The sea has always fascinated historians. In these two papers, our guest speakers use the sea, its ‘inhabitants’ and its port cities to rethink political,
What did it mean to live in urban environments in nineteenth-century France? What was it like, including for those on the margins of society, those
This seminar has been organised in collaboration with the University of Warwick’s Early Modern and Eighteenth Century Centre. The IHR Modern French history seminar is
We’re joining forces with the Rethinking Modern Europe and Jewish History seminars to discuss the questions of Jews, deportation and memory in post-war Europe. Julian
On Monday 1 November, 5:30pm (London time) we will gather to launch and discuss Sarah Farmer‘s (UC Irvine) latest book, Rural Inventions: The French Countryside after 1945 (OUP, 2020). Available
On Monday 18 October we will be in conversation with Thomas Dodman (Columbia) and Richard Taws (UCL) on the vast topics of science and technology
Itay Lotem (Author) has recorded a brief presentation of his new book The Memory of Colonialism in Britain and France (Palgrave Macmillan, 2021). To hear
On Monday 21 June at 17h30 (London), we hosted our final Modern French History seminar of the academic year, where we were thrilled to launch
‘A historical detective story of the best kind, and a very moving read.‘ – Siân Reynolds On Mother’s Day, 31 May 1942, a group of
On Monday 24 May 2021, we are delighted to welcome Roxanne Panchasi (SFU) and Joseph Bohling (PSU) to discuss their prepared papers below. Often we
