To celebrate its 15th anniversary, the Langages, Littératures, Sociétés, Études Transfrontalières et Internationales (LLSETI) laboratory and the History department of theLettres Langues et Sciences Humaines (LLSH)UFR atUniversité Savoie Mont Blanc (USMB) are organizing a round-table discussion with historian Jean Nicolas on Friday March 22, 2019 at 6 pm at the USB presidency in Chambéry.
Round-table discussion moderated by Frédéric Meyer, Professor of Modern History atUniversité Savoie Mont Blanc, with fellow professors Émilie-Anne Pépy, Associate Professor of Modern History, Jean-Yves Champeley, Associate Professor of Modern History, and Sylvain Milbach, Associate Professor of Contemporary History, specializing in the Revolution and the early 19th century.
After a short presentation, Jean Nicolas will talk about his career, before opening the floor to a discussion of his work (its contributions and inspirations) with the teacher-researchers taking part in the round-table. Also in the room will be doctoral students working in modern history or on the First Empire, on themes dear to Jean Nicolas: the intendants in Savoie-Piémont in the 18th century, the notables of the 1st Empire in Savoie, those of the 19th century in Savoie, the Sardinian cadastre of 1728-1738.
About Jean Nicolas
Former Professor of Modern History at the University of Paris VII Diderot, author of a landmark thesis on the evolution of the elite, nobility and bourgeoisie in the 18th century, "La Savoie au XVIIIe siècle, Noblesse et Bourgeoisie", published in 1978 and republished in 2003. This work is the basis for many well-documented articles on Savoie, some of which were republished in 2013 by the Société Savoisienne d'Histoire et d'Archéologie in Chambéry. His books on popular movements throughout France under the Ancien Régime, and on the Revolution in Dauphiné and Savoie, make Jean Nicolas (b. 1928) one of the leading historians of his generation.
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- Free admission
- Contact: Frédéric Meyer, Professor of Modern History at UFR LLSH and researcher at LLSETI
