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History December 31, 2019

Public City/Public Sex

Homosexuality, Prostitution, and Urban Culture in Nineteenth-Century Paris

Andrew Israel Ross

Hosted by Beth Mauldin
In his provocative new book, Public City/Public Sex: Homosexuality, Prostitution, and Urban Culture in Nineteenth-Century Paris (Temple University Press, 2019), Dr. Andrew Israel Ross maps out the intersection between histories …
Architecture August 22, 2019

The Caesar of Paris

Napoleon Bonaparte, Rome, and the Artistic Obsession That Shaped An Empire

Susan Jaques

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In her book, The Caesar of Paris: Napoleon Bonaparte, Rome, and the Artistic Obsession That Shaped An Empire (Pegasus Books, 2018), Susan Jaques offers up a richly detailed and researched …
European Studies August 15, 2019

Daughters of 1968

Redefining French Feminism and the Women’s Liberation Movement

Lisa Greenwald

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May ’68 marked a watershed moment in French society, culture, and political life. The feminist movement was no exception. Women took to the streets and meeting halls around the country …
Architecture August 7, 2019

Making Space for the Dead

Catacombs, Cemeteries, and the Reimagining of Paris, 1780-1830

Erin-Marie Legacey

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In Making Space for the Dead: Catacombs, Cemeteries, and the Reimagining of Paris, 1780-1830 (Cornell University Press, 2019), Dr. Erin-Marie Legacey, Assistant Professor of History at Texas Tech University, explores …
Food March 25, 2019

A Bite-Sized History of France

Gastronomic Tales of Revolution, War, and Enlightenment

Stéphane Henaut and Jeni Mitchell

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From the cassoulet that won a war to the crêpe that doomed Napoleon, from the rebellions sparked by bread and salt to the new cuisines forged by empire, the history …
Literary Studies March 14, 2019

Generation Stalin

French Writers, the Fatherland, and the Cult of Personality

Andrew Sobanet

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In his 1924 biography of Mahatma Gandhi, writer Romain Rolland embraced the Gandhian philosophy of non-violence and decried the “dictators of Moscow” and the “idolatrous ideology of the Revolution.” Seven …
European Studies September 5, 2018

Robespierre and the Festival of the Supreme Being

The Search for a Republican Morality

Jonathan Smyth

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In his speech delivered to the National Convention on 18 Floréal (May 7, 1794), Maximilien Robespierre shocked his listeners as he attacked the proponents of atheism and dechristianization in the …
Architecture August 22, 2018

Planning the Greenspaces of Nineteenth-Century Paris

Richard S. Hopkins

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Beginning in the mid-1800s, Paris experienced an unprecedented growth in the development of parks, squares, and gardens. This greenspace was part of Napoleon III’s plan for a new, modern Paris …