French History @IHR: Akhila Yechuri on the French Borderland in India
Date & Place: Monday 18th February, in the IOE Bedford Way, Room 784. Speakers: Dr Akhila Yechury (St Andrews) Paper Title: Rethinking Imperial Sovereingty: The French Borderland in India 1815-1947 Akhila Yechury offered a rich and engaging insight into the ways in which French India was far from a colonial backwater, but instead a unique lens […]
French Historians under the spotlight: Jennifer Sessions
Welcome to ‘under the spotlight’, a monthly interview series which offers a snapshot from academics’ lives: their passions, interests and reading suggestions – all summarised in less than ten minutes. You can catch up with previous posts here. We’re excited to welcome Jen Sessions as the first subject of 2016-17. Jen is Associate Professor of […]
French History @ IHR: David Andress on Globalizing French History in the Age of Revolutions
Date & Place: Monday 16 May, in the Wolfson Room NB02, IHR Basement, North block, Senate House Speakers: Professor David Andress (Portsmouth) Paper Title: Globalizing French History in the Age of Revolutions: necessary step, or step too far? (1763-1848) Chair: Professor Colin Jones (QMUL) The nation remains one of the most adaptable, creative, and dangerous appeals in […]
French History @ IHR: Itay Lotem, Memories of Colonialism in Britain and France
Date & Place: Monday 14 March, in the Wolfson Room NB02, IHR Basement, North block, Senate House Speakers: Itay Lotem (QMUL) Paper Title: Memories of Colonialism in Britain and France Chair: Rob Priest (RHUL) Click HERE to listen to an mp3 recording of the paper (right click to save). Concepts of national memory are at once seductively simple and extraordinarily complex. […]
French Historians under the spotlight: Prof. Alice Conklin
Welcome to ‘under the spotlight’, a monthly interview series which offers a snapshot from academics’ lives: their passions, interests and reading suggestions – all summarised in less than ten minutes. You can catch up with previous posts here. As we approach the conference season, the next few months will feature key note speakers from the […]
