On Thursday 24 October 2024 (5-6.30pm), Dr Marie Puren (Liberation Collection Visiting Scholar 2024) will present her research on the Chadwyck-Healey Liberation Collection in the Milstein Room at Cambridge University Library. Marie’s talk will be accompanied by a display of items from the collection and a drinks reception.

Marie’s research focuses on the role of Resistance literature in rebuilding national consciousness after the Second World War. Her aim is to examine how this literature, driven by the intellectual and political climate, contributed to shaping new political ideologies and cultural policies in post-war France. The originality of this work lies in the use of digital humanities techniques to uncover the ways Resistance narratives influenced public sentiment and political discourse. You can read more about her research project in this previous blogpost.

During this presentation, Marie will explain the approach she has taken, by creating a digital corpus of a representative sample of the collection. She will explain the methods used and present her initial findings. Her presentation will demonstrate how the digital humanities can deepen our understanding of both the Liberation Collection and the political, cultural, and literary history of post-war France.

Please note this talk is in-person but will be recorded.

You can book your free tickets here. For any enquiries about this event,  please contact researchdevelopment@lib.cam.ac.uk.

Irene Fabry-Tehranchi