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New Books in French Studies

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Showing the political importance of play in postwar French literature In postwar France, authors approached writing ludically, placing rules and conditions on language and on the context of composition itself. They eliminated "e's" and feminized text... more

“A lot of things become possible when [the nation state] is not the only framework,” Melissa Byrnes reminds us in this deeply intimate local history of North African migrants in France. In this conversation about her new book, Making Space: Neighbors... more

Despite increasingly hardened visions of racial difference in colonial governance in French Africa after World War I, interracial sexual relationships persisted, resulting in the births of thousands of children. These children, mostly born to African... more

What good is aesthetics in a time of ecological crisis? Toward a Premodern Posthumanism: Anarchic Ontologies of Earthly Life in Early Modern France (Northwestern UP, 2025) shows that philosophical aesthetics contains unheeded potentialities for chall... more

Feminism's Empire (Cornell UP, 2022) investigates the complex relationships between imperialisms and feminisms in the late nineteenth century and demonstrates the challenge of conceptualizing "pro-imperialist" and "anti-imperialist" as binary positio... more

As she taught university-level courses on modern French history, Darcie Fontaine felt like she could not find a textbook that provided an up-to-date narrative about the ways in which France has been involved in and influenced by the rest of the world... more

Thinking of the French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre, it is hard to think of him without imagining him in very particular contexts. One will likely imagine him in a Parisian cafe working through a pack of cigarettes and coffee, working on his latest p... more

Law in a Culture of Theology: The Use of Canon Law by Parisian Theologians, ca. 1120-ca. 1220 (Routledge, 2025) considers the study of law within its intellectual environment. It demonstrates that theologians associated with the schools of Paris in t... more

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Assistant Professor in the Department of Romance Studies at Cornell University, and author of the book being discussed.
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Episode: Chad Augustine Córdova, "Toward a Premodern Posthumanism: Anarchic Ontologies of Earthly Life in Early Modern France" (Northwestern UP, 2025)
Mary Edwards
Philosophy lecturer at Cardiff University
Cardiff University
Episode: Mary Edwards, "Sartre’s Existential Psychoanalysis: Knowing Others" (Bloomsbury, 2022)
Dr. Sarah Griswold
European historian specializing in the 20th century and modern France
Cornell University Press
Episode: Sarah Griswold, "Resurrecting the Past: France's Forgotten Heritage Mandate" (Cornell UP, 2025)
Kathryn Robson
Reader in French at Newcastle University and the author of works including 'I Suffer, Therefore I Am' and 'Writing Wounds'.
Newcastle University
Episode: Kathryn Robson, "Beyond the Happy Ending: Imagining Happiness in Contemporary French Women's Writing and Film" (Liverpool UP, 2025)
Maurice Samuels
The Betty Jane Anlyan Professor of French and Director of the Yale Program for the Study of Antisemitism at Yale University.
Yale University
Episode: Maurice Samuels, "Alfred Dreyfus: The Man at the Center of the Affair" (Yale UP, 2024)
Professor William Doyle
Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Bristol and leading historian on the French Revolution.
University of Bristol
Episode: William Doyle, "Napoleon at Peace: How to End a Revolution" (Reaktion Books, 2022)
Dr. Gianna Englert
Associate professor at Hamilton Center for Classical and Civic Education at the University of Florida
University of Florida
Episode: Gianna Englert, "Democracy Tamed: French Liberalism and the Politics of Suffrage" (Oxford UP, 2024)
Daniel J. Sherman
Leinberger Distinguished Professor of Art History and History at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Episode: Daniel J. Sherman, "Sensations: French Archaeology Between Science and Spectacle, 1890-1940" (U Chicago Press, 2025)
Miranda Spieler
Professor of History and Politics at the American University of Paris, author of 'Slaves in Paris: Hidden Lives and Fugitive Histories'
American University of Paris
Episode: Miranda Spieler, "Slaves in Paris: Hidden Lives and Fugitive Histories" (Harvard UP, 2025)

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Carolyn J. Eichner, "Feminism's Empire" (Cornell UP, 2022)
Q: Could you quickly introduce the five women that you profile in the book?
Dr. Eichner provides insights into the backgrounds and contributions of feminists like Louise Michel, Paul Mink, and Hubertine Auclair, highlighting their diverse approaches to feminism and imperialism.
Carolyn J. Eichner, "Feminism's Empire" (Cornell UP, 2022)
Q: Could you give us a quick sort of definition or sense of how you conceive of women's history and maybe say a few words about how you use gender as an analytical tool?
Dr. Eichner states that gender is a fundamental analytical tool for understanding everything, particularly power, which is integral to history and other social sciences.
Carolyn J. Eichner, "Feminism's Empire" (Cornell UP, 2022)
Q: Would you please tell us a bit about yourself?
Dr. Eichner shares her journey from a finance degree to French history and feminist studies, highlighting her discoveries during her time at Northern Illinois University and UCLA.
Chad Augustine Córdova, "Toward a Premodern Posthumanism: Anarchic Ontologies of Earthly Life in Early Modern France" (Northwestern UP, 2025)
Q: Could you explain a little bit about the natural historical sublime concept relating to Diderot?
Diderot's notion counters Kant's conception of the sublime, positing nature as an endless force that resists human mastery, emphasizing transformation over representation.
Chad Augustine Córdova, "Toward a Premodern Posthumanism: Anarchic Ontologies of Earthly Life in Early Modern France" (Northwestern UP, 2025)
Q: Could you talk a little bit about how Nietzsche attempts to reinvest the beautiful with the erotic or the embodied?
Nietzsche critiques Kant's notion of disinterest in aesthetics, finding beauty intertwined with desire and lived experience rather than just a psychological subjectivity.

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