835 research outputs found
The Politics of the Past on radio
No full textDr. Ben Wellings (ANU) and Romain Fathi, PhD candidate (UQ) interviewed by ABC radio in Canberra on April 24th 2012. ABC Radio Ben and Romain Dr. Ben Wellings presents the symposium and its goals while Romain Fathi discusses the involvement of Australians in commemorations at Villers-Bretonneux, where the AIF fought during the Great War
The Politics of the Past on radio
No full textDr. Ben Wellings (ANU) and Romain Fathi, PhD candidate (UQ) interviewed by ABC radio in Canberra on April 24th 2012. ABC Radio Ben and Romain Dr. Ben Wellings presents the symposium and its goals while Romain Fathi discusses the involvement of Australians in commemorations at Villers-Bretonneux, where the AIF fought during the Great War
World War I and the space-time-war nexus
No full textStating that World War I is both distant and near to us may be seen as both an oxymoron and a truism. The centenary of the conflict was a reminder of the temporal distance that exists between us and the people who fought in that war. In that sense, World War I can be seen as a distant sequence of events that propelled the world into the tumultuous and unprecedentedly violent twentieth century. Yet we are constantly reminded of the presence of World War I in the twenty-first century through its global,state and local legacies. In this way, World War I remains proximate, very much an immediate and daily presence in the lives of1many. In northern France and Belgium, people still live in a landscape shaped by the war, with some areas completely closed to the public owing to the presence of explosive devices, which continue to kill, and other areas so polluted that they cannot be returned to cultivation. For inhabitants of these regions, and others around the globe, the war is long gone but its traces remain2present in everyday experiences. The apparent dichotomy between this past event and its immediate physical presence is a powerful reminder of the scale and intensity of the first truly global conflict
Review of Romain Fathi: Représentations muséales du corps combattant de 14-18
No full textReprésentations muséales du corps combattant de 14-18: The Australian War Memorial de Canberra au prisme de l’Historial de la Grande Guerre de Péronne In this study of the Australian War Memorial through the optic of the Historial at Péronne in Northern France, Romain Fathi offers a fascinating reflection on the contrasting orientation of the two institutions towards the representation of war. This is not a comparative study in the strict sense of the term since Fathi recognises that they ar..
Friday essay: do 'the French' care about Anzac?
No full textWhen the first world war came to an end on the Western Front in November 1918, it was time for Australian soldiers to return home. As in Gallipoli, they left behind their fellow Australians who had died. But the Australian public felt less anxiety about the war graves on the Western Front than those in Gallipoli. France was a mostly Christian country, and an Allied nation. Surely, the French would deeply care about the Anzacs? Soon after the war, the Australian government tried to impose the view that Australians had saved the city of Amiens. Canadians, British, French and others were claiming the same, as the Third Battle of Picardy had been an Allied operation... by Romain Fathi, Flinders University / Sciences Po, Centre d'histoir
Friday essay: do ‘the French’ care about Anzac?
No full textcontribution à un site webWhen the first world war came to an end on the Western Front in November 1918, it was time for Australian soldiers to return home. As in Gallipoli, they left behind their fellow Australians who had died. But the Australian public felt less anxiety about the war graves on the Western Front than those in Gallipoli. France was a mostly Christian country, and an Allied nation. Surely, the French would deeply care about the Anzacs?Soon after the war, the Australian government tried to impose the view that Australians had saved the city of Amiens. Canadians, British, French and others were claiming the same, as the Third Battle of Picardy had been an Allied operation...by Romain Fathi, Flinders University / Sciences Po, Centre d'histoir
You Matter: The Australian Historical Association’s Casualisation Survey
No full text“Copyright 2019 Australian Historical Association. Published version of the report reproduced here courtesy of the publisher.”You Matter: The Australian Historical Association’s Casualisation Survey Report.
On behalf of the AHA Executive, Dr Romain Fathi and Dr Lyndon Megarrity conducted a survey on the experiences of casual academics in the History discipline regarding the nature of their employment, and its impact upon their career path and personal life. The initiative was designed to facilitate discussion about casualisation in the History discipline in the tertiary education sector, as well as to consider ways that permanent academic staff, university departments, the AHA and other stakeholders could address the problems encountered by casual teaching and research staff. The survey report provides a fresh look at the experiences of casually paid historians in Australian universities. It also highlights constructive ideas for improving their terms and conditions of employment
Représentations muséales du corps combattant de 14-18: L'Australian War Memorial de Canberra à travers le prisme de l'Historial de la Grande Guerre de Péronne
No full textSaviez-vous que des Australiens sont venus se battre en France lors de la Première Guerre mondiale et que, de cet engagement, est né l’un des plus puissants mythes fondateurs de l’identité nationale australienne ? En alternant l’étude de l’Historial de la Grande Guerre de Péronne et du Mémorial australien de la guerre de Canberra, Romain Fathi nous propose un voyage au cœur des représentations et perceptions culturelles de la Grande Guerre. On y découvre par quels moyens une mémoire du conflit s’est imposée en Australie et comment l’héroïsme des ancêtres, supposé ou avéré, est mobilisé pour conférer qualités et valeurs à la nation entière. Au travers du prisme de leurs expositions permanentes, l’auteur décrypte le sens donné au premier conflit mondial dans ces institutions. Les musées d’histoire, à condition qu’une société les valorise comme lieux de savoir ou de consommation culturelle, ont dans leurs mains un pouvoir incroyable en ce qu’ils peuvent parfois proposer une vision du passé minutieusement mise en scène. C’est cette dimension performative du musée d’histoire que l’auteur invite à saisir pour que chaque visiteur porte un regard critique sur l’histoire qui lui est présentée. (Résumé éditeur
Our Corner of the Somme: Australia at Villers-Bretonneux
No full textBy the time of the Armstice, Villers-Bretonneux - once a lively and flourishing French town - had been largely destroyed, and half its population had fled or died. From March to August 1918, Villers-Bretonneux formed part of an active front line, at which Australian troops were heavily involved. As a result, it holds a significant place in Australian history. Villers-Bretonneux has since become an open-air memorial to Australia's participation in the First World War. Successive Australian governments have valourised the Australian engagement, contributing to an evolving Anzac narrative that has become entrenched in Australia's national identity. Our Corner of the Somme provides an eye-opening analysis of the memorialisation of Australia's role on the Western Front and the Anzac mythology that so heavily contributes to Australians' understanding of themselves. In this rigorous and richly detailed study, Romain Fathi challenges accepted historiography by examining the assembly, projection and performance of Australia's national identity in northern France.Provides a new interpretation of famous events from the First World WarDetails the often-unseen political influences that helped shape a national memory of the First World WarQuestions the well-established notion of Anzac valour in the Battle of the Somm
Proximity and Distance. Space, Time and World War I
No full textThe global magnitude of World War I has meant that proximity and distance were highly influential in the ways the conflict was conducted, and how it was experienced at tactical, political and emotional levels. This book explores how participants and observers in World War I negotiated the temporal and spatial challenges of the conflict. International in scope, it investigates how technology, mass media, elite diplomacy and imperial networks interacted in conjunction with proximity and distance. The authors canvas a range of approaches to the conflict, from cultural history to social, political and military history. Proximity and distance were contingencies that participants had to continually adapt to. This book documents the ways in which these adaptations were approached
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