Welcome

The Transitions to Modernity Colloquium is a broadly interdisciplinary forum to explore the nature and causes of the transition to modernity. We encourage participants and papers from history, economics, sociology, literature, political science, philosophy, and related disciplines. The colloquium meets on alternate Mondays to discuss a precirculated paper. Each session is introduced by a graduate student discussant from a discipline other than that of the presenter. All Yale faculty, graduate students and visitors are welcome to participate.

All papers are available for download on this website approximately two weeks before each meeting.

 

We are pleased to announce an exciting partnership with the Écoles des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS) in Paris. The association will be based on parallel Transitions to Modernity colloquia, and include regular virtual respondents to papers presented at each institution, an exchange of faculty visitors, and a yearly conference for participants alternating between Paris and New Haven.

 

For further information, please contact Prof. Steven Pincus or Prof. Julia Adams
Transitions to Modernity Colloquium, Yale University, New Haven, CT