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Personal profile
Biography
I am interested in the effects of Jewish emancipation on the non-Jewish world, ranging across French, British, and Mediterranean settings. I have other interests, too, and I have published on the history of migration to Australia, and the Eurovision Song Contest.
My fourth and most recent book, The Kings of Algiers: How Two Jewish Families Shaped the Mediterranean World during the Napoleonic Wars and Beyond, was published in late 2023 by Princeton University Press.
I have two new projects: a history of the remaking of France after the Second World War through the prism of the runaway success of the Asterix comic series which, I will argue, became the national myth; and a history of Jews in the global pearl trade at the turn of the century, from Broome, to the jewellers of London and Paris, that brings Australia into histories of global trade networks, and internationalises the history of Australian Jewry.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Research area keywords
- Jewish History
- French History
- British History
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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John Legge Fellowship
Kalman, J. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI))
30/08/23 → 31/07/25
Project: Research
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SMUGGLED: An Illegal History of Journeys to Australia
Kalman, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Balint, R. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI))
26/07/18 → 5/11/18
Project: Research
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Sephardic Jews and the Untold Mediterranean
Kalman, J. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI))
Australian Research Council (ARC), Monash University
30/06/16 → 30/09/22
Project: Research
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Absence in the Aftermath
Kalman, J. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI))
8/12/14 → 10/12/14
Project: Research
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Historicising Orientalism: The French, The Jews, and the Modern World
Kalman, J. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI))
Australian Research Council (ARC)
3/01/12 → 8/06/16
Project: Research
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From violent acts to violent hatred: French Catholic responses to the Damascus and Dreyfus Affairs
Kalman, J., 2024, Catholics and Violence in the Nineteenth-Century Global World. Bouwers, E. G. (ed.). 1st ed. New York NY USA: Routledge, p. 161-177 17 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
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On being a French diplomat in 1814-1815: slow news and consequential choices
Kalman, J., 2024, Liens Franco-Australiens: Mélanges en l’honneur du Professeur Colin Nettelbeck. Bourgeois, B., Duché, V., Dutton, J. & McGregor, A. (eds.). 1st ed. Paris France: Classiques Garnier, p. 207-220 14 p. (Encounters; no. 621).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review
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The Kings of Algiers: How Two Jewish Families Shaped the Mediterranean World during the Napoleonic Wars and Beyond
Kalman, J., 2023, 1st ed. Princeton NJ USA: Princeton University Press. 259 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › Research › peer-review
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Smuggled: An Illegal History of Journeys to Australia
Balint, R. & Kalman, J., 2021, Sydney NSW Australia: NewSouth Publishing. 204 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › Research › peer-review
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Competitive Imperialism in the Nineteenth-Century Mediterranean
Kalman, J. A., Dec 2020, In: Historical Journal. 63, 5, p. 1160-1180 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open AccessFile3 Citations (Scopus)
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Book Talk: The Kings of Algiers
Kalman, J. (Contributor)
22 Feb 2024 → 25 Feb 2025Activity: Community Talks, Presentations, Exhibitions and Events › Public lecture/debate/seminar
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XXVth Bienniel Australasian Association for European History (AAEH) Conference, ‘Europe’s Entanglements'
Protschky, S. (Organiser), Kalman, J. (Organiser), Garrioch, D. (Organiser) & Michaels, P. (Organiser)
Jul 2017Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Contribution to conference
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French History and Civilization (Journal)
Kalman, J. (Editor in chief)
15 Jul 2014 → 15 Jul 2019Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial responsibility