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Communicating in wartime

Communiquer en temps de guerre

Transatlantic letters in the 18th century

Les correspondances transatlantiques au XVIIIe siècle

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Published on Friday, October 27, 2023

Abstract

Letters has been the subject of numerous studies, but until now the influence of conflict on it has been little explored. The aim of this study day is to compare approaches to this theme, looking at both the material aspects and the specific communication strategies and changes in content in the face of this exceptional situation.Today we are fortunate enough to be able to access these intimate sources through various archives such as the Admiralty Archives at the National Archives in London. They shed new light, through intimate and personal accounts, on the adaptation of information exchanges between families and those involved in the colonial trade. The different facets of this adaptation will be explored over the course of the conference.

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Argument

Letters has been the subject of numerous studies, but until now the influence of conflict on it has been little explored. The aim of this study day is to compare approaches to this theme, looking at both the material aspects and the specific communication strategies and changes in content in the face of this exceptional situation.

Throughout the 18th century, rivalries between world powers gave rise to numerous conflicts, notably the Wars of the Austrian Succession, the Seven Years War, and the American War. The two European powers, the Kingdom of France, and the British Empire, clashed on the seas, using their navies as well as racing. This opposition on land and at sea blocked the lines of communication between Europe and its colonies and disrupted the way in which colonists corresponded with their relatives back home, especially as the capture of ships and their cargoes led to many losses.

Today we are fortunate enough to be able to access these intimate sources through various archives such as the Admiralty Archives at the National Archives in London. They shed new light, through intimate and personal accounts, on the adaptation of information exchanges between families and those involved in the colonial trade. The different facets of this adaptation will be explored over the course of the conference.

Program

9h00 Opening by Philippe Chareyre, porteur du projet CORBAN (ITEM, UPPA)

  • 9h15 Letters in War and Peace, some examples from the Prize Papers by Randolph Cock (The National Archives, Prize papers project)
  • 9h45 The letters of a merchant - Insights from the Luetkens Archive by Lucas Haasis (Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg, Prize papers project)
  • 10h30 La correspondance transatlantique entre le Pays-Basque et les colonies: le corpus du projet CORBAN by Annabelle Lafuente (UPPA, ITEM, CORBAN)
  • 11h00 Deviser sur la guerre au XVIIIe siècle. L'émoi des capitaines bordelais face aux désordres du monde by Frédéric Candelon-Boudet (Université Toulouse Jean-Jaurès, CORBAN)

Break

  • 14h00 "On a fait courir le bruit par ici que vous m'aviez abandonnée": lettres de femmes dans les Prize Papers by Lisa Magnin (Université de Fribourg, Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne)
  • 14h30 Les lettres privées comme voie d'accès aux états de langue anciens: l'exemple des corpus du Pays Basque by Céline Mounole (UPPA, IKER, CORBAN)
  • 15h15 Correspondances privées, lettres et écritures domestiques face à la justice du roi (Espagne, XVIIe-XVIIIe siècle) by Olivier Caporossi (UPPA, ITEM, CORBAN)
  • 15h45 Focus sur un exemple de correspondance par Mickaël Augeron (Université de La Rochelle, CORBAN)

Discussion

Places

  • Université de La Rochelle
    La Rochelle, France (17)

Event attendance modalities

Hybrid event (on site and online)


Date(s)

  • Friday, November 17, 2023

Keywords

  • Nouvelle-France, correspondance, lettres, XVIIIe siècle, sourse, histoire maritime, pays basque, Espagne, archives, histoire économique, marchands, négociants, West indies, écrit, prize papers, histoire moderne, Early modern history, Atlantique

Information source

  • Annabelle Lafuente
    courriel : annabelle [dot] lafuente [at] univ-pau [dot] fr

License

CC0-1.0 This announcement is licensed under the terms of Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal.

To cite this announcement

« Communicating in wartime », Study days, Calenda, Published on Friday, October 27, 2023, https://doi.org/10.58079/1c1w

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