Damiano Bardelli
@damianobardelli.bsky.social
postdoc @crh.ehess.fr · intellectual history of the Enlightenment and beyond · work & poverty · sociability & cosmopolitanism · Switzerland<>Europe
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Call for Papers!
A social question before the Social Question – Addressing poverty in the long eighteenth century
Deadline 31 December 2025
voltaire.ox.ac.uk/news-item/ca...
A social question before the Social Question – Addressing poverty in the long eighteenth century
Deadline 31 December 2025
voltaire.ox.ac.uk/news-item/ca...
Call for Papers: A social question before the Social Question - Addressing poverty in the long eighteenth century
University of Oxford 22-23 October 2026 A pdf file of this call can be found here. Precariousness and hardships were inescapable features of the life of the lower orders in early modern European…
voltaire.ox.ac.uk
Do you work on the intellectual history of the long 18th century?
Have you an interest in subjects relating to poverty and inequalities?
Then you should definitely answer this call!
For more info, you can dm me ✉️
Have you an interest in subjects relating to poverty and inequalities?
Then you should definitely answer this call!
For more info, you can dm me ✉️
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Retour sur origines, et sous quelques arpents de neige❄️ Mercis Brian Cowan and Valérie Capdeville for gathering us in resplendent sociability at @mcgillu to work through our upcoming Oxford Handbook on the #Enlightenment and why it matters in our brave new world✨
November 13, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Retour sur origines, et sous quelques arpents de neige❄️ Mercis Brian Cowan and Valérie Capdeville for gathering us in resplendent sociability at @mcgillu to work through our upcoming Oxford Handbook on the #Enlightenment and why it matters in our brave new world✨
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📅 Reminder: The call for papers for the @impresso.bsky.social "Radio and Newspapers" conference closes next Monday, November 10. We look forward to reading your proposals and welcoming you to Lausanne (@unil.bsky.social)!
CFP in English and French: impresso.github.io/radio-and-ne...
CFP in English and French: impresso.github.io/radio-and-ne...
Homepage | Radio and Newspapers Conference 2026
Radio and Newspapers: What Intersections for Media History?
impresso.github.io
November 4, 2025 at 10:43 AM
📅 Reminder: The call for papers for the @impresso.bsky.social "Radio and Newspapers" conference closes next Monday, November 10. We look forward to reading your proposals and welcoming you to Lausanne (@unil.bsky.social)!
CFP in English and French: impresso.github.io/radio-and-ne...
CFP in English and French: impresso.github.io/radio-and-ne...
So excited to be at @princeton.edu to present my book project on Switzerland and poverty!
If you are on campus and have a couple of hours to spare, drop in for the session of the Eighteenth Century Seminar in Dickinson Hall 211.
history.princeton.edu/news-events/...
If you are on campus and have a couple of hours to spare, drop in for the session of the Eighteenth Century Seminar in Dickinson Hall 211.
history.princeton.edu/news-events/...
Switzerland and Poverty: Looking for the Enlightenment Origins of the Social Question
The willingness to put an end to poverty is usually considered a novelty of the 19th century, but it was actually a major Enlightenment theme. This new project aims to investigate the continuities and...
history.princeton.edu
October 28, 2025 at 7:40 PM
So excited to be at @princeton.edu to present my book project on Switzerland and poverty!
If you are on campus and have a couple of hours to spare, drop in for the session of the Eighteenth Century Seminar in Dickinson Hall 211.
history.princeton.edu/news-events/...
If you are on campus and have a couple of hours to spare, drop in for the session of the Eighteenth Century Seminar in Dickinson Hall 211.
history.princeton.edu/news-events/...
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The Southern History Society is holding a conference at Winchest on 18 October, on 'Poverty and the Parish'. It looks great. Registration is here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/poverty-an...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/poverty-an...
Poverty and the Parish - Southern History Society
Join us for a deep dive into the impact of poverty on Southern history at Poverty and the Parish - Southern History Society!
www.eventbrite.co.uk
October 10, 2025 at 9:32 AM
The Southern History Society is holding a conference at Winchest on 18 October, on 'Poverty and the Parish'. It looks great. Registration is here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/poverty-an...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/poverty-an...
