Joyeux anniversaire: The end of illusions?

Reader, Keith

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“…With such a difference between the post-68 years it can be of no surprise that it is considered in a different light. The enthusiasm with which the French events have been and continue to be fought over has, not surprisingly, been absent in the case of Northern Ireland where there has been a distinct lack of the "commemorative industry" so prevalent in France 105 . There were no noteworthy 10th, 20th or 30th anniversary celebrations.…”

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The Collective European Memory of 1968: The Case of Northern Ireland

Reynolds¹

2011

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In 1968, all across Western Europe, governments and regimes were rocked by a wave of protest movements that seemingly shared more than a coincidence of timing 1. 2008, more so than any commemorative period thus far, saw a real drive to go beyond strictly national perspectives with much attention on the international dimension of revolts at this time 2. The aim, it seems, is to address the question as to the existence of a common international/European revolt. An ever-growing list of countries and regions from all around the world that in some way fit the model of what happened in 1968 has emerged 3. Despite the great contextual differences that set so many of these countries apart, a collective movement is increasingly perceived and described as characterising the revolts, thus lending weight to the ever-popular representation of 1968 as a year of international upheaval 4. 2 The French revolt has emerged as that which is seen to typify the tumultuous events of that year 5 , with, as Gildea describes, the Latin Quarter of Paris as its "epicentre 6 ". There are several reasons to explain why this is the case. Amongst them is the fact that, unlike any other 1968 revolt, the French "May Days" were transformed from what was essentially a student-based movement into an all-out social crisis that threatened the hitherto extremely stable Gaullist regime. As such, it can be held up as an example of the explosive potential of what has been described a revolutionary period. However-and perhaps more significantly in this age of images, symbolism and aesthetics driven by technological advances that have led to a certain commemorative mediatisation of history and memory 7-the characteristics of the conventional representations of the French events have helped mould an iconic image of what happened and one that is both romantic and attractive 8. So starkly do these images contrast with current-day concerns that their appeal is unsurprising 9. Just as events in Paris have monopolised the national memory of the 1968 in France-with obvious drawbacks 10-the French revolt can be

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The Collective European Memory of 1968: The Case of Northern Ireland

Reynolds¹

2011

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“…For if those working in the 'Georges Pompidou industry' must occasionally cast an envious eye at the greater volume of student interest available to colleagues in the 'May 1968 industry' (Reader 2000), they instead benefit from the support of the Association Georges Pompidou. Presided by Jacques Chirac and É douard Balladur, no less, and including such well-known academics as Pascal Perrineau and JeanFranc ois Sirinelli, the Association collects oral history interviews and has subsidised five volumes of archives and some 13 volumes of conference proceedings and monographs, published since 2006 by Peter Lang (including one on Pompidou and May 1968, see Tricaud and Lachaise 2009), of which Tricaud's is the latest to appear.…”

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Pomp and Circumstance

Gordon¹

2014

Modern & Contemporary France

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