معرفی
Sylvain Bertschy is a Junior Professor of Contemporary History affiliated with the Centre Norbert Elias (UMR 8562) at Avignon Université. His research focuses on 20th-century medical transformations, health policies, and the socio-territorial impacts of toxic colonialism. He collaborates with GISCOPE 84 and the ToxCit chair, investigating occupational carcinogenesis and environmental health linkages.
Research Projects:
- Gender inequalities in carcinogenic exposure among professional cleaners
- Support for working patients with occupational cancer
- Environmental history of toxic territories (e.g., Rhône Valley)
- Historical analysis of occupational/environmental health disconnects.
Recent Contributions:
- Published chapter in On the Move: The Crossing of Professional Borders in Question (2024)
- Co-authoring Politix journal article on Robert Debré's reformist trajectory
- Leading new program on work as environmental history determinant.
Labs/Teams:
- GISCOPE 84 (Cancers of Occupational/Environmental Origin)
- ToxCit Chair (Toxic Territories Research)
- Centre Norbert Elias (跨学科研究 on political forms, childhood studies, ecologies, cultural processes)
Teaching/Service:
- Doctoral supervision experience
- Teaching service as part of research training
- Open science initiatives through HAL Avignon and Metaboscope Platform.
