modern – The French History Podcast

October 9, 2020

Syria and the French Empire from WWI to Present by Patrick Higgins

Gary: Today’s special episode is by Middle Eastern scholar Patrick Higgins, who gives an account of the French Empire in Syria from its earliest

Empire, modern, Syria

September 25, 2020

Before Trans: Three Incredible Lives with Dr. Rachel Mesch

Gary: Today’s special episode is an interview with Dr. Rachel Mesch. She received her BA from Yale College, her M.A. from Columbia University and

modern

August 7, 2020

Navigating Paris: What’s the flâneur got to do with it?

Gary: Today’s special episode is by Lauren Quigley who is a PhD candidate in French Studies at Queen’s University Belfast, Ireland. Her dissertation ‘Parisian

modern

July 31, 2020

Napoleon, Egypt and the Birth of Modern Egyptology with Dr. Tara Sewell-Lasater

Intro (Gary speaking): Today’s special episode is by Dr. Tara Sewell-Lasater Dr. Sewell-Lasater received her Ph.D in history from the University of Houston in

Middle East, modern

June 19, 2020

France in Occupied Berlin with Iain MacGregor

Gary: Hello, everyone. Quick reminder, June 27 at 145. I will be presenting a talk at the Intelligence Speech Conference 2020, which is all

Germany, modern

June 5, 2020

Louise Michel & the Radical Women of the 19th Century with Dr. Steve Shone

Louise Michel & the Radical Women of the 19th Century with Dr. Steve Shone Gary: Today’s episode is an interview I conducted with Dr.

modern, women

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 26, 2019

The Phoney War with Cameron Zinsou

Ph.D candidate Cameron Zinsou talks about the tense waiting period known as ‘The Phoney War.’ Zinsou argues that despite no large-scale military engagements occuring

military, modern, WW2

September 28, 2019

The Merchant of Revolution with Sarah K. Miles

Guest host Sarah K. Miles tells the fascinating story of how radical bookseller François Maspero spread revolutionary anti-colonial ideas from the left bank of

imperialism, literature, modern

September 14, 2019

Disability and Disease in 19th Cent. Paris with Dr. Catherine Kudlick

Dr. Catherine Kudlick of San Francisco State University talks about a blind community in 19th century Paris. Furthermore, she talks about disability, disease and

disability, disease, modern

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