Institut d'histoire du temps présent

The Institut d’histoire du temps présent, also known as IHTP (English: Institute of the history of the current age) is a French research unit within the CNRS. Since September 2019 IHTP has been located on the Condorcet campus of the Paris 8 University Vincennes-Saint-Denis at Aubervilliers.[1] IHTP focuses on the phenomenon of war in the 20th-century and on systems of political domination such as authoritarianism, totalitarianism and colonialism. It also examines the cultural history of contemporary societies and the epistemology of present day history in terms of its relationship to the past through the specific medium of memory, witness and the role of historians amidst population centres.[2]

Institut d'histoire du temps présent
AbbreviationIHTP
Formation1978
TypeResearch unit within French National Centre for Scientific Research
Purposeto research Contemporary history, authoritarianism, totalitarianism and colonialism and to teach
HeadquartersUMR 8244 CNRS/PARIS 8, Campus Condorcet 14, cours des Humanités, 93322 Aubervilliers cedex Greater Paris
Region served
France and international fora
Membership
research academics
Director
Christian Delage
Main organ
CNRS and University of Paris 8
Parent organization
French National Centre for Scientific Research
Websitehttp://www.ihtp.cnrs.fr

History

It owes its foundation in 1978 to historian François Bédarida and was formally inaugurated in 1980.[3] In 2016 it was constituted as a UMR and was attached to Paris 8 University Vincennes-Saint-Denis when it absorbed the former Comité d'histoire de la Seconde Guerre mondiale (CHSGM), dating back to 1951. Its membership consists of specialist researchers into World War II and those analysing particular themes of contemporary history. It is headed as of 2014 by the historian Christian Delage.

Research areas

Aside from conducting direct projects into recent and current history, it serves as a hub for several national and international research networks. Its laboratory holds a library comprising monographs, periodicals, oral and written archives, devoted to the Second world war, to decolonization and to spoken history.[4] In 2019 the IHTP collections were integrated with the major documentary holdings of the Condorcet campus.[5]

Staffing

IHTP teams are led by CNRS researchers who include Christian Ingrao, Malika Rahal, Henry Rousso, Peter Schöttler and Nicolas Werth.[6]

Directors
  • 1978-1990 : François Bédarida
  • 1990-1994 : Robert Frank
  • 1994-2005 : Henry Rousso
  • 2006-2008 : Fabrice d'Almeida
  • 2008-2013 : Christian Ingrao
  • Depuis 2014 : Christian Delage

See also

References
  1. "L'IHTP A REJOINT LE CAMPUS CONDORCET | Institut d'Histoire du Temps Présent". www.ihtp.cnrs.fr (in French). Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  2. Bouvier, Jean (1981). "L'Institut d'histoire du temps présent (chronique)". Revue historique (in French). Paris: Presses universitaires de France (537, January–March): 259–263..
  3. Johnson, Douglas (20 September 2001). "Obituary: François Bédarida". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  4. "Bibliothèque-Présentation | Institut d'Histoire du Temps Présent". www.ihtp.cnrs.fr (in French). Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  5. "Grand équipement documentaire : fin du premier déménagement des collections". Campus Condorcet (in French). Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  6. "Équipe | Institut d'Histoire du Temps Présent". www.ihtp.cnrs.fr (in French). Retrieved 26 June 2017.
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