Nahema Hanafi

Nahema Hanafi
Portrait photo of a woman with curly brown hair, wearing a black blouse and chin jewelry.
Nahema Hanafi (2020)
Born (1983-07-04) July 4, 1983 (age 41)
OccupationHistorian
AwardsSigerist prize
Academic background
Alma mater
ThesisLe frisson et le baume : souffrantes et soignantes au siècle des Lumières (France, Suisse) (2012)
Doctoral advisor
  • Vincent Barras
  • Sylvie Mouysset
Academic work
DisciplineModern and contemporary history
Sub-discipline
InstitutionsUniversity of Angers
Notable worksLe frisson et le baume. Souffrantes et soignantes au siècle des Lumières

Nahema Hanafi (Fontainebleau, 4 July 1983) is a French historian and a lecturer in modern and contemporary history at the University of Angers. She is interested in the history of epistolary practices and self-narratives, the history of medicine, women's place in history, and gender studies. She is co-editor of the journal Histoire, médecine et santé, and is the director of the master's degree in gender studies co-accredited by the University of Angers, University of Western Brittany, Le Mans University, University of Nantes, and Rennes 2 University. Hanafi is a Sigerist prize laureate.