Dr Pierre Purseigle
University of Warwick

About me

I am Reader in Modern History at the University of Warwick in the UK and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.

I teach urban history and the history of war and catastrophes in the nineteenth and twentieth century.

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Pedagogical experience

Teaching

I have taught modern history and the methodology of history in France, the United Kingdom, and the USA.
These are some of the modules I teach at the University of Warwick.


Research

The First World War

European and Global History

Rebuilding
European Lives

Urban Reconstruction, 1914-1939

The Cities Rise Again

Urban Catastrophes & Resilience
since the nineteenth century


Talks & Texts

War and urban catastrophes

Francqui Chair
Inaugural Lecture
12 June 2023

Find out more about my professional trajectory

Curriculum Vitae

read my work


Intermittent blogging

Welcome to Higher Education!

The transition from secondary school to university is often challenging, not least for first-generation students. It has been particularly difficult to navigate for those students who came of age during the Covid-19 pandemic and spent the best part of two years learning on-line.

Back in October, I opened my first-year seminar discussions with remarks I had often found myself repeating over the years. I thought it might be useful to share them during our first meetings; to establish a set of principles and expectations which are not always made clear to university students.

Since feedback from both students and colleagues has been rather positive, I decided to share this on my blog. Bear in mind this was simply meant to serve as a memo for my first class with Year 1 History students. It turned out to be much longer than planned and it was never intended for publication. It is pretty rough and frank, but I hope it might be of some use to students and colleagues within and outside Warwick.

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Why we fight on…

This is the email I just sent to all my students to explain why I continue to take part in strike action today.   Dear

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