André J. Lambelet

Research & Writing

I am deeply interested in questions of citizenship, democracy, and authority. My academic research focuses mostly on nineteenth- and twentieth-France because France struggled directly with those questions. The relationship of education, citizenship, and military service was at the core of many of the defining struggles in France. The questions of citizenship, service, submission, and freedom, are not, of course, confined to France; they remain particularly salient today, and are themes that recur in my non-academic writing.

Publications ⇩
Public Lectures ⇩

Publications

“Here’s what the French anti-fascist election coalition can teach us.” Minnesota Reformer, 10/20/2024 6:00am. https://minnesotareformer.com/2024/07/10/heres-what-the-french-anti-fascist-election-coalition-can-teach-us-here/.
Lambelet, André José. “‘Liaison Factice’ and ‘Schwarze Schande’: Black Soldiers, French Officers, and the Ideology of Conscription.” Proceedings of the Western Society for French History 28 (2002): 271-281.
Lambelet, André José. “A Reluctant Reconciliation: Army Officers, Conscription, and Democratic Citizenship in the French Third Republic, 1870-1940 .” PhD diss., University of California, Berkeley, 2001.
Lambelet, André José. “Back to the Future: Politics, Propaganda, and the Centennial of the Conquest of Algeria.” French History and Civilization: Papers from the George Rudé Seminar 1 (2005): 62-72.
Lambelet, André José. “Consentement fabriqué? Le rôle moral de l’officier pendant la Grand Guerre.” In La Grande Guerre, pratiques et expériences, edited by René Cazals, Emmanuelle Picard, and Dennis Rolland, 291-299 (Toulouse: Privat, 2005).
Lambelet, André José. “Frenchmen into Spaniards? Army Officers, Political Ideology and Education, 1936–1940.” Proceedings of the Western Society for French History 24 (1997): 267-277.
Lambelet, André José. “Manifestly Inferior? French Reserves, 1871-1914.” In Scraping the barrel, edited by Sanders Marble, 54-78 (New York: Fordham University Press, 2012).
Lambelet, André José. Review of After the Reich: From the Liberation of Vienna to the Berlin Airlift, by Giles McDonogh. Segle XX: Revista Catalana d'Història (2010).
Lambelet, André José. Review of Wealth and Poverty of Nations, by David S. Landes. Minnesota Journal of Global Trade 9, no. 2 (Summer 2010).

Lectures

  • “‘Ce que nous a appris la guerre‘: Materiel, Morale, and the Mystique of Leadership in the Wake of the Great War.” 54th Annual Meeting of the Society for French Historical Studies. The State University of New Jersey. Rutgers: New Jersey, United States, April 2008.

  • “‘Liaison Factice‘ and ‘Schwarze Schande‘: Black Soldiers, French Officers, and the Ideology of Conscription.” Western Society for French History. University of California – Los Angeles. Los Angeles: California, United States, November 2000.

  • “‘Not All Is for the Best, in This, the Best of All Armies‘: A Candid(e) Appraisal of the Spoils of the Great War.” XIIIth George Rudé Seminar in French History and Civilisation. University of Tasmania. Hobart: Tasmania, Australia, July 2002.

  • “‘Partir pour un pays inconnu‘: Command, Culpability, and Community in the 17th Infantry Regiment’s 1907 Mutiny.” XVth George Rudé Seminar in French History and Civilisation. University of Adelaide. Adelaide: South Australia, Australia, July 2006.

  • “‘I Have Two Hundred Cartridges’: France, Soldiers, Citizens, and the Limits of Consent in the Great War.” Quest University Public Lecture Series. Squamish Public Library. Squamish: British Columbia, Canada, April 2012..

  • “‘La Guerre est laide’: Heroism and Hierarchies in the French Army in the Interwar Years.” Society for French Historical Studies 63rd Annual Conference. Washington: District of Columbia, Canada, April 2017.

  • “A Subtle Estrangement: French Soldiers, Officers, and the Nation in the Great War.” Twelfth Annual Seminar. Great War Society. San Francisco: California, United States, April 2003.

  • “Back to the Future: Politics, Propaganda, and the Centennial of the Conquest of Algeria.” XIVth George Rudé Seminar in French History and Civilisation. University of Melbourne. Melbourne: Victoria, Australia, July 2004.

  • “Combat, Carcasses, and Crowd Psychology: The Command and Control of French Soldiers Before, During and After the Great War.” Quest University Public Lecture Series. Whistler and Squamish Public Libraries. Whistler and Squamish: British Columbia, Canada, August 2014.

  • “Comparative Revolutions.” South Australian Certificate of Education History Revision Lecture. History Teachers’ Association of South Australia. Adelaide: South Australia, Australia, September 2008.

  • “Drawing Conclusions: Conquest, Comics, and the Congo.” History Department Seminar. Seattle University. Seattle: Washington, United States, November 2011.

  • “Fighting over Phantoms: Struggles to Define the Place of the Army in Post-World War One France.” Western Society for French History. Western Society for French History. Newport Beach: California, United States, October 2003.

  • “Frenchmen into Spaniards? Army Officers, Political Ideology and Education, 1936–1940.” Western Society for French History. North Carolina, October 1996..

  • “Grave Reservations: Professional Officers and Citizen Soldiers during the Great War.” Flinders University History Research Seminars. Adelaide: South Australia, Australia, September 2008.

  • “Heroes and Victims: The History and Politics of Heroes in an Age of Industrial Warfare.” Quest University Public Lecture Series. Whistler Public Library. Whistler: British Columbia, Canada, March 2017.

  • “Heroism, Hygiene, and Hatred of the Enemy: French Officers Talk to the Troops, 1917–1918.” XVth Biennial Conference of the Australasian Association for European History. University of Melbourne. Melbourne: Victoria, Australia, July 2005..

  • “Imposing Civilization: France, Algeria, and the Schooling of a Nation.” Global Studies Program Lