Will Pooley on Fortune-telling with Cards

In the latest post for our ‘Hors d’Oeuvre’ series on the new special issue of French History on material culture, we caught up with Will Pooley to talk about his new article. Will Pooley is Senior Lecturer in Modern History at the University of Bristol. His research explores folklore, popular culture, witchcraft, and crime in […]

Moving Objects: French History Special Issue

The latest issue of French History is a special issue focused on material culture. The special issue editors Ludivine Broch, Will Pooley and Andrew Smith joined us to talk about things, Frenchness, and the special joys of special issues. You can read the whole issue, much of which is open-access, here. Hi Andrew, Ludivine, Will! […]