Robert Ivermee
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Robert Ivermee
@robertivermee.bsky.social
Associate Professor (MCF) @sciencespo-grenoble.fr‬. British and French imperialism. South Asia. Global and environmental history. Author of Hooghly and Glorious Failure @hurstpublishers.bsky.social @oxfordacademic.bsky.social HarperCollins India 📚
Delighted to announce that I've just joined @sciencespo-grenoble.fr as Associate Professor (MCF) in History. This year's teaching:
- Colonialism in Perspective
- Indigenous Peoples and Decolonisation
- The Postcolonial Anglophone World
- History of Modern India
- The Climate Crisis: Global Responses
September 2, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Glorious Failure is out now! @hurstpublishers.bsky.social
www.hurstpublishers.com/book/gloriou...
'a pacy, perceptive history' — @pratinavanil.bsky.social
'a compelling and accessible read' — @davidveevers.bsky.social
'a dazzling triumph’ — @drshashitharoor.bsky.social
Other comments welcome!
July 21, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Jean-Baptiste Colbert, who launched the first French East India Company in 1664. I happen to be in his hometown, Reims, today. #GloriousFailure is published on Thursday! @hurstpublishers.bsky.social
June 24, 2025 at 12:19 PM
En route for the @saesfrance.org congress in Toulouse. Train 3/3, a fitting bit of #slowtravel before Friday’s panel on environmental transition
June 4, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Two weeks without teaching now but a lot of reading to do for new project 🤓📚 @amitav.bsky.social
February 13, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Coming soon, just what exactly did the French get up to in eighteenth century India? Short answer: no good. #GloriousFailure: The Forgotten History of French Imperialism in India
hurstpublishers.com/book/gloriou...
@hurstpublishers.bsky.social
October 17, 2024 at 3:41 PM