Kenneth Loiselle
Kenneth Loiselle , Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, History
| Education | Subjects Taught | |
|---|---|---|
Ph.D., Yale University |
French Revolution European Enlightenment French Colonialism History of Paris Early Modern and Modern Europe |
Ken Loiselle specializes in the history of eighteenth-century France and its colonies, with a particular emphasis on Freemasonry, one of the key institutions of the Enlightenment. His first book, Brotherly Love: Freemasonry and the Transformation of Male Friendship in Eighteenth-Century France, traces how men within the fraternity formed affectionate and trusting friendships through performing rituals, writing letters, delivering speeches, and providing one another with great emotional and material support. He has co-edited a volume on the history of Freemasonry from the eighteenth century to the present, and is currently at work on a second book to be co-authored with Pierre-Yves Beaurepaire that examines the typical masonic itinerary in the French Enlightenment, both in the metropolitan and colonial context.
My research and teaching focus on the relationship between the Enlightenment and the political revolutions that unfolded during the late 18th and early 19th centuries, the history of friendship and private life, and French colonialism in the Americas.
Forthcoming
Co-authored with Pierre-Yves Beaurepaire, The Masonic Experience in Enlightenment France (in progress)
Brotherly Love: Freemasonry and the Transformation of Male Friendship in Eighteenth-Century France (Cornell University Press, forthcoming)
With Gilles Montègre and Charlotta Wolff, "Autoreprésentation et partage affectif dans les correspondances européennes de l'âge classique aux Lumières," in Circulations, territoires et réseaux en Europe de l'âge classique aux Lumières, ed. Pierre-Yves Beaurepaire (Paris: Belin, 2013).
"'Un nœud d'amitié' entre un curé et un médecin botanistes. Amitié et circulation du savoir en Dauphiné prérévolutionnaire," in Circulations, territoires et réseaux en Europe de l'âge classique aux Lumières, ed. Pierre-Yves Beaurepaire (Paris: Belin, 2013).
"Friendship and Loyalty in Early Modern Europe," in Binding and Breaking: Creating Communities of Friendship and Patronage (Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2013).
Publications
Co-editor, Diffusions et circulations des pratiques maçonniques, XVIIIe-XXe siècles (Paris: Garnier, 2012).
"To Enter into Communication is to Uphold a Friendship: Affectivity and the Communication of Knowledge between Dominique Chaix and Dominique Villars, 1772-1799," in Entrer en communication de l'âge classique aux Lumières, eds. Pierre-Yves Beaurepaire and Heloise Hermant (Paris: Garnier, 2012).
"Just Friends: Freemasonry, Women and the Culture of Male Friendship in Eighteenth-Century France," in Diffusions et circulations des pratiques maçonniques, XVIIIe-XXe siècles, eds.Pierre-Yves Beaurepaire, Kenneth Loiselle, Jean-Marie Mercier and Thierry Zarcone (Paris: Garnier, 2012).
"Living the Enlightenment in an Age of Revolution: Freemasonry in Bordeaux, 1788-1794," in French History (March 2010).
"'Nouveaux mais vrais amis:' la Franc-maçonnerie et les rites de l'amitié au dix-huitième siècle," in Dix-huitième Siècle 39 (2007): 303-318.
"La correspondance entre francs-maçons au siècle des Lumières: témoignage sur l'histoire de l'amitié, " in Colloque: Archive épistolaire et Histoire, eds. Mireille Bossis and Lucia Bergamasco (Paris: Connaissances et Savoirs, 2007), 189-202.
Book reviews for H-France, The Historian, Revue historique.
Trinity Involvement
Co-faculty adviser, Omega Tau (Phi Alpha Theta)
Contact Information
Department of History
Trinity University
One Trinity Place
San Antonio, TX 78212
210-999-8863
kenneth.loiselle@trinity.edu
