Category Archives: French History

Position in Early Modern and Modern French History

Posted on December 21, 2020 by briansandberg

Kenyon College in Ohio is currently searching for an Assistant Professor of History with a specialization in Early Modern France and the French Empire. This is a great opportunity for recent Ph.D.s in Early Modern French and Francophone History. Here … Continue reading →

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French Academic Societies Condemn the Killing of History Teacher

Posted on October 20, 2020 by briansandberg

A number of French academic societies have issued statements condemning the killing of Samuel Paty, a history teacher who was brutally murdered by an Islamist militant on Friday. Paty was apparently targeted for showing cartoons of Muhammad, which had been … Continue reading →

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How to Teach about Violence in France

Posted on October 20, 2020 by briansandberg

In the wake of the horrific murder of history teacher Samuel Paty, historians are grappling with how to teach students and the public about the history of violence in France. Paty taught history and geography at a collège (middle school) … Continue reading →

Posted in Atrocities, Civil Conflict, Comparative Revolutions, Early Modern Europe, European History, French History, French Revolution and Napoleon, French Wars of Religion, History in the Media, History of Violence, Human Rights, Paris History, Political Culture, Revolts and Revolutions, Terrorism, War, Culture, and Society | Leave a comment

Je suis enseignant Rallies in France

Posted on October 18, 2020 by briansandberg

Tens of thousands of French citizens are rallying today in memory of Samuel Paty, a history and geography teacher, who was brutally murdered on Friday near the collège (middle school) where he taught. Rally in memory of Samuel Paty in … Continue reading →

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Attack on History Teacher near Paris

Posted on October 17, 2020 by briansandberg

I was deeply saddened to hear of yesterday’s horrific attack on Samuel Paty, a history and geography teacher in Conflans-Sainte-Honorine, near Paris, who was brutally killed and beheaded by an 18-year-old militant after leaving the collège (middle school) where he … Continue reading →

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Archaeological Fieldwork in the Age of Enlightenment

Posted on September 4, 2020 by briansandberg

Jennifer Westerfeld (University of Louisville) will offer an online seminar on “‘I await the financial recovery of France’: Funding Archaeological Fieldwork in the Age of Enlightenment” on 18 September 2020. This seminar is hosted by the Center for Renaissance Studies … Continue reading →

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Speech as Protest: Being Heard and Taking Up Space in the Premodern World

Posted on September 2, 2020 by briansandberg

The Center for Renaissance Studies at the Newberry Library is hosting a virtual conference on Speech as Protest: Being Heard and Taking Up Space in the Premodern World. This virtual conference is organized by Elisa J. Jones (College of Charleston) … Continue reading →

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Women and War in Belgium

Posted on March 31, 2020 by briansandberg

Gabrielle Petit stares defiantly into the distance, under gray skies in Brussels. Almost every morning, I walk beneath Petit’s stern gaze on my way to the archives, thinking about her last moments and about the long history of women and … Continue reading →

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Vichy France Offers Insights into the Trump Era

Posted on August 13, 2019 by briansandberg

The Vichy government in occupied France during the Second World War became notorious for its collaboration with Nazi Germany and its organization of deportations of Jews and its participation in the bureaucratic mechanisms of the Holocaust. The Vichy regime and … Continue reading →

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D-Day 75th Anniversary

Posted on June 6, 2019 by briansandberg

Today is the 75th Anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy during the Second World War.  So, the Second World War is front-page news today in news media around the world, and many of the reports have a direct link … Continue reading →

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