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History Seminar

Chairs

Alison Frank Johnson
Alison Frank Johnson
Professor of History, Harvard University; Chair, Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures, Harvard University; Resident Faculty & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Maya Jasanoff
Maya Jasanoff
X.D. and Nancy Yang Professor of Arts and Sciences and Coolidge Professor of History, Harvard University; Resident Faculty & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Mary D. Lewis
Mary D. Lewis
Robert Walton Goelet Professor of French History, Harvard University; Resident Faculty & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
David Spreen
David Spreen
Assistant Professor of History, Harvard University; Resident Faculty and Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; Faculty Associate, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University
 

This History Seminar showcases the most exciting work in the field of modern European history. Deliberately broad in scope, the presentations cut across traditional geographic and methodological boundaries. They combine polished papers and “work in progress” and feature scholars in all career stages.

Seminar Events Calendar

How the Algerian War Made Modern Counterinsurgency History Seminar — How the Algerian War Made Modern Counterinsurgency
April 7, 2025
4:30pm - 5:45pm
  • Terrence Peterson – Associate Professor of History, Florida International University
  • Brooke Durham – Assistant Professor of History, Boston University
  • Chair Mary D. Lewis – Robert Walton Goelet Professor of French History, Harvard University; Resident Faculty & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
The Solidarity Economy: Non-profits and the Making of Neoliberalism after Empire History Seminar — The Solidarity Economy: Non-profits and the Making of Neoliberalism after Empire
March 25, 2025
4:30pm - 6:00pm
  • Tehila Sasson – Associate Professor of Modern History, University of Oxford
  • Chair Maya Jasanoff – X.D. and Nancy Yang Professor of Arts and Sciences and Coolidge Professor of History, Harvard University; Resident Faculty & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
The Legal Work of the Ottoman Empire: Taming Autonomy through Law History Seminar — The Legal Work of the Ottoman Empire: Taming Autonomy through Law
October 30, 2024
4:00pm - 5:15pm
  • Aimee Genell – Assistant Professor of International History, Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies, Boston University
  • Chair Alison Frank Johnson – Professor of History, Harvard University; Chair, Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures, Harvard University; Resident Faculty & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
May Ayim Near and Far: A Conversation History Seminar — May Ayim Near and Far: A Conversation
March 20, 2024
4:00pm - 5:15pm
  • Tiffany N. Florvil – Joy Foundation Fellow, Harvard Radcliffe Institute; Associate Professor of History, University of New Mexico
  • Chair David Spreen – Assistant Professor of History, Harvard University; Resident Faculty and Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; Faculty Associate, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University
Geoff Dyer in Conversation with Maya Jasanoff Mahindra Humanities Center & History Seminar — Geoff Dyer in Conversation with Maya Jasanoff
November 14, 2023
6:00pm - 7:30pm
  • Geoff Dyer – Author
  • Chair Maya Jasanoff – X.D. and Nancy Yang Professor of Arts and Sciences and Coolidge Professor of History, Harvard University; Resident Faculty & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Bystander Society: Conformity and Complicity in Nazi Germany and the Holocaust History Seminar — Bystander Society: Conformity and Complicity in Nazi Germany and the Holocaust
November 1, 2023
4:30pm - 6:00pm
  • Mary Fulbrook – Professor of German History, University College London
  • Chair David Spreen – Assistant Professor of History, Harvard University; Resident Faculty and Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; Faculty Associate, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University
Empire, Incorporated: The Corporations That Built British Colonialism History Seminar — Empire, Incorporated: The Corporations That Built British Colonialism
September 27, 2023
4:30pm - 6:30pm
  • Philip Stern – Associate Professor of History, Duke University
  • Chair Maya Jasanoff – X.D. and Nancy Yang Professor of Arts and Sciences and Coolidge Professor of History, Harvard University; Resident Faculty & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Nadifa Mohamed in Conversation with Maya Jasanoff Mahindra Humanities Center Writers Speak Series & History Seminar — Nadifa Mohamed in Conversation with Maya Jasanoff
April 11, 2023
6:00pm - 7:30pm
  • Nadifa Mohamed – Author
