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
17

“Writing British History in European Contexts: Challenges and Opportunities”

In collaboration with the Modern British History Seminar
roundtable with Sara Caputo (Cambridge) and Julia Moses (Sheffield)
At 5pm in the Castlereagh Room, Fisher Building, St John’s College
Oct
22

The Religious Streetsinger: A Secular European Tradition

David Hopkin (Oxford)
Oct
29

Why Did Putin Attack Ukraine?

Jonathan Haslam (Cambridge)
Nov
12

Revisiting the Early 19th Century: the Revolutions of 1830 and their Radical Imperialism Reconsidered

Beatrice de Graaf (Utrecht)
Nov
19

Constitutions in the Age of Revolutions

a roundtable discussion with Maurizio Isabella & Christopher Clark (Cambridge).
Nov
26

A Political Sound: K-Pop, French Rap, and the Postcolonial Interruption

Paroma Ghose (IfZ Munich)
Dec
3

Bombs and Constitutions: Revolutionary Violence in the Reign of Alexander II

Daniel Beer (Royal Holloway)
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