Research unit

TEMOS research unit organises the historical research carried out by thrre universities in the West of France : Angers University, Bretagne Sud University and Le Mans University, in collaboration with INSHS/CNRS by developping original research topics.

Research theme 1 | Childhood, gender and self: individualities and subjectivities in motion

The research conducted in theme 1 concerns the construction of the individual throughout history by mobilising two entries as a priority, age and gender, and by the methodological use of personal archive documents.

Research theme 2 | Biological resources and construction of knowledge: flow and usage

The research conducted in theme 2 concerns knowledge: how it is constructed, preserved, renewed and put to practice by its participants. Biological resources (maritime and plant) constitutes a privileged and multidisciplinary field of study.

Research theme 3 | Communities and pluralities:  authorities, violences and coexistences

By confronting multiple fields of study, the research conducted in theme 3 concerns the possible balance between the collective interest and the existence of diversity within any given group, community or between communities (political, religious, economical, cultural).