Francesco Buscemi

Francesco Buscemi is an Assistant Professor at the University of Groningen's Faculty of Arts, affiliated with the Research Centre for Historical Studies (CHS). He holds a Ph.D. from Scuola Normale Superiore and Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (2016). His expertise spans Eighteenth-century culture, the French Revolution, Napoleonic Age, History of Politics and Administration, History of Emotions, and Cultural history of Catholicism.

Education:

• PhD in History, Scuola Normale Superiore & Université Paris 1 (2016)
• Master's in Digital Humanities, Ca' Foscari University of Venice (2016)
• BA/MA in History, Scuola Normale Superiore (2004–2010)
• Master in European Political and Cultural History, University of Pisa & École Pratique des Hautes Études (Paris) (2009)
• BA in History, University of Pisa (2007)

His research focuses on emotions in political contexts, cultural aspects of Catholicism, and revolutionary iconography. Recent work includes analyzing the multimedia experience of the Tennis Court Oath (1789–1791) and the role of emotions in institutional frameworks since 1789.

Awards:

• Ermenegildo Zegna Founder’s Scholar (University of Warwick, 2016–2017)

He teaches courses such as Political History of the French Revolution and History Today. Affiliations include the Max Planck Institute for Human Development (Berlin) and the Global History and Culture Centre (University of Warwick).