History
Claudia Dunlea, Ph.D., is a
Senior Instructor of History at
Florida Atlantic University
(FAU). She received her
doctorate in European
Integration History from the
University of Hamburg,
Germany, in 2003. Professor
Dunlea is the author of a book that investigates the
origins of a supranational European foreign policy in
the 1950s. Her recent research on the diplomatic
relations of the European Union was published in two
articles.
J'accuse! The Dreyfus Affair
Paris 1894, 35-year old Jewish infantry officer Alfred
Dreyfus is — wrongfully — convicted of espionage on
behalf of Germany. So begins a 12-year series of events
that include Dreyfus’ imprisonment on Devil’s Island,
the efforts of his family to have him released, the
Rennes retrial and eventually the pardon and final
rehabilitation of 1906.
The Dreyfus affair provoked an anti-Semitic
controversy that split the French intellectual world
down the center. Most famous among the participants
was France’s greatest living novelist, Emile Zola who
published “J’accuse.” As the Dreyfus case turned into a
cause célèbre, the history of a single military career
came to display the conflicts that were tearing France
apart: military defeat, anti-Semitic furor and the place
of traditional values in a country still reeling from the
turbulence of the French Revolution. The Dreyfus
case was not only a defining moment in the history
of the Catholic Church but generally underscored
and intensified bitter divisions within French politics
and society.
This lecture not only traces the course of the Dreyfus
Affair, but also demonstrates how the ramifications of
the affair continue to be felt today, comparing
19th century anti-Semitism in France to current
xenophobic sentiments plaguing the 5th Republic.
Register Early! There is a $5 charge for registering on the day of a one-time lecture or event.
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Course # F1R0 — One Time Event
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Place: | Auditorium, Lifelong Learning Complex, Jupiter Campus |
Dates: | Thursday, December 15 2016 |
Time: | 10:30 - 12 PM |
Fee: | $25 / member; $35 / non-member |
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