French Presse: New Books on French and Francophone History. Bring your own coffee!

This virtual series of hour-long book talks typically feature an author with a relatively new publication in French and/or Francophone history (publication date of current or previous year) and an interviewer familiar with the subject matter. A moderator handles Zoom entry and takes additional questions from the audience.

We actively seek proposals for pairs of authors-interviewers that would include the title and publication information of the book, short CVs, and a list of potential themes for discussion.

We are committed to creating a welcoming, antiracist, and diverse series that embodies our Society’s anti-discriminatory mission of inclusiveness, political education, and equitable empowerment.

French Presse 2021

French Presse 2022

French Presse 2023

French Presse 2024

Sunday, January 21, 2024 at 3 PM EST

Emily Marker and Todd Shepard will discuss Marker’s prize-winning book, Black France, White Europe: Youth, Race, and Belonging in the Postwar Era.

Sunday, March 3, 2024 at 3 PM EST

Graduate Student Showcase Edition (in conjunction with Hofstra 2024)

Moderated by Alyssa Goldstein Sepinwall, Professor and Director of Graduate Studies of the History Department at California State University, San Marcos

Sunday, May 5, 2024

Yan Slobodkin in conversation with Madeline Woker on Yan’s book The Starving Empire: A History of Famine in France’s Colonies (Cornell University Press, 2023).