Henri Sourdais

research project

My thesis examines pornographic cinema in France from the 1890s to the 1960s. The aim of this research is to understand how pornographic cinema was able to develop in France at the beginning of the twentieth century even though it was illegal and hardly clandestine. This means getting away from the idea of a secret production and studying the material conditions that make it possible to publicize pornography.

career

Since 2024 : Contract PhD student at Centre d'histoire de Sciences Po

2023-2024 : Trainee history-geography teacher (tenure un June 2024)

2023 : History Agrégé

2020-2022 : Master's degree in history at the Sciences Po Research School Dissertation under the direction of Elissa Mailänder: "Et maintenant, ils en sont à la gaudriole". Minitel rose and anti-pornography in France (1980s-1990s)