Professor of History Melissa Byrnes took part in two roundtable sessions at the Society for French Historical Studies annual conference. For “Writing the French Empire Today,” she spoke about her 2023 book, Making Space: Neighbors, Officials, and North African Migrants in the Suburbs of Paris and Lyon (University of Nebraska). As part of “French History in the Small Liberal Arts Classroom,” she discussed “Using France to Teach about Race.”

Professor of History Melissa Byrnes took part in a roundtable review of Isaac Stanley-Becker’s book Europe without Borders: A History for the H-Diplo/Robert Jervis International Security Studies Forum. The review can be read here.

Professor of History Melissa Byrnes organized and helped lead a workshop titled “Leadership in a Small Liberal Arts College History Program” at the American Historical Association’s (AHA) annual meeting in Chicago. Dr. Byrnes is co-chair of the AHA’s working group on small liberal arts colleges.

Professor of History Melissa Byrnes was featured on the New Books Network podcast for her book Making Space: Neighbors, Officials, and North African Migrants in the Suburbs of Paris and Lyon (University of Nebraska Press, 2024). The episode can be heard here. Dr. Byrnes’ book was also recently reviewed on H-Diplo. The review can be read here.

Professor of History Melissa Byrnes was part of a roundtable on “The State of the Field: European Urban History” at the Urban History Association Conference in Los Angeles. Her opening remarks focused on cities as imperial (and postcolonial) spaces, renewed emphasis on community agency, and the rich intersection of local and transnational histories.