Foliard Daniel

Professor Foliard Daniel holds a position at Université de Paris since 2021, following a lecturing role at Université Paris Nanterre (2012–2021). He earned his PhD from University Paris Sorbonne in 2011 (dissertation: La Terre Vague: la genèse du Moyen-Orient dans les savoirs et la culture britanniques de 1850 à 1914) and completed his Habilitation in 2019 (Combattre, Punir, Photographier: Images françaises et britanniques des guerres extra-européennes, 1890-1914). His research focuses on imperial and colonial history, particularly the history of photography and cartography in British and French colonial contexts.

Key research interests include British imperialism in Africa/Asia, transimperial history, and colonial warfare. Current projects explore visual AI applications to conflict photography and imperial visual exchanges. His work bridges historical analysis with digital humanities, addressing themes like colonial regimes of visibility and contested cartographies.

Publications span 19th/20th-century photographic historiography, colonial archives, and imperial geographies. Notable works include analyses of colonial trophies, Middle Eastern cartography, and visual representations of colonial violence. His research emphasizes interdisciplinary methods, combining archival study with computational approaches to historical materials.

Professor Daniel has advised doctoral candidates on topics such as British imperialism and photographic historiography. His projects often involve collaborative digital initiatives, such as the EyCon dataset and computational analyses of colonial periodicals. He actively participates in debates on ethical access to colonial visual archives and the role of AI in cultural heritage studies.