Tag: Early modern

Episodes

February 21, 2020

Revolutionary Brothers: Lafayette & Jefferson with Dr. Tom Chaffin

In this interview with Dr. Tom Chaffin, we discuss his new book Revolutionary Brothers: Thomas Jefferson, the Marquis de Lafayette, and the Friendship that

Early modern, USA

January 24, 2020

Black Venus: African Women in 19th Century France with Dr. Robin Mitchell

In this special episode, I interview Dr. Robin Mitchell on her new book Vénus Noire: Black Women and Colonial Fantasies in Nineteenth-Century France. We

Africa, Early modern, Haiti, imperialism, modern, women

October 12, 2019

France, Haiti and the American Civil War with Dr. Matthew Clavin

The Haitian Revolution has often been described as an oddity that had little impact on the world. Since then, historians have challenged this narrative

America, Early modern, Haiti, slavery

April 20, 2019

Notre Dame de Paris

Ph.D candidate Gary Girod tells Notre Dame’s fascinating history from the first stones laid for the Roman temple to Jupiter, up until present and

ancient, Early modern, medieval, modern