Lloyd Kramer:
Travel and Changing Identities in 19th-Century France and America
Join the Wellesley College French House in welcoming Lloyd Kramer for his talk titled “Travel and Changing Identities in 19th-Century France and America.” This event will be held on Thursday, October 9th at 5pm in the French House (33 Dover Road, Wellesley, MA) and will be in English. Refreshments will be served beforehand.
Lloyd Kramer is a Professor Emeritus of History and the former Director of Carolina Public Humanities (CPH) at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. His historical work emphasizes the importance of cross-cultural experiences and transnational exchanges. His most recent book, Traveling to Unknown Places: Nineteenth-Century Journeys Toward French and American Selfhood, was published in 2024 by the University of North Carolina Press. Kramer’s earlier historical publications include Threshold of a New World: Intellectuals and the Exile Experience in Paris, 1830-1848 (Cornell University Press, 1988); and Lafayette in Two Worlds: Public Cultures and Personal Identities in an Age of Revolutions (UNC Press, 1996). He believes that historical knowledge and the humanities are essential for a flourishing democratic society.