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 2022 or 2023) 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.

2023

Sunday, April 2, 2023 at 6 PM EST

            An inside look at publishing articles on French history in (predominantly) Anglo-phone journals! A conversation about nuts-and-bolts issues, from how to submit articles, to the different formats and timetables of our various journals and some special issues in the pipeline. 

-       Jennifer Boittin, incoming Editor, French Colonial History

-       Liz Fink, Editor, French Politics, Culture and Society

-       Christine Haynes, Co-Editor, French Historical Studies

-       Caroline Herbelin, outgoing Editor, French Colonial History

-       Jennifer Ngaire Heuer, Co-Editor, French Historical Studies

-       Roxanne Panchasi, Co-Editor, Journal of the Western Society for French History

Sunday, October 1, 2023 at 3 PM EST

Magda Boutros, Sciences Po, will speak on “From Zyed & Bouna to Nahel: How racialized police violence became a public issue." 

Sunday, November 5, 2023

Hannah Frydman, University of Washington, opens conversation with Sara Black, Christopher Newport, about Sara’s new book, Drugging France: Mind Altering Medicine in the Long Nineteenth Century (McGill Queen’s University Press, 2022).

Sunday, December 10, 2023 at 1 PM EST

Idrissou Mora-Kpai, Filmmaker, and Carina Ray, University of Michigan, will discuss Idrissou’s film “Arlit:  Deuxième Paris.”