Prof Hassett presented to and worked with secondary school students at the Lycée Mermoz in Dakar on topics related to colonial veterans and decolonisation in the French Empire.
Recent Posts
- Keynote Talk, Joint Presentation by Prof Dónal Hassett on COLVET and Prof Raul Carstocea on his ERC INTEMPO, Irish History Students’ Association Conference, Maynooth, 28/02/2026
- Prof Dónal Hasssett, ‘Workshop on Colonial Veterans and Decolonisation’, Lycée Jean Mermoz, Dakar, 12/02 and 20/02/2026
- ‘Exhibiting Imperial Loyalty: Veterans at the Colonial Exhibition of 1931’
- Dr Nicola Camilleri, ‘Guns and Gun Licences for Colonial Soldiers and Veterans. Italian East Africa in Comparative Perspective’, New Perspectives on the History of Firearms, University of Padova, 18-19/12/2025
- Prof Dónal Hassett, ‘Beyond the Tirailleur: Narrating and Mobilizing Colonial Experiences of the First World War in the French Empire’, Journal of the Western Society for French History, Vol. 51, 2025.