Professor in British History and Civilisation, 18th century, Université Rennes 2, Director of the GIS Sociabilités @GISociabilites @DigitensP

Paris, France
Joined June 2018
Freshly released and received 🤗🥂 My new book: ‘Club sociability in colonial America. From British tradition to American experience, 1720-76’ @ManchesterUP More details here: manchesteruniversitypress.co…
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Here is the Call for Papers for our next GIS Sociabilités International Conference : ‘Sociability, Progress and Innovation (1650-1850)’ on Dec. 10 & 11, 2026 at Université Rennes 2. With David Bell (Princeton) & Vincent Bontems (CEA Paris-Saclay). gis-sociabilites.org/cfp-gis…
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Don’t miss the next session of our GIS interdisciplinary seminar on July 8 at 4 pm (Paris) @ENS_ULM : ‘The Revolutionary Self’ with Lynn Hunt and Sarah Knott. Find all details and Zoom link on our website: gis-sociabilites.org/gis-int…
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Parution annoncée pour le 8 mai aux @PUReditions de l'ouvrage tiré de la thèse de Perrine Vigroux, docteure en histoire de l'art, sur les artistes femmes admises à l'Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture. Une lecture qui promet d'être enrichissante. #HDA
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En mars en librairie...
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The Enlightenment in history and polemics: John Robertson, Caroline Warman and Jacob Chatterjee discuss J.C.D. Clark‘s new book, with the author, at our Enlightenment Workshop on Wed. 12 February, 5pm @magdalenoxford. All welcome! voltaire.ox.ac.uk/home/resea…
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Delighted to announce Dr Mark Williams as our keynote for Communication and Exchange this year. I’m excited to hear more about his exciting research on mobility. The #cfp is still open! We’re looking forward to seeing y’all in Aberystwyth in June! #earlymodern #History.
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Parution : Mónica Bolufer, Laura Guinot-Ferri, and Carolina Blutrach (eds.) : Gender and Cultural Mediation in the Long Eighteenth Century: Women across Borders (en open access : link.springer.com/book/10.10…)
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📚 Exciting News: "Colonial Ports, Global Trade, and the Roots of the American Revolution (1700-1776)" by @jeremyland25 is now available in open access! Click here to download your free copy: shorturl.at/KTNz1. @Brill_History
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This Friday Nov. 8 at 5 PM: first thematic session of our interdisciplinary seminar ‘The Politics of the Sociable Self (1650-1850)’ on ‘Sociability and Animality’ @UnivRennes_2 with Silvia Sebastiani @CRH_ehess and Jane Spencer @UniofExeter Details on gis-sociabilites.org/gis-int…
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It’s today at 6 pm in Paris and via Zoom! You can still register to attend @museecognacqjay @GISociabilites
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Next week on September 26 at 6 PM (Paris), join us for the last talk of our cycle « Luxe et sociabilité au siècle des Lumières » @museecognacqjay Our guest speaker is Angela McShane (Warwick). Also via Zoom. All details at: gis-sociabilites.org/gis-tal…
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Save the date: On July 12 in Pisa, "La costruzione delle reti europee nel ‘lungo’ Settecento: figure della diplomazia e comunicazione letteraria" #twitterstorians
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JOB - ATER 2ème vague - Le département d'études anglophones de l'Université d'Angers recrute un ATER de 11 mois en littérature et traduction, début de contrat au 01/10/2024. Laboratoire : 3.LAM. Candidature ouverte sur Galaxie du 18/07 au 16/08. Come work with us! :-)
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Le CREA souhaite la bienvenue à Marion Leclair, élue maîtresse de conférences en littérature britannique du long 18e siècle @UParisNanterre. Elle est l'autrice d'une thèse intitulée "Poétique et politique du roman radical en Angleterre, 1782-1805".
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Le CREA souhaite la bienvenue à Xavier Giudicelli, élu professeur en littérature britannique du long 19e siècle et intermédialité @UParisNanterre. Il travaille sur Oscar Wilde, l'illustration du texte littéraire et les réécritures contemporaines de la littérature du 19e siècle.
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Congratulations to @flannerm for an Excellence in #Botany award from @CBHLTweets for her wonderful #monograph - IN THE #HERBARIUM yalebooks.co.uk/book/9780300… @KewScience @Kew_LAA @RHGeoHumanities
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Scotland and America Revisited! @OIEAHC
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Today @laBnF Richelieu (Paris): One-Day Conference “Les voyageurs européens et les lointains, perception(s), confrontation(s), représentation(s). 1600-1840” Attend via Zoom: QR code with link on poster. gis-sociabilites.org/one-day…
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séminaire pôle 2 @crewparis3 Lieux et dynamiques de sociabilités dans le Monde anglophone Dr Laia ANGUIX-VILCHES @Radboud_Uni "Gender, museums and sociability: networking strategies of pioneering women curators in early 20th-century Britain" mardi 25 juin 2024 - 16-18h hybride
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