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SUMMARY:French Decolonization in Global Perspective
DESCRIPTION:Conference organized by Jessica Pearson (Macalester College) and Herrick Chapman(NYU). \nThis conference will explore the process of French decolonization in the twentieth century in the context of broad global developments\, movements\, ideas\, and policies.  It aims to evaluate recent trends in the fields of French history and the history of decolonization and to suggest possible avenues for future inquiry.  It will focus on several intersecting themes\, such as decolonization and European integration\, the rise of international organizations and the role they played in shaping French decolonization\, and the Algerian War in global context. \n9:30 – 9:45 a.m. Opening Remarks\nHerrick Chapman\, New York University\nJessica Pearson\, Macalester College \n9:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Decolonizing Development\n“Fashioning the Future: Global Catholicism at the End of Empire in French West Africa”\nRachel Kantrowitz\, Brown University \n“Decolonizing ‘la brousse’? Medical Expertise and Rural Health in Cameroon after Independence”\nSarah Runcie\, University of Louisiana at Lafayette \n“A French Meritocracy in Independent Morocco? Educational Cooperation between France and Morocco since Moroccan Independence”\nFrédéric Viguier\, New York University \nModerator: Tony Haouam\, New York University\nDiscussant: Charlotte-Walker Said\, CUNY\, John Jay College of Criminal Justice \n1:30 – 3:00 p.m. Global Visions of Empire and Independence\n“Le Rallye Alger‐le‐Cap: Racing Towards Eurafrica?”\nMegan Brown\, Swarthmore College \n“Peripheral Visions of the Metropole: Frenchness in the Age of Decolonization”\nBurleigh Hendrickson\, Dickinson College \nModerator: Allison Korinek\, New York University\nDiscussant: Liz Fink\, Sarah Lawrence College \n3:15 – 4:45 p.m. From the Civilizing Mission to Counterinsurgency: Algeria and Indochina in Global Context\n“Indochina in the Balance: Colonial Reform and Resistance under the Popular Front”\nM. Kathryn Edwards\, Tulane University \n“Think Global\, Fight Local: Recontextualizing the French Army in Algeria\, 1954‐1962”\nTerrence Peterson\, Florida International University \nModerator: Erik Meddles\, New York University\nDiscussant: Frederick Cooper\, New York University \nIn English
URL:https://csaad.nyu.edu/event/french-decolonization-in-global-perspective/
LOCATION:5 Washington Place\, Room 101
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