Hannah Fraser attends a Remembrance Sunday service in France and reflects of the different traditions of ritualized commemoration of the two world wars.
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International Films to Watch in Isolation, Orpheus
William Thornton writes on how Orpheus is the perfect piece of isolation escapism.
Post-Colonial Guilt: Macron Recognises French Torture
President Macron has officially recognised, on behalf of the French state, the crimes carried out during the seven-year Algerian war of independence. Macron, the first president to be born after the conflict lifted the veil on 56 years of denial. Macron chose to visit 87-year-old Josette Audin, the widow of Maurice Audin who was tortured […]
Living Abroad in France: A Student’s Perspective
Living abroad in Strasbourg, France, this past year has really challenged everything I thought I knew about myself. I have seen myself become the beer-drinking, efficient map-reading individual I never thought I’d be. Anyone who knows me also knows I like a good bargain. Whether it’s a free pen from the forum or an overripe […]