modern – The French History Podcast

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

August 31, 2019

Jews and Jewish-Muslim relations in France, 1940-2019 with Dr. Ethan Katz

UC Berkeley’s Dr. Ethan Katz talks about how Jewish Resistance Fighters captured Algiers for the Allies in 1942. Then we discuss the history and

Islam, Jews, modern, WW2

August 10, 2019

Post-WW2 French Science Fiction with Prof. Annabelle Dolidon

Prof. Annabelle Dolidon talks about the history of French science-fiction and how it deals with questions of transhumanism, artificial intelligence, climate change, and other