Ian Kershaw FBA

Emeritus Professor of Modern History at University of Sheffield
“I think it’s less a matter of constructing a new narrative for Europe and saying this is the way it should go. I think it’s more a matter of the way in which it will go, determined by events which we can’t foresee very easily.” -Ian Kershaw
Time Question
0:03 What was your formative European moment when you were young?
2:52 What was the main narrative at this time?
5:10 What were the differing European narratives at this time?
7:29 How has this interpretation of Europe changed?
11:01 What direction will this European narrative take?