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France's Mid-Century Crisis, 1930-1950
France's Mid-Century Crisis, 1930-1950
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Published on mardi, novembre 02, 2010
Summary
This workshop has been organised to gain an insight into the current state of British research into Modern France. It focuses, through various subjects and fields, on France's Mid-Century Crisis, 1930-1950.
Announcement
Saturday 27 November 2010, 9.45 am-5.45pm
10.00am - Welcome by Luc Borot, Directeur de la Maison Française d’Oxford
10.05am – 11.15am: Panel I - Chair: Jessica Wardhaugh (University of Warwick)
- Mike Holland (Oxford) 'Henri Massis and the defence of the West'
- Martin O’Shaughnessy (Nottingham Trent) 'Shooting in deep time: Renoir and the mise-en-scene of history and political possibility'
11.15am – 11.30am: Tea/Coffee Break
11.30am - 12.40pm: Panel II – Chair: Robert Gildea (Worcester College, Oxford)
- Daniel Lee (Oxford) ‘Coexistence with the enemy? Jewish Youth and the Chantiers de la Jeunesse’
- Karen Adler (Nottingham) 'Alienated Retrievals of Home: Liberation in postwar film'
12.40pm – 1.40pm : Lunch
1.40pm – 2.50pm: Panel III – Chair: Ruth Harris (New College, Oxford)
- Ludivine Broch (Birkbeck) 'Cheminots in 1939-40: A Smooth Transition from War to Occupation'
- Hanna Diamond (Bath) 'Prisoners of the peace': German POWs and the French 1944-48.
3.00pm – 4.10pm: Panel IV – Chair : Martin Conway (Balliol College, Oxford)
- Steffen Prauser (Birmingham) ‘German war crimes in France during the Second World War’
- Laurent Douzou (MFO) ‘Dealing with the myth of the Resistance’
4.25pm – 5.30pm: Conclusions and final remarks - Claire Andrieu (Sciences-Po, Paris)
Conveners :
- Laurent Douzou (MFO),
- Daniel Lee (St Hugh’s College)
- All welcome -
Maison Française d’Oxford, 2-10 Norham Road, Oxford OX2 6SE
Tel : 01865 274 220 ; reception@mfo.ac.uk
Subjects
- History (Main subject)
- Periods > Modern > Twentieth century
- Zones and regions > Europe
- Zones and regions > Europe > France
Places
- 2-10 Norham Road, (Maison Française d'Oxford)
Oxford, Britain
Date(s)
- samedi, novembre 27, 2010
Attached files
Keywords
- France's mid-century crisis, 1930-1950, second world war
Contact(s)
- Laurent Douzou
courriel : l [dot] douzou [at] orange [dot] fr
Reference Urls
Information source
- Florence Yvrard-Coquaz
courriel : reception [at] mfo [dot] ac [dot] uk
To cite this announcement
« France's Mid-Century Crisis, 1930-1950 », Study days, Calenda, Published on mardi, novembre 02, 2010, https://calenda-formation.labocleo.org/202341
