Dr. Christina Carroll explains the ideological underpinnings behind the Second French Empire.

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Dr. Emma Kavanagh reads Olympe de Gouges' 'The Declaration of the Rights of Woman (September 1791),' a classic feminist document and critique of the RIghts of Man and of the Citizen.

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A dramatic reading of one of the most important documents in modern European history.

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Dr. Micah Alpaugh talks about the revolutionary ideas that criss-crossed the Atlantic & overturned the old Atlantic World order.

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Olivier Robichaud returns to talk about how the Old French language came into being.

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Dahlia El Zein talks about how colonial peoples travelled through the French Empire, interacting and changing their world.

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The Vikings descend upon West Francia, first as raiders, then as conquerors.

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Dr. Richard Derderian talks about how Algerians in France maintained and developed their culture during decades of remarkable, violent change.

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Dr. Joan DeJean talks about how climate crisis, the first economic bubble and meltdown and corrupt police forced innocent women into exile in colonial Louisiana and how they overcame incredible odds to survive and even thrive.

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