Karine Varley
@karinevarley.bsky.social
Historian at University of Strathclyde, Franco-Prussian War, Second World War, Vichy France, Corsica. Author of Vichy's Double Bind: https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/vichys-double-bind/7089CE39930C5E4D0E2F8B0B52C0A778
Ending the conference earlier today, highlights included papers by Alex Summers and Patrick Luiz S. de Oliveira on the Franco-Prussian War.
July 19, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Ending the conference earlier today, highlights included papers by Alex Summers and Patrick Luiz S. de Oliveira on the Franco-Prussian War.
A brilliant plenary by Stéphane Gerson yesterday that wove personal family stories with the histories of resistance and collaboration under Vichy.
July 19, 2025 at 3:13 PM
A brilliant plenary by Stéphane Gerson yesterday that wove personal family stories with the histories of resistance and collaboration under Vichy.
Nicolas Moll discussed the Wer ist Walter project, which features stories of resistance across Europe. I've been hearing a lot about it at conferences this summer. Worth checking out.
weristwalter.eu/de/
weristwalter.eu/de/
Wer Ist Walter? - Wer Ist Walter
weristwalter.eu
July 17, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Nicolas Moll discussed the Wer ist Walter project, which features stories of resistance across Europe. I've been hearing a lot about it at conferences this summer. Worth checking out.
weristwalter.eu/de/
weristwalter.eu/de/
Today featured a wonderful panel with Nicolas Moll and Sarah Farmer on resistance comparisons between France and Yugoslavia and memories of Oradour-sur-Glane.
July 17, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Today featured a wonderful panel with Nicolas Moll and Sarah Farmer on resistance comparisons between France and Yugoslavia and memories of Oradour-sur-Glane.
Excellent panel on Resistance and the Allies, with Claire Andrieu, Raphaële Balu and Guillaume Piketty.
July 16, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Excellent panel on Resistance and the Allies, with Claire Andrieu, Raphaële Balu and Guillaume Piketty.
Grateful to the organisers, especially Marco Maria Aterrano, for bringing together a diverse and international range of speakers.
June 23, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Grateful to the organisers, especially Marco Maria Aterrano, for bringing together a diverse and international range of speakers.
I was less convinced by this description of leadership of the 'Vichy Republic' being treated with 'respect' by Hitler.
June 14, 2025 at 10:04 AM
I was less convinced by this description of leadership of the 'Vichy Republic' being treated with 'respect' by Hitler.