Enlightenment Lecture by George Mason University Professor Christy Pichichero

Professor Pichichero will give the 2026 Annual Enlightenment Lecture (TBD).

She is an Associate Professor at George Mason University specializing in war, race, empire, and the Enlightenment in French and Atlantic history. Her book The Military Enlightenment explores humanistic approaches to warfare in the French Empire. She’s held fellowships at Stanford, Cambridge, and West Point, and is active in public scholarship, currently leading projects on Joseph Bologne and Black lives in 18th–19th century France.