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The first ‘influencers’:

Emma Schwak on the history of opulence

Who taught the new rich how to be rich? In this #MyEUIResearch story, Emma Schwak traces how luxury objects, fashion magazines, and early taste-makers shaped elite identity in post-Revolutionary Paris.

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M'hamed Oualdi brings Mediterranean slavery to a Paris exhibition

The exhibition Esclaves en Méditerranée, co-curated by EUI History Professor M'hamed Oualdi, brings the often neglected history of Mediterranean slavery to a wide public. It is hosted at the Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris until 19 July 2026.

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