  • Chair Maya Jasanoff – X.D. and Nancy Yang Professor of Arts and Sciences and Coolidge Professor of History, Harvard University; Resident Faculty & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Uncommon Wealth: Britain and the Aftermath of Empire History Seminar — Uncommon Wealth: Britain and the Aftermath of Empire
April 6, 2023
4:30pm - 5:45pm
  • Kojo Koram – Senior Lecturer, Department of Law, Birkbeck University of London
  • Jamie Martin – Assistant Professor of History and of Social Studies, Department of History, Harvard University
  • Chair Mary D. Lewis – Robert Walton Goelet Professor of French History, Harvard University; Resident Faculty & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
The Seventh Member State: Algeria, France, and the European Community History Seminar — The Seventh Member State: Algeria, France, and the European Community
November 15, 2022
4:30pm - 5:45pm
  • Megan Brown – Assistant Professor, Swarthmore College
  • Chair Mary D. Lewis – Robert Walton Goelet Professor of French History, Harvard University; Resident Faculty & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Capitalism in Chaos: A Conversation with Máté Rigó History Seminar — Capitalism in Chaos: A Conversation with Máté Rigó
October 19, 2022
4:30pm - 5:45pm
  • Máté Rigó – Assistant Professor of History, Brandeis University
  • Chair David Spreen – Assistant Professor of History, Harvard University; Resident Faculty and Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; Faculty Associate, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University
Citizens After Empire: Balkan Muslims and the Making of Modern Europe The History Seminar — Citizens After Empire: Balkan Muslims and the Making of Modern Europe
March 4, 2020
4:30pm - 6:00pm
  • Emily Greble – Associate Professor of History & Associate Professor of German, Russian and East European Studies, Vanderbilt University
  • Chair Alison Frank Johnson – Professor of History, Harvard University; Chair, Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures, Harvard University; Resident Faculty & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University and Maya Jasanoff – X.D. and Nancy Yang Professor of Arts and Sciences and Coolidge Professor of History, Harvard University; Resident Faculty & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University and Mary D. Lewis – Robert Walton Goelet Professor of French History, Harvard University; Resident Faculty & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Nazism: A Dark Comedy in Liechtenstein The History Seminar — Nazism: A Dark Comedy in Liechtenstein
November 6, 2019
4:30pm - 6:00pm
  • Edith Sheffer – Senior Fellow, Institute of European Studies, The University of California, Berkeley
  • Chair Maya Jasanoff – X.D. and Nancy Yang Professor of Arts and Sciences and Coolidge Professor of History, Harvard University; Resident Faculty & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University and Alison Frank Johnson – Professor of History, Harvard University; Chair, Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures, Harvard University; Resident Faculty & Seminar Chair, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University and Mary D. Lewis – Robert Walton Goelet Professor of French History, Harvard University; CES Resident Faculty and Seminar Co-chair, Harvard University
American Liberalism in France: The French Reception of Rawls, 1971-2010 Harvard Colloquium for Intellectual History — American Liberalism in France: The French Reception of Rawls, 1971-2010
October 30, 2019
4:30pm - 6:00pm
  • Mathieu Hauchecorne – Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Paris 8
  • Chair David Armitage – Lloyd C. Blankfein Professor of History & CES Faculty Associate & Seminar Co-chair, Harvard University
Gurus, Women, and Yoga: The Spiritual World of Hindu Universalism The History Seminar — Gurus, Women, and Yoga: The Spiritual World of Hindu Universalism
September 23, 2019
5:30pm - 7:00pm
  • Ruth Harris – Professor of Modern European History, University of Oxford
Outpost of the French Empire: Caribbean Connections and Racial Slavery in French New Orleans The History Seminar — Outpost of the French Empire: Caribbean Connections and Racial Slavery in French New Orleans
September 10, 2019
4:30pm - 6:00pm
  • Cécile Vidal – Professor of Atlantic World History, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS)
  • Chair Mary D. Lewis – Robert Walton Goelet Professor of French History, CES Resident Faculty & Seminar Co-chair, Harvard University and Alison Frank Johnson – Professor of History and CES Resident Faculty & Seminar Co-chair, Harvard University and Maya Jasanoff – Coolidge Professor of History and CES Resident Faculty & Seminar Co-chair, Harvard University
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