Next seminar 1 December: Meghan K. Roberts

The seminar will convene on Thursday 1 December 2022 on Zoom at 16:00–17:30 Finnish time (UTC+2, please ask for the Zoom link). Our guest this time is Meghan K. Roberts, associate professor of history at Bowdoin College, who will give a presentation on Shame, Fear, and “Enlightened” Medicine in the French Empire.

Roberts is the author of the acclaimed Sentimental Savants. Philosophical Families in Enlightenment France (The University of Chicago Press, 2016). Her research combines cultural history, the history of science and medicine, and the history of women and gender. For a full presentation, see www.meghankroberts.com.