CfP: Emancipation in Early Modern England
This issue will examine theories and practices of emancipation in early modern England, as well as the parallels and transpositions that can be made with our experience in the 21st century in the domestic, educational, socio-economic, political, and religious spheres. We will therefore ask the following questions: emancipation from what or from whom, why, and how? Several areas of focus may be addressed, including:
CfP: From America to France: Beaumarchais and the experience of Revolution (English and French)
In 2026, as the United States celebrates 250 years of independence and takes an increasing aggressive stance toward Europe, the Museum of the French Revolution – Domaine de Vizille and the LUHCIE laboratory at Grenoble Alpes University are organizing an international symposium aimed at rethinking the revolutionary origins of Franco-American relations through the figure and writings of Pierre Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais (1732-1799).