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Mary Dewhurst Lewis is the Robert Walton Goelet Professor of French History at Harvard University and an affiliated faculty member at Harvard Law School. She specializes in legal, political, and social history of France and its colonial empire since the 18th century. Her work bridges sociolegal frameworks with colonial governance, focusing on migration, empire, and sovereignty.
Education: B.A., University of California, Davis (1991); Ph.D., New York University (2000).
Research Interests: Lewis examines the interplay between legal systems, colonial administration, and global economic networks. Her work on immigrant rights in interwar France and colonial Tunisia highlights how grassroots struggles shaped formal policies. Current projects investigate France’s post-Haitian Revolution Atlantic empire, exploring economic transitions and slavery’s persistence.
Article Trends: Her recent publications analyze France’s colonial policies post-1789, focusing on Haiti’s independence impact and transnational merchant networks. These works emphasize how colonial crises reconfigured economic and legal frameworks across empires.
Awards & Grants:
- ACLS Frederick Burkhardt Fellow (2015–2016)
- Guggenheim Fellow
- Two NEH Fellowships
- 2008 J. Willard Hurst Prize for The Boundaries of the Republic
Advising & Grants: Lewis has supervised graduate seminars on comparative empires and methodological approaches. Her grants include major institutional fellowships supporting transnational historical research.
Labs/Teams: Collaborates with Harvard Law School and the Radcliffe Institute, where she pioneered research on Transplanting Empire.
