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New Books in French Studies

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Despite being a major figure of Haitian literature, Jean-Claude Charles (1949-2008) has received relatively little scholarly attention to date. Jean-Claude Charles: A Reader's Guide (Liverpool UP, 2022) seeks to serve as an introduction to the work a... more

Modern Paris is often hailed as a capital of urban infrastructure. Baron Georges-Eugène Haussmann’s rebuilding of Paris in 1853–1870, branded “Haussmannization,” helped define urban modernity for cities worldwide. But even as infrastructures expanded... more

Dangerous Creations: The Inventor Novel in Fin-de-siècle France (U Toronto Press, 2025) presents a master narrative of the inventor in fin-de-siècle French literature by analyzing the works of Jules Verne, Albert Robida, Émile Zola, and Villiers de l... more

In the mid-1930s the amateur French ethnographer and filmmaker Bernard de Colmont ventured into the mountainous state of Chiapas to study the Lacandón people and broadcast their way of life to a curious European public. Considered a “lost tribe,” the... more

Written under the shadow of growing authoritarianism in the United States and Europe, this book is an effort to understand resistance movements of the twenty-first century. It foregrounds the Yellow Vests to present an accurate and timely picture of ... more

Today we are joined by Mattie Fitch, Associate Professor at Marymount University and author of The People, The Workers and the Citizens: Antifascist Cultures and the Popular Front in France, 1934-1939 (Routledge, 2026).

In our conversation, we discu... more

After the collapse of the National Socialist regime in May 1945, France became one of four principal occupying powers in a defeated Germany. Within their zone of occupation along the Upper and Middle Rhine, French occupiers participated in the Allied... more

What happens when we assume women’s presence in film history instead of their absence? This is the question at the heart of Archiving the Past: Women’s Film History in France, 1927–1978, the newest addition to the Feminist Media Histories book series... more

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Recent Guests

Richard Ivan Jobs
Co-author of the graphic history and historian
Episode: Richard Ivan Jobs and Steven Van Wolputte, "In the Land of the Lacandón: A Graphic History of Adventure and Imperialism" (McGill-Queen’s UP, 2025)
Steven Van Wolputte
Co-author of the graphic history and anthropologist
Episode: Richard Ivan Jobs and Steven Van Wolputte, "In the Land of the Lacandón: A Graphic History of Adventure and Imperialism" (McGill-Queen’s UP, 2025)
Ida Susser
Distinguished professor of anthropology, discussing her book
Hunter College and the Graduate Center, CUNY
Episode: Ida Susser, "The Yellow Vests and the Battle for Democracy: Taking to the Streets of Paris in the 21st Century" (Routledge, 2026)
Mattie Fitch
Associate Professor at Marymount University; Cultural Historian of Modern France
Marymount University
Episode: Mattie Fitch, "The People, the Workers, and the Citizens: Antifascist Cultures and the Popular Front in France, 1934–1939" (Routledge, 2025)
Drew Flanagan
Author, From Occupation to Integration, Recivilizing the French Zone of Post-Nazi Germany, 1945–1955
University of Pittsburgh at Bradford
Episode: Drew Flanagan, "From Occupation to Integration: Recivilizing the French Zone of Post-Nazi Germany, 1945-1955" (LSU Press, 2026)
Aurore Spiers
Assistant Professor of Film and Media Studies at Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University
Episode: Aurore Spiers, "Archiving the Past: Women's Film History in France, 1927–1978" (U California Press, 2026)
Penny Roberts
Author of Huguenot Networks, Truth and Secrecy in Sixteenth-Century Europe
University of Warwick
Episode: Penny Roberts, "Huguenot Networks: Truth and Secrecy in Sixteenth-Century Europe" (Cambridge UP, 2025)
Andrew Smith
Author of Make Cheese Not War, Transnational Resistance and the Larzac in Modern France
Manchester University Press
Episode: Andrew W. M. Smith, "Make Cheese Not War: Transnational Resistance and the Larzac in Modern France" (Manchester UP, 2026)
Leslie Barnes
Associate Professor of French Studies, Australian National University
Australian National University
Episode: Leslie Barnes, "Sex Work in Southeast Asia: Scenes of Ambivalence in Literature and Film" (Edinburgh UP, 2025)

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Gina Stamm
Host of The New Books Network; host of interview segments in various channels; has affiliations with New Books Network and University of Alabama

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Mattie Fitch, "The People, the Workers, and the Citizens: Antifascist Cultures and the Popular Front in France, 1934–1939" (Routledge, 2025)
Q: What can readers look forward to next in your work, and what directions are you exploring beyond this book?
The author discusses ongoing work outside Paris, including Nantes, and plans to broaden the study to Catholic artists and regional anti-fascist cultures, indicating a more diffuse, interwar French anti-fascism project that continues beyond the Popular Front period.
Mattie Fitch, "The People, the Workers, and the Citizens: Antifascist Cultures and the Popular Front in France, 1934–1939" (Routledge, 2025)
Q: Let's turn to the first chapter. Why did you start with the Maison de la Culture and the Communists?
They provided the clearest, most coherent vision among left groups and offered a strong baseline to compare the others against; their centralized, organized approach to anti-fascist culture made it the easiest to introduce the broader dynamics of the Popular Front and its cultural mobilizations.
Ida Susser, "The Yellow Vests and the Battle for Democracy: Taking to the Streets of Paris in the 21st Century" (Routledge, 2026)
Q: What do these protesters understand about their presence at the Nuit Debout camps and how did their political identities evolve?
Protesters viewed Nuit Debout as a space to prefigure a different kind of democracy—horizontal, non-hierarchical, and inclusive—where they learned to live politics collectively, which later influenced their stance in the Yellow Vest movement and beyond.
Aurore Spiers, "Archiving the Past: Women's Film History in France, 1927–1978" (U California Press, 2026)
Q: Aurore, could you describe the oral history project at the Cinémathèque Française and how it contributed to reconstructing film history?
The Commission de Recherche Historique collected interviews and archival materials from pioneers and their families, with Musi Dora leading the effort; the transcripts and notes, including handwriting and stamps, reveal a collaborative, gendered production of history and show how testimonies were curated and stored as a resource for later study.
Andrew W. M. Smith, "Make Cheese Not War: Transnational Resistance and the Larzac in Modern France" (Manchester UP, 2026)
Q: Can you tell us more about the international connections and how the Larzac network linked with movements abroad?
The discussion highlights connections with War Resisters International, religious non-violence networks, and individuals like Roger Rawlinson; it also traces exchanges with activists from New Caledonia, Ireland, Japan, and the anti-nuclear movements in Europe, illustrating how the Larzac became a model for transnational solidarity.

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This show centers scholarly conversations about recently published research across history, languages, and culture, with a strong emphasis on European, colonial, and postcolonial studies, as well as interdisciplinary topics like gender, race, architecture, and the social history of science. Guests are book authors or subject-matter experts who unpack their latest work through accessible dialogue, often connecting archival sources, methodological approaches, and broader societal implications. Across episodes, the discussions frequently explore how historical developments—colonialism, feminist movements, war and political upheaval, and the global circulation of ideas—shape contemporary understandings in the humanities. A notable strength is t... more

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