About the lecture

In this module, we introduce the Enlightenment as a whole – a period of intense intellectual activity in 18th-Century Europe. In particular, we think about why the Enlightenment happened when it did, its principle goals and central doctrines.

About the lecturer

Anna studied Economics and English at the Ecole Normale Supérieure and the Université de la Sorbonne. She moved to the UK for her postgraduate studies and completed an MPhil in Political Thought and Intellectual History (2007) and a PhD (2011) in History at Trinity College, University of Cambridge.

Between 2010 and 2015, she was a Junior Research Fellow in Modern History at Christ Church, University of Oxford. She joined the OU as a Lecturer in History in February 2015.