Historian David Hopkin - Hertford College Lecturer

Monday, October 12, is the likely date for this year’s Hertford College Lecture – an annual event bringing a member of the faculty of our sister institution Hertford College, Oxford University, to Hartford. The teaching of this year’s lecturer, David Hopkin, focuses on European and in particular French history from the Enlightenment to the First World War. By training he is an historical anthropologist and by inclination he is a folklorist. His research concentrates on the social and cultural life of rural communities, military and maritime institutions, popular and oral culture. His first book, Soldier and Peasant in French Popular Culture was joint winner of the Royal Historical Society’s Gladstone prize in 2002. In addition to his afternoon lecture, Dr. Hopkin will attend a luncheon hosted by the President’s College. Save the date!