Miranda Spieler

Professor of history and politics at the American University of Paris and author of Slaves in Paris: Hidden Lives and Fugitive Histories (Harvard UP, 2025); researches legal mechanisms, policing, and the lives of marginalized and colonized people in 18th-century France.

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Oct 8, 2025 • 54min

Miranda Spieler, "Slaves in Paris: Hidden Lives and Fugitive Histories" (Harvard UP, 2025)

Miranda Spieler, a history and politics professor at the American University of Paris, dives into the hidden lives of enslaved people in pre-Revolutionary Paris. She explores the harsh realities they faced, including manhunts and the legal labyrinth that sought to prevent their freedom. Spieler shares fascinating archival discoveries revealing the complex dynamics of slavery in an era celebrated for its Enlightenment ideals. Highlighting individual stories, she emphasizes the racialization of rights and the profound impact of legal systems on those seeking liberation.

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