Banshees of Inisherin, the allegory of the Irish Civil War

Set on a remote island off the west coast of Ireland, ‘Banshees by Inisherin‘, directed by Martin McDonagh (‘Three advertisements on the outskirts‘), tells the story of lifelong friends Pádraic (Colin Farrell) and Colm (Brendan Gleeson), who find themselves at a dead end when Colm unexpectedly ends … Read more

Albineana 36: Vocations of children and family trajectories in the time of civil and religious wars 1550

VOCATIONS OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY TRAJECTORIES IN THE TIMES OF THE CIVIL AND RELIGIOUS WARS 1550-1630 Review Albineana launches a call for papers for an issue devoted to the theme of childhood, and particularly childhood vocations read through the prism of family trajectories, in France in the 16th and 17th centuries. The work of historians … Read more

19th century civil wars: prior to the 1000 day wars

The 1000 Day War would have a prelude that began many years before, when the several bloody civil wars, where clashes between enemies would predominate and characterized by the existence of two political beliefs that fought each other, supposing both to be right. Great triggers of these conflicts that were experienced, were developed by a … Read more

Civil Ralph: Screenwriter of a People in Crisis

The Creole Theater Company, established since 2012 in Saint-LĂ©onard, will celebrate its tenth birthday at a gala held on Friday to celebrate its essential role in the transmission and defense of Haitian and Creole culture in Montreal. Its director and co-founder, Ralph Civil, looks back on 10 years of theater, from Haiti to Saint-LĂ©onard. “The … Read more

Think war. The Civil War: Political Imagination and Reality

The mobilization of the notion of civil war in the public debate is a very old French passion. The taste for politics and that of controversy, which go hand in hand, contribute to fueling it. But the history of France, from the Revolution to the agitation of May 1968, passing through the rapid changes of … Read more