by Donal Hassett | Jan 12, 2026 | Veterans' Stories
On the evening of August 9th 1931, leading figures from the French political, military and colonial elites gathered in the main hall of the Palais de la Porte Dorée eastern Paris to mark the closure of Veterans’ Weekend of the International Colonial Exhibition. After...
by Donal Hassett | Dec 8, 2025 | Publications
https://journals.publishing.umich.edu/wsfh/article/id/8676/ Abstract The Centenary of the First World War saw a new focus in official commemoration, cultural production and broader scholarly and public discourses on the figure of the colonial soldier, the tirailleur....
by Donal Hassett | Dec 8, 2025 | Presentations
Between Choice and Command: Migration and Return Across and Beyond Colonial Empires, 1900-1960 University of Erfurt, December 1-2, 2025 Monday, December 1st, 9am-7pm, Senatssaal, University of Erfurt 9-9.30: Florian Wagner Welcome and Introduction Section 1:...