Modern European History
Seminar or event series
The Modern European History Research seminar is the focal point in Cambridge for graduates and scholars in European history from c. 1750 to the present day. Talks tend to attract audiences of twenty to forty on a regular basis; discussions are lively, and speakers and audience generally enjoy the experience.
Events
Oct
19
Book Discussion: Muslims and the Making of Modern Europe, (Greble, OUP, 2021)
Emily Greble (Vanderbilt University)
Discussant: Alison Frank Johnson (Harvard University)
Online: Zoom
Oct
26
Elitist Philosophy and the Nature of Italian Fascism
Carlo Moll
Venue: Trinity Hall, Bridgetower Room
Nov
3
Book Discussion: The Shaping of French National Identity: Narrating the Nation’s Past, 1715-1830 (D’Auria, CUP, 2020)
Matthew D’Auria (University of East Anglia),
Discussants: Fernanda Gallo (Cambridge) and Ian Stewart (QMUL)
Venue: Trinity Hall, Leslie Stephen Room
Nov
9
Book Discussion: Belonging in the Modern City (Byant, HUP, 2021)
Chad Byant, (Prague)
Discussant: Radka Šustrová (Cambridge)
Venue: Trinity Hall, Bridgetower Room
Nov
16
The Transnational Dictatorship: The German Democratic Republic and the Decolonising World
George Bodie (Cambridge)
Discussant: Sebastian Gehrig (University of Roehampton)
Venue: Trinity Hall, Bridgetower Room
Nov
23
Book Discussion: The Invention of International Order: Remaking Europe after Napoleon (Sluga, Princeton UP, 2021).
Glenda Sluga (European University Institute)
Discussant: Celia Donert (Cambridge)
Online: Zoom
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Term
Michaelmas Term
When
Tuesdays 5.15 - 7.00pm GMT
Where
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