In 1957, the French Army divided the Casbah of Algiers along a grid, marking buildings with letters and numbers. Some of these painted numbers are still visible today. Algiers, 2015.
News
In mid-June, I appeared on Nick Shepley’s great podcast, Explaining History. Check out the episode here.
In August, I appeared on the New Books Network Podcast with Geoff Gordon. Listen here.
In August, I also appeared on the podcast Radio War Nerd. You can hear an excerpt here (or listen if you subscribe).
In September, I appeared on the Modern Scholar podcast. Listen here.
Upcoming events and Presentation
Western Society for French History 50th Annual Conference, November 14-17.
Book Talk at Stanford University’s Center for International Security and Cooperation, Tuesday Nov. 12. Register Here.
Book Talk at Harvard University’s Minda de Gunzberg Center for European Studies, April 7, 2025. Info Here.
In the News
“Israel occupying Palestine echoes France colonising Algeria: Analysts,” Aljazeera, June 9, 2024.
“80 years later: Remembering the heroes of World War II,” FIU News, June 5, 2024.
“The Unsettling Warning in France’s Election,” New York Times, April 27, 2022.
“La reclassification des archives de la guerre est un effet du régime sécuritaire qui règne en France (Enquete),” interview with the Algerian newspaper La Sentinelle, first published on Radio M. January 17, 2021 and September 21, 2020, respectively.
“Scholars Sound Alarms on Trump’s Border Crackdown. But Academic Nuance Doesn’t Always Break Through,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, June 22, 2018.
“Yes, you can call the border centers ‘concentration camps,’ but apply the history with care,” Washington Post, 20 June 2018.
“Echoes of Colonial Conflict in Algeria Reverberate in French Politics,” New York Times, 2 May 2017.
“A Small French Town Infused with Us-vs.-Them Politics,” New York Times, 20 April 2017.
“France’s Burkini Bans Are About More than Religion or Clothing,” New York Times, 18 August 2016.
“Brexit, Explained: 7 Questions About What It Means and Why It Matters,” New York Times, June 20, 2016.