Category Archives: French History

Christine Lagarde Chosen to Lead IMF

Posted on June 28, 2011 by briansandberg

French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde has been chosen to lead the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The United States has stated its support for Lagarde, effectively ensuring her selection for the IMF post recently vacated by Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who was arrested … Continue reading →

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French Socialists Scramble after the Arrest of DSK

Posted on June 28, 2011 by briansandberg

The French Socialists are in disarray as they try to regroup following the arrest of DSK, as many French people refer to Dominique Strauss-Kahn. The next presidential elections are approaching in France and DSK was the highly anticipated candidate for … Continue reading →

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The Killing Seas: Mediterranean Migration

Posted on May 29, 2011 by briansandberg

Anthropologist Hans Lucht discusses the precarious lives of modern-day Mediterranean migrants from Africa who embark in North Africa for Italy in an op-ed in the New York Times. Lucht points out that southern European nations have long worked with Qaddafi’s … Continue reading →

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IMF Head Strauss-Kahn Arrested

Posted on May 15, 2011 by briansandberg

Dominque Strauss-Kahn, head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), was arrested in New York City yesterday on charges of sexual assault of a female hotel worker. Strauss-Kahn is a member of the Socialist Party in France and has been expected … Continue reading →

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Woody Allen’s Midnight in Paris

Posted on May 13, 2011 by briansandberg

Woody Allen’s new film Midnight in Paris is being screened at the Festival de Cannes in southern France. Midnight in Paris apparently offers a nostalgic appreciation of Paris with historic vignettes of famous Americans who were active in Parisian culture … Continue reading →

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Robespierre’s Manuscripts for Sale

Posted on May 8, 2011 by briansandberg

A collection of Maximilien Robespierre’s manuscripts is being put up for sale by Sotheby’s France.  The collection apparently includes 150 pages of Robespierre’s writings that were in a dossier that has resurfaced over 200 years after the death of this … Continue reading →

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Disasters in French History Call for Papers

Posted on May 8, 2011 by briansandberg

Call for Papers Disaster in French History The editors of French Historical Studies seek articles for a special issue on the theme of disaster in French history.  As an interdisciplinary field, disaster studies has sought to understand the political, economic, … Continue reading →

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Multiculturalism in Europe

Posted on May 6, 2011 by briansandberg

The protests and revolutions in the Arab world this spring have created increased political tensions in Europe over the status of Arabs and Muslims within the European Union. Debates over policies promoting multiculturalism in European nations were already contentious well … Continue reading →

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Art Attacked in Avignon

Posted on April 18, 2011 by briansandberg

Artist and photographer Andres Serrano’s famous photographic work, Immersion Piss Christ (1987), was attacked today in Avignon.  This photograph created a major controversy in the United States over its perceived criticism of Catholicism and ignited a  debate over the public … Continue reading →

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The Princess of Montpensier

Posted on April 15, 2011 by briansandberg

Bertrand Tavernier’s The Princess of Montpensier has been released.  The film focuses on the life of a young noblewoman at the Valois court during the French Wars of Religion. The film is an adaptation of a classic early French novel … Continue reading →

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