Forget Wonder Woman and Batman. The Maid of Orléans - an uneducated, teenage girl who led armies to victory - is a hero for our times.
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Macron’s portrait and taste in literature are full of political symbols to be sussed.
At the Versailles court, a well-directed glance could decide a person’s fate. Imagine if Donald Trump were so subtle.
What does it mean to be French? The two standing presidential candidates hope voters will agree with their version of the answer.
Donald Trump has a Versailles-inspired apartment. There’s a popular TV series and now, a new exhibition of treasures from the palace. A glittering symbol of aristocratic frivolity, Versailles was, in fact, a place of awesome royal power.
France has a long history of protest and terror attacks from a range of different groups.
One publisher spent over 40 years trying to profit off Hitler’s hateful tome.
When Australians went to the Western Front, language failed them. So they invented slanguage: a mix of slang, French words and creative swearing that, among other things, gave us the word “Aussie”.
France’s colonial legacy remains an uncomfortable subject.
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Emeritus professor, The University of Melbourne
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Director, Gender and Women's History Research Centre, Australian Catholic University
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PhD candidate in Early Modern History, Monash University
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Senior Lecturer in Literary Studies and Creative Writing, Monash University
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Senior Lecturer, School of History, Australian National University
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Lecturer in French Studies, University of Westminster
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Lecturer / Assistant Professor, University College Dublin
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Honorary Fellow of the School of Languages and Linguistics, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of History, University at Albany, State University of New York
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Languages and Linguistics, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer in Modern European History, Northumbria University, Newcastle
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Lecturer in French History, Trinity College Dublin
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Lecturer in French Studies, University of Sheffield
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Postdoctoral Research Associate, King's College London
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Senior Lecturer in History, The Open University
