and between 1999 and 2005, he was co-director at Echinox Publishing.

Papahagi is a member of the following institutions: International Society for the Study of Early Medieval England (ISSEME); Association des Médiévistes Anglicistes de l’Enseignement Supérieur (AMAES); Early English Text Society (EETS); European Society for the Study of English (ESSE); Association Paléographique Internationale (APICES); Société des Anglicistes de l’Enseignement Supérieur (SAES); Medieval Academy of America.[5]

Controversy

Papahagi was involved in a public dispute with the Romanian philosopher Mihai Șora after attacking his message following Fidel Castro's death. On the occasion, Mihai Șora called Papahagi "functionally illiterate".[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Macovei și Papahagi au inițiat un nou partid, cu atacuri la Băsescu, Iohannis și Ponta. Partidul M10 nu a ajuns la putere, dar are opoziție - Politic". HotNews. March 2015. Retrieved 2016-11-27.
  2. ↑ Post by Adrian Papahagi (2014-08-17). "Adrian Papahagi: Udrea are dreptate, a venit timpul să votăm o doamnă. Pe Monica Macovei" (in Romanian). Ziare.com. Retrieved 2016-11-27.
  3. ↑ Radu, Dia (August 2017). "Adrian Papahagi - "Simt că în țara asta am un rost"". Formula AS (in Romanian).
  4. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-10-11. Retrieved 2015-08-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. 1 2 "Dr Adrian Papahagi, director of the CODEX Centre | CODEX". Codex.centre.ubbcluj.ro. 2016-10-09. Archived from the original on 2016-10-13. Retrieved 2016-11-27.
  6. ↑ "Scandal uriaș între intelectuali! Mihai Șora l-a numit "ANALFABET funcțional" pe Adrian Papahagi". Evenimentul Zilei (in Romanian). November 28, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
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