Lloyd Kramer presents TRAVELING TO UNKNOWN PLACES: Nineteenth-Century Journeys toward French and American Selfhood at Flyleaf Books

Traveling to Unknown Places presents a compelling, incisive analysis of how French and American writers reshaped their personal and collective identities as they traveled in foreign countries after the social upheavals of the eighteenth-century Atlantic revolutions.

Flyleaf will offer seating for up to 70 in-person guests, with priority access given to folks who purchase the book. Please indicate in the comments if you’d like 1-2 seats held for you at the event! Signing line at 5:30pm, talk begins at 6:00pm.

Lloyd Kramer is Professor of History, Emeritus and former Director of Carolina Public Humanities at UNC Chapel Hill. He received his PhD in European History at Cornell University and taught at Stanford and Northwestern Universities before coming to UNCChapel Hill in 1986. His research, writing, and teaching focus on European cultural history, with particular attention to modern France and the processes of transatlantic intellectual exchanges. He has published numerous books and articles. In addition, he received the William F. Little Distinguished Service Award for service and leadership in UNC CH’s College of Arts and Sciences in 2015 and the Institute for the Arts and Humanities’ George H. Johnson Prize for Distinguished Achievement by a Fellow in 2018.