A fellow's forum with Benoit Leridon, University of Birmingham, U.K. from April 23, 2024.
About the Presentation
To what extent did South Carolina gentlemen share Jefferson’s idea of “permanent revolution” that saw no moral limits to the fight for liberty? To what degree did South Carolina gentlemen agree with the other views of Jefferson on the French Revolution and how did they differ with regards to domestic and international politics? This research will help answer these questions.
About Benoit Leridon
Benoit Leridon was born in Paris, France, he visited and lived frequently in the US from his teen years onwards. As a university student, he studied Classics, Political Science, and History. After a career as an International Baccalaureate Secondary School teacher in Europe, the Middle East, America, and Asia, he decided to become a full-time university professor of History. He joined the University of Birmingham, U.K. in October 2019 as a PhD student and, in December 2023, defended his dissertation, South Carolina in the Early Republic: The Lowcountry Military Planter Class’s Ideological Support for the French Revolution, 1789-1801.