Roger Chartier, born in Lyon in 1945, was a lecturer and director of studies at theÉcoledes hautes études en sciences sociales between 1976 and 2007. He was Professor at the Collège de France between 2007 and 2026. He is currently Visiting Professor at the University of Pennsylvania during each spring term. He regularly teaches for short periods in Brazil and Mexico (among other countries). He is a regular contributor to Le Monde des Livres.
His most recent publications are Editer et traduire, Gallimard, Seuil and Écoledes hautes études en sciences sociales, 2021 ; Won in Translation, University of Pennsylvania Press, 2021, and Cartes et fictions, TheCollège de France Publishing Department, 2022.