CULTURES OF WAR:
From the French Revolution to the Russian Revolution
PAPERS:
Wynne Beers, “Saigon, Algiers and Paris: Continuities and Ruptures on the French Homefront, 1945-62”
Greta Bucher, The Embattled Family: Changing Family Values after WWII in France and Russia
Jean-Marc Largeaud, Memory and culture : Waterloo in France
Alexander M. Martin, Moscow in 1812 and the Imperial Social Project
Olga Maiorova,National Mythology in the Making: Literary Representations of 1812 after War and Peace
Joshua Sanborn, “When the Front Came Home: The Great Retreat of 1915 and the Transformation of Russian Society”
Victor Taki, Russians and the Ottoman Way of War: Orientalism, Nationalism and Military Theory in the Nineteenth Century
DESCRIPTION:
On November 30th and December 1st, 2012, the Jordan Center and the Institute for French Studies will host an international symposium at NYU’s Maison Francaise. Our topic is “Cultures of War: From the French Revolution to the Russian Revolution.” This event will bring together academics and military professionals, historians and literature specialists, hailing from Russia, France, and North America. The overarching goal is to broaden our understanding of the long period in question by fostering conversation among people who do not often get a chance to hear each other’s perspectives and draw on each other’s expertise. To that end, in addition to keynote addresses by historians of France and Russia (David Bell and Peter Holquist), the symposium will include panels and roundtables on such topics as Russian vs. French mythologies of war, homefronts, and the language and literature of warfare.
FORMAT:
For the two panels (“National Mythologies of War” and “Homefronts”), participants are asked to submit their full-length papers by November 15 to the Jordan Center administrator (patty.mouzakatis@nyu.edu). Papers will then be pre-circulated via the password-protected conference website so that we can all read them in advance. Each panelist will speak for approximately 10 minutes about his/her contribution, after which discussants (to be announced) will facilitate conversation among the panelists and audience.
Participants in the two roundtables (“How do we talk about warfare?” and “Teaching Tradecraft at West Point”) will not circulate papers but will simply discuss the designated question.
PLACE:
La Maison Française
16 Washington Mews, NY, NY 10003
SCHEDULE:
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30
10:00 Introductions by Yanni Kotsonis (Director, Jordan Center), Anne Lounsbery (Chair, Department of Russian & Slavic Studies), and Edward Berenson (Director, Institute of French Studies)
10:15 First keynote address by David Bell, followed by response from Peter Holquist
12:00 - 1:30 Lunch, If you plan to attend please RSVP at jordan.center.workstudy@gmail.com. The location will be emailed to you.
1:30 – 3:30 Panel: National Mythologies of War: Russia and France
Olga Maiorova, “National Mythology in the Making: Literary Representations of 1812 after War and Peace”
Jean-Marc Largeaud, “Waterloo and its Memory”
Viktor Taki, “Russians and the Ottoman Way of War: Orientalism, Nationalism and Military Theory in the Post-Napoleonic Period”
Discussant: Anne Lounsbery
3:30 Break
3:45 – 5:30 Roundtable: How do we talk about warfare?
Martin Daughtry
Valerie Deacon
Rick McPeak
Donna Orwin
Irina Sandomirskaia
Moderator: Patrick Deer
6:30 - 8:30 Dinner If you plan to attend please RSVP at jordan.center.workstudy@gmail.com.
The location will be emailed to you.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1
10:00 – 12:00 Second keynote address by Peter Holquist, followed by response from David Bell
12:00-1:30 Coffee Break, (Served on the second floor of the house.)
1:30 – 3:30 Panel: Homefronts
Alexander Martin, “The Crisis of the Enlightened Metropolis: War and Social Conflict in Moscow in 1812”
Joshua Sanborn, “When the Front Came Home: The Great Retreat of 1915 and the Transformation of Russian Society”
Wynne Beers, “Saigon, Algiers and Paris: Continuities and Ruptures on the French Homefront, 1945-62”
Greta Bucher, “The Embattled Family: Changing Family Values after WWII”
Discussant: Yanni Kotsonis
3:30 Coffee Break, (Served on the second floor of the house.)
3:45 – 5:30 Roundtable: Teaching Tradecraft at West Point
Wynne Beers
Greta Bucher
Brian DeToy
Rick McPeak
Moderator: Martin Daughtry
5:30 Closing remarks by Yanni Kotsonis
