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From Afghanistan to France: A Route Strewn with Pitfalls
On 15 August 2021, the Taliban seized control of Afghanistan. The ‘Apagan’ operation initiated an airlift that successfully evacuated...
Salomé Cohen
8 min read
‘Un noble décor’: Modernity and Depictions of the Countryside in Colette’s La Maison de Claudine and Sido
Introduction For the maverick French author Colette, writing about her childhood offered a chance to reflect on the past while keeping a...
Rosalind Moran
21 min read
Notre-Dame de Paris: Pyrolysis Hypothesis and Fire Safety in Historical Buildings
On Monday 15 April, a fire broke out in the Notre-Dame de Paris. Believers and tourists were invited to leave the cathedral immediately....
Rémi Desalbres
6 min read
The French Veil Debate: State Insecurity and the Family
The family is often presented as an opponent to the state as the location of power, or as an alternative to state institutions. The 2004...
Mary Osborne
12 min read
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