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How universalist was Enlightenment thought? In our 2025 Besterman Lecture, Antoine Lilti (Collège de France) discusses 'The three languages of universalism: thinking globally in the Enlightenment’. Thursday 13 Nov, 5pm @magdalenoxford.bsky.social:
voltaire.ox.ac.uk/event/bester...
voltaire.ox.ac.uk/event/bester...
October 8, 2025 at 9:31 AM
How universalist was Enlightenment thought? In our 2025 Besterman Lecture, Antoine Lilti (Collège de France) discusses 'The three languages of universalism: thinking globally in the Enlightenment’. Thursday 13 Nov, 5pm @magdalenoxford.bsky.social:
voltaire.ox.ac.uk/event/bester...
voltaire.ox.ac.uk/event/bester...
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New to the series | Mexican Jesuits write the history of the Americas by Luis Ramos. Find out more, and purchase directly for 20% off RRP: bit.ly/MexicanJesuits #EighteenthCentury 📖 @voltaire.ox.ac.uk
September 11, 2025 at 1:03 PM
New to the series | Mexican Jesuits write the history of the Americas by Luis Ramos. Find out more, and purchase directly for 20% off RRP: bit.ly/MexicanJesuits #EighteenthCentury 📖 @voltaire.ox.ac.uk
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Please join us tomorrow (September 22nd) at 6:30 pm BST for a British Museum Member's lecture featuring Dr. Ian Stewart discussing his new book, The Celts: A Modern History.
This online event is free for members. Learn more here: www.britishmuseum.org/events/membe...
This online event is free for members. Learn more here: www.britishmuseum.org/events/membe...
September 21, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Please join us tomorrow (September 22nd) at 6:30 pm BST for a British Museum Member's lecture featuring Dr. Ian Stewart discussing his new book, The Celts: A Modern History.
This online event is free for members. Learn more here: www.britishmuseum.org/events/membe...
This online event is free for members. Learn more here: www.britishmuseum.org/events/membe...
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A real, honest to goodness, entry-level, permanent, academic job in Economic History! #Economic #history #ecr #academic
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOT480/a...
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOT480/a...
Assistant Professor at London School of Economics and Political Science
An opportunity for an academic position as a Assistant Professor is available, as advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Apply now and explore other academic job openings.
www.jobs.ac.uk
September 20, 2025 at 6:54 AM
A real, honest to goodness, entry-level, permanent, academic job in Economic History! #Economic #history #ecr #academic
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOT480/a...
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOT480/a...
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Imprimé !
Le numéro double bientôt disponible en librairie 📖
Le numéro double bientôt disponible en librairie 📖
September 19, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Imprimé !
Le numéro double bientôt disponible en librairie 📖
Le numéro double bientôt disponible en librairie 📖
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Call for Papers!
A social question before the Social Question – Addressing poverty in the long eighteenth century
Deadline 31 December 2025
voltaire.ox.ac.uk/news-item/ca...
A social question before the Social Question – Addressing poverty in the long eighteenth century
Deadline 31 December 2025
voltaire.ox.ac.uk/news-item/ca...
Call for Papers: A social question before the Social Question - Addressing poverty in the long eighteenth century
University of Oxford 22-23 October 2026 A pdf file of this call can be found here. Precariousness and hardships were inescapable features of the life of the lower orders in early modern European…
voltaire.ox.ac.uk
September 9, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Call for Papers!
A social question before the Social Question – Addressing poverty in the long eighteenth century
Deadline 31 December 2025
voltaire.ox.ac.uk/news-item/ca...
A social question before the Social Question – Addressing poverty in the long eighteenth century
Deadline 31 December 2025
voltaire.ox.ac.uk/news-item/ca...
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📞AAC 📍A social question before the Social Question: Addressing poverty in the long eighteenth century📍
📅Deadline 31.12.25
👤 Damiano Bardelli #UniversityofOxford @ehess.fr @crh.ehess.fr Voltaire Foundation visiting fellow
👛 @voltaire.ox.ac.uk, the Swiss National Science Foundation
▶️ bit.ly/46dBGlf
📅Deadline 31.12.25
👤 Damiano Bardelli #UniversityofOxford @ehess.fr @crh.ehess.fr Voltaire Foundation visiting fellow
👛 @voltaire.ox.ac.uk, the Swiss National Science Foundation
▶️ bit.ly/46dBGlf
September 10, 2025 at 6:12 PM
📞AAC 📍A social question before the Social Question: Addressing poverty in the long eighteenth century📍
📅Deadline 31.12.25
👤 Damiano Bardelli #UniversityofOxford @ehess.fr @crh.ehess.fr Voltaire Foundation visiting fellow
👛 @voltaire.ox.ac.uk, the Swiss National Science Foundation
▶️ bit.ly/46dBGlf
📅Deadline 31.12.25
👤 Damiano Bardelli #UniversityofOxford @ehess.fr @crh.ehess.fr Voltaire Foundation visiting fellow
👛 @voltaire.ox.ac.uk, the Swiss National Science Foundation
▶️ bit.ly/46dBGlf
Do you work on the intellectual history of the long 18th century?
Have you an interest in subjects relating to poverty and inequalities?
Then you should definitely answer this call!
For more info, you can dm me ✉️
Have you an interest in subjects relating to poverty and inequalities?
Then you should definitely answer this call!
For more info, you can dm me ✉️
Call for Papers!
A social question before the Social Question – Addressing poverty in the long eighteenth century
Deadline 31 December 2025
voltaire.ox.ac.uk/news-item/ca...
A social question before the Social Question – Addressing poverty in the long eighteenth century
Deadline 31 December 2025
voltaire.ox.ac.uk/news-item/ca...
Call for Papers: A social question before the Social Question - Addressing poverty in the long eighteenth century
University of Oxford 22-23 October 2026 A pdf file of this call can be found here. Precariousness and hardships were inescapable features of the life of the lower orders in early modern European…
voltaire.ox.ac.uk
September 10, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Do you work on the intellectual history of the long 18th century?
Have you an interest in subjects relating to poverty and inequalities?
Then you should definitely answer this call!
For more info, you can dm me ✉️
Have you an interest in subjects relating to poverty and inequalities?
Then you should definitely answer this call!
For more info, you can dm me ✉️
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We are delighted to announce that libraries can now request an early access free trial of Oxford University Voltaire, a new digital scholarly edition from the Voltaire Foundation.
Find out more > bit.ly/oxunivoltaire
@voltaire.ox.ac.uk
Find out more > bit.ly/oxunivoltaire
@voltaire.ox.ac.uk
September 10, 2025 at 10:15 AM
We are delighted to announce that libraries can now request an early access free trial of Oxford University Voltaire, a new digital scholarly edition from the Voltaire Foundation.
Find out more > bit.ly/oxunivoltaire
@voltaire.ox.ac.uk
Find out more > bit.ly/oxunivoltaire
@voltaire.ox.ac.uk
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'Pour une histoire du concept de #domestication (France 1830-1860)'
par Benedetta Piazzesi (@crh.ehess.fr)
Sur un concept au croisement de la #zoologie, de l' #anthropologie, des #utopies et des #empires.
👉 dx.doi.org/10.1017/ahss...
par Benedetta Piazzesi (@crh.ehess.fr)
Sur un concept au croisement de la #zoologie, de l' #anthropologie, des #utopies et des #empires.
👉 dx.doi.org/10.1017/ahss...
September 2, 2025 at 7:59 AM
'Pour une histoire du concept de #domestication (France 1830-1860)'
par Benedetta Piazzesi (@crh.ehess.fr)
Sur un concept au croisement de la #zoologie, de l' #anthropologie, des #utopies et des #empires.
👉 dx.doi.org/10.1017/ahss...
par Benedetta Piazzesi (@crh.ehess.fr)
Sur un concept au croisement de la #zoologie, de l' #anthropologie, des #utopies et des #empires.
👉 dx.doi.org/10.1017/ahss...
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Lancement de la collection "Cette année-là à Paris" le 2 octobre.
Heureux de vous proposer, pour premiers titres, un "1794" inattendu (sur le plus grand accident industriel de l'histoire de France) et un "1840" sur le retour des cendres de Napoléon.
À suivre, 1973, 1694, 1998...
Heureux de vous proposer, pour premiers titres, un "1794" inattendu (sur le plus grand accident industriel de l'histoire de France) et un "1840" sur le retour des cendres de Napoléon.
À suivre, 1973, 1694, 1998...
July 31, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Lancement de la collection "Cette année-là à Paris" le 2 octobre.
Heureux de vous proposer, pour premiers titres, un "1794" inattendu (sur le plus grand accident industriel de l'histoire de France) et un "1840" sur le retour des cendres de Napoléon.
À suivre, 1973, 1694, 1998...
Heureux de vous proposer, pour premiers titres, un "1794" inattendu (sur le plus grand accident industriel de l'histoire de France) et un "1840" sur le retour des cendres de Napoléon.
À suivre, 1973, 1694, 1998...
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🌟Va paraître le 11.03.2025
📕"La Société Littéraire de Lausanne: sociabilité et débats de réforme"
✍️Damiano Bardelli, postdoctorant, @ehess-fr.bsky.social #FNS crh.ehess.fr/index.php?9763
▶️http://crh.ehess.fr/index.php?9990
📕"La Société Littéraire de Lausanne: sociabilité et débats de réforme"
✍️Damiano Bardelli, postdoctorant, @ehess-fr.bsky.social #FNS crh.ehess.fr/index.php?9763
▶️http://crh.ehess.fr/index.php?9990
February 16, 2025 at 9:41 PM
🌟Va paraître le 11.03.2025
📕"La Société Littéraire de Lausanne: sociabilité et débats de réforme"
✍️Damiano Bardelli, postdoctorant, @ehess-fr.bsky.social #FNS crh.ehess.fr/index.php?9763
▶️http://crh.ehess.fr/index.php?9990
📕"La Société Littéraire de Lausanne: sociabilité et débats de réforme"
✍️Damiano Bardelli, postdoctorant, @ehess-fr.bsky.social #FNS crh.ehess.fr/index.php?9763
▶️http://crh.ehess.fr/index.php?9990
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New to the series: 'La Société littéraire de Lausanne' by @damianobardelli.bsky.social is the first book on the Lausanne Literary Society. Purchase directly for 20% off RRP: bit.ly/La-Soci%C3%A... #EighteenthCentury 📖 @voltaire.ox.ac.uk
March 14, 2025 at 12:19 PM
New to the series: 'La Société littéraire de Lausanne' by @damianobardelli.bsky.social is the first book on the Lausanne Literary Society. Purchase directly for 20% off RRP: bit.ly/La-Soci%C3%A... #EighteenthCentury 📖 @voltaire.ox.ac.uk
Less than two weeks to go before the release of my book in the @oxunienl.bsky.social series! It was a great pleasure to finally browse a paper copy after the different rounds of revision on pdf 📖
More info about the book here: www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10....
More info about the book here: www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10....
February 28, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Less than two weeks to go before the release of my book in the @oxunienl.bsky.social series! It was a great pleasure to finally browse a paper copy after the different rounds of revision on pdf 📖
More info about the book here: www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10....
More info about the book here: www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10....
My first book will be out exactly in a month with @livunipress.bsky.social! So excited!
Is it gonna be any good? Well, they say to never judge a book by its cover... but that's all I have for you today ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
For more details 👉 www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10....
Is it gonna be any good? Well, they say to never judge a book by its cover... but that's all I have for you today ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
For more details 👉 www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10....
February 11, 2025 at 7:55 PM
My first book will be out exactly in a month with @livunipress.bsky.social! So excited!
Is it gonna be any good? Well, they say to never judge a book by its cover... but that's all I have for you today ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
For more details 👉 www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10....
Is it gonna be any good? Well, they say to never judge a book by its cover... but that's all I have for you today ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
For more details 👉 www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10....
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“In centuries past the very rich were tolerated with suspicion, because their wealth could be deployed – during a plague, a war or a financial crisis – to stabilise society. The modern super-rich are different…”
www.newstatesman.com/internationa...
@guidoalfani.bsky.social
www.newstatesman.com/internationa...
@guidoalfani.bsky.social
February 5, 2025 at 3:33 PM
“In centuries past the very rich were tolerated with suspicion, because their wealth could be deployed – during a plague, a war or a financial crisis – to stabilise society. The modern super-rich are different…”
www.newstatesman.com/internationa...
@guidoalfani.bsky.social
www.newstatesman.com/internationa...
@guidoalfani.bsky.social
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The Enlightenment in history and polemics: John Robertson, Caroline Warman and Jacob Chatterjee discuss J.C.D. Clark‘s new book, with the author, at our Enlightenment Workshop on Wed. 12 February, 5pm @magdalenoxford.bsky.social. All welcome! www.voltaire.ox.ac.uk/home/researc...
February 3, 2025 at 12:32 PM
The Enlightenment in history and polemics: John Robertson, Caroline Warman and Jacob Chatterjee discuss J.C.D. Clark‘s new book, with the author, at our Enlightenment Workshop on Wed. 12 February, 5pm @magdalenoxford.bsky.social. All welcome! www.voltaire.ox.ac.uk/home/researc...
If you happen to be in the Bay Area, don't miss my talk on my new project exploring Enlightenment thought on poverty!
When: February 6, 12-1 pm
Where: Stanford, Green Library, Tierney Room
(Don't be scared by the mugshot looking photo, I'm not a criminal.)
events.stanford.edu/event/damian...
When: February 6, 12-1 pm
Where: Stanford, Green Library, Tierney Room
(Don't be scared by the mugshot looking photo, I'm not a criminal.)
events.stanford.edu/event/damian...
January 30, 2025 at 7:59 PM
If you happen to be in the Bay Area, don't miss my talk on my new project exploring Enlightenment thought on poverty!
When: February 6, 12-1 pm
Where: Stanford, Green Library, Tierney Room
(Don't be scared by the mugshot looking photo, I'm not a criminal.)
events.stanford.edu/event/damian...
When: February 6, 12-1 pm
Where: Stanford, Green Library, Tierney Room
(Don't be scared by the mugshot looking photo, I'm not a criminal.)
events.stanford.edu/event/damian...
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Prenons date pour une leçon d’histoire économique au musée national de Prangins
www.chateaudeprangins.ch/fr/evenement...
www.chateaudeprangins.ch/fr/evenement...
Visite guidée - L'économie suisse et son image du 18e siècle à nos jours
Le Château de Prangins donne carte blanche à Dominique Dirlewanger pour une visite inédite de nos expositions décryptant l'économie suisse et son image du 18e siècle à nos jours.
Dominique Dirlewange...
www.chateaudeprangins.ch
January 24, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Prenons date pour une leçon d’histoire économique au musée national de Prangins
www.chateaudeprangins.ch/fr/evenement...
www.chateaudeprangins.ch/fr/evenement...
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📢 Term has started, and so will our #EnlightenmentWorkshop! 📢
Our guests in the 2nd term: Colin Jones, J. C. D. Clark, Tinca Prunea-Bretonnet, Jeanhyoung Soh, and Pauline Kleingeld.
#18C
More information on the website:
www.voltaire.ox.ac.uk/home/researc...
Our guests in the 2nd term: Colin Jones, J. C. D. Clark, Tinca Prunea-Bretonnet, Jeanhyoung Soh, and Pauline Kleingeld.
#18C
More information on the website:
www.voltaire.ox.ac.uk/home/researc...
Enlightenment Workshop
www.voltaire.ox.ac.uk
January 22, 2025 at 11:58 AM
📢 Term has started, and so will our #EnlightenmentWorkshop! 📢
Our guests in the 2nd term: Colin Jones, J. C. D. Clark, Tinca Prunea-Bretonnet, Jeanhyoung Soh, and Pauline Kleingeld.
#18C
More information on the website:
www.voltaire.ox.ac.uk/home/researc...
Our guests in the 2nd term: Colin Jones, J. C. D. Clark, Tinca Prunea-Bretonnet, Jeanhyoung Soh, and Pauline Kleingeld.
#18C
More information on the website:
www.voltaire.ox.ac.uk/home/researc...
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Pleased to see this new piece about my book's relevance to false assumptions about the history of political thought. So many simply assume that the old dead thinkers (beside Rousseau & Marx) embrace inequality as natural & just. That's flat wrong. Thanks to Jack Jeffrey & the @fairness.bsky.social!
Inequality under fire from the right
As Donald Trump takes back the reins of power in the US, we look at how economic inequality is unsettling the ideological boundaries of recent decades
www.faircomment.co.uk
January 21, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Pleased to see this new piece about my book's relevance to false assumptions about the history of political thought. So many simply assume that the old dead thinkers (beside Rousseau & Marx) embrace inequality as natural & just. That's flat wrong. Thanks to Jack Jeffrey & the @fairness.bsky.social!