Dr. Mary Lewis

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Mary D. Lewis is a Faculty Associate at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs and a Harvard Academy Senior Scholar. She holds the Robert Walton Goelet Professorship of French History in the Department of History at Harvard University. Additionally, she is a Faculty Affiliate at Harvard Law School. Her academic focus is on the aftermaths of European overseas empires, particularly in the eighteenth century to the present. Her research interests encompass modern France, the French Empire in the Caribbean, South America, and North Africa, as well as themes of decolonization, sovereignty, legal pluralism, and international migration and citizenship.

Research Interests

Experience

Faculty Associate

2010-01-01 — Present

Weatherhead Center for International Affairs • Cambridge, MA

Engaged in research and academic work on international affairs.

Robert Walton Goelet Professor of French History

2005-08-01 — Present

Harvard University • Cambridge, MA

Leading academic in the field of French history.

Requirements for Harvard University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
TOEFL
Total
Required:80
IELTS
Overall
Required:6.5
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in a technical or quantitative field
Application Checklist
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Specialization Notes

Administered by the Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS).