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COVID-19 and Macron’s “Society of Free Individuals”
Leave a commentOctober 16, 2020 by Andrew W M Smith
One of the things I enjoy about teaching Contemporary History and Politics is the sense of a subject in motion. …
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Thinking through change, thinking through empire
1June 15, 2020 by Andrew W M Smith
Whatever else happens, the sense of change swirling around the world at the moment is palpable. We do, as they …
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Message in a Bottle
Leave a commentApril 2, 2020 by Andrew W M Smith
I wrote a blog about my experience of trying to ‘do history’ under lockdown (with a little help from a …
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Apples and Sestertii: Shifting Symbols of Chirac
Leave a commentSeptember 27, 2019 by Andrew W M Smith
The slick Caius Preposterous knew how to turn a deal. He also knew the way to political power. How to …
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‘Uprooting Identity’: Recording of IHR Paper
Leave a commentAugust 19, 2019 by Andrew W M Smith
A summary of my paper at the IHR is now available over at the French History Network Blog. Head on …
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Paper Trails Conference, 4th July 2019, University College London
1April 5, 2019 by Andrew W M Smith
Often there is more than research inside the books we read. Bookmarks, train tickets, receipts, and menus tucked into pages …
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The Gilets Jaunes Protest: A Grand Refusal in an Age of Commuter Democracy
Leave a commentDecember 13, 2018 by Andrew W M Smith
I wrote up some thoughts on the recent Gilets Jaunes protests taking place in France. You can read the article …
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Le Chant des Partisans: 75 years since a song took flight
Leave a commentJuly 24, 2018 by Andrew W M Smith
When Andre Malraux eulogised Jean Moulin and the ‘army of shadows’ on the steps of the Panthéon in December 1964, …
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Resistance by Moonlight
Leave a commentApril 6, 2018 by Andrew W M Smith
There’s always a slightly awkward moment when you talk to a room full of history enthusiasts about your favourite item …
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Macron’s Appeal: Resistance and Myths
Leave a commentSeptember 25, 2017 by Andrew W M Smith
In March 1942, the trade-unionist Christian Pineau secretly flew to London from Nazi Occupied France, seeking to connect his resistance …
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