Category Archives: Oxford University Press

Talk by Kingston University Professor Marisa Linton on Emotions, Terror and Politics in the French Revolution

Posted on April 26, 2021 by historyatkingston

On Tuesday, 27th April, 2021, at 5.00pm CET time, Kingston University History Professor Marisa Linton will be giving an online talk at the Center for the History of Emotions at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Berlin. The … Continue reading →

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Terror! The French Revolution Confronts its Demons

Posted on August 1, 2020 by historyatkingston

Marisa Linton, Professor Emerita in History at Kingston University, has published a new book on the “Terror” in the French Revolution. Entitled Terreur! La Revolution francaise face a ses demons (Paris: Armand Colin, 2020), the book was co-written with Professeur … Continue reading →

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What the French Revolution Means Today

Posted on February 22, 2020 by historyatkingston

Marisa Linton, Professor Emerita at Kingston University in Surrey and an internationally renowned expert on the French Revolution, has recently spearheaded a major online rethinking of ‘What the French Revolution Means Today’. The rethinking takes the form of a virtual … Continue reading →

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Dr. Marisa Linton awarded Professorship by Kingston University

Posted on July 23, 2019 by historyatkingston

Many congratulations are in order: Dr. Marisa Linton, who is part of the History teaching team at Kingston University, has been made a Professor after achieving success in the recent Professorial round held at the institution. Steven Spier, Kingston University’s … Continue reading →

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Dr. Marisa Linton to speak at the ‘Living the French Revolution’ symposium in Australia

Posted on June 23, 2019 by historyatkingston

Dr. Marisa Linton, Associate Professor of History at Kingston University, has been invited to the University of Melbourne this July, where she will speak at a forthcoming international symposium, ‘Living the French Revolution’, in honour of Professor Peter McPhee. The … Continue reading →

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Between Antiquity and Nature: The Gendered Politics of the French Revolution and Wollstonecraft in Norway

Posted on September 16, 2017 by historyatkingston

Dr. Marisa Linton, Associate Professor in History at Kingston University and one of Britain’s leading experts on the French Revolution, recently gave an invited keynote lecture for the meeting of the Norwegian Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies, which was held at … Continue reading →

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Why I’d wear a bonnet rouge for Robespierre

Posted on September 8, 2016 by historyatkingston

In the following Christine Evans-Appleyard reflects on her experiences of being a mature student, studying history, and what she made of the enigmatic figure of Robespierre.  There’s something about an idealistic male leader who carries an air of vulnerability that’s … Continue reading →

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Enlightenment and Revolution: Rethinking the Debate

Posted on May 10, 2016 by historyatkingston

A recent symposium held in Paris on eighteenth century French history included a paper by Kingston University historian Marisa Linton, who is one of Britain’s leading experts on all aspects of the Enlightenment and the key events and personalities of the … Continue reading →

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