The Society for French Historical Studies

71st Annual Conference / 71ème Conférence annuelle

Liberties/Libertés

Philadelphia, PA

Black and white photographs of Philadelphia's City Hall and Paris's Hôtel de Ville, which share common architectural characteristics.

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

Thursday, March 5

Opening receptions

4:15-5:15pm: Graduate Student Reception, sponsored by the University of Pennsylvania Department of History and Department of Francophone, Italian, and Germanic Studies

5:15-6:45pm: Welcome Reception

Friday, March 6

11:45am-1pm: Business lunch + awards

5-7:30pm: Plenary and reception, François Furstenberg (Johns Hopkins University) and Ashli White (University of Miami) in conversation

Saturday, March 7

11:45am-1:15pm: Plenary and lunch, Jennifer Johnson (Brown University)

8:45-10:45pm: Critical Karaoke

Sunday, March 8

Times vary: Museum and library tours and visits offered exclusively to our membership


CONFERENCE REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!

  • All participants must register for the conference / Tous les participants à la conférence devront payer les frais de conférence.

  • All presenters must also be 2026 members of the SFHS, which can be renewed here through Duke University Press / Tous les participants à la conférence doivent devenir membres (2026) de la SFHS