Revolutionary Ideas: A Conversation with Harvard Historian Robert Darnton

Tue Jun 02 2026 at 06:00 pm to 07:30 pm UTC-04:00

French Library / Alliance Française of Boston & Cambridge | Boston

The French Library
Publisher/HostThe French Library
Revolutionary Ideas: A Conversation with Harvard Historian Robert Darnton
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Join Robert Darnton for a conversation on revolutionary ideas, print culture, and political change in the eighteenth century.
About this Event


Join us for a thought-provoking conversation marking the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution, as leading scholar of the Enlightenment and Harvard Emeritus Professor of History Robert Darnton explores the intellectual and cultural forces that shaped the path from Enlightenment thought to American independence.
In dialogue with scholar Flora Amann, Darnton will draw on his groundbreaking work—including The Writer’s Lot and The Revolutionary Temper—to examine how writers, readers, and the circulation of ideas helped transform public opinion and lay the foundations for political change on both sides of the Atlantic.
From underground literature in eighteenth-century Paris to transatlantic networks of exchange, this conversation offers a fresh perspective on the origins of modern democracy.
Our author's talk will be followed by a Q&A session, with book signing and a reception.
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French Library / Alliance Française of Boston & Cambridge, 53 Marlborough Street, Boston, United States

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USD 12.50 to USD 25.00

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