M'Hamed Oualdi • European University Institute

Biography

Chair in European History, 19th and early 20th centuries

M’hamed Oualdi is a historian of Europe and North Africa in the world in the long 19th century. Prior to joining the EUI, he was full professor at Sciences Po-Paris, assistant ant then associate professor at Princeton University (2013-2019) and maître de conferences at Inalco-Paris (2010-2013). He is currently supervising an ERC research project about the demise of slavery in the Mediterranean from the mid-18th century to the 1930s

Research projects, clusters and working groups

Slave testimonies in the abolition era. European captives, African slaves, and Ottoman servants in 19th century North Africa

Supervisees

Currently second reader for:

Fields of expertise

Europe in the world Global, imperial and colonial history Cultural history Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Global history Early modern history Colonialism 19th century (Nineteenth century) Transnational history Empires Modern history 18th century (Eighteenth century) Critical theory Mediterranean International history Modern Europe Racism History and social theory Gender diversity Ottoman Empire