War, Empire and Slavery c. 1790-1820

The revolutionary and Napoleonic wars are frequently interpreted as a European phenomenon, intertwined with political and cultural nation-building across Europe. Yet they could also be called the first world war, as one which touched every continent of...

The revolutionary and Napoleonic wars are frequently interpreted as a European phenomenon, intertwined with political and cultural nation-building across Europe. Yet they could also be called the first world war, as one which touched every continent of the globe. This conference aims to attract scholars from different disciplinary backgrounds as well as those with specialised knowledge of different geographical areas. Charting the experiences of the men and women engaged in the conflicts requires not only discussion of the conventional sources of military and political history, but critical examination of personal and autobiographical writings and their cultural and imaginative contexts. Plenary speakers include: Christopher Bayly, Linda Colley, Laurent Dubois, Rebecca Earle, Janet Hartley, Geoff Quilley, and James Walvin.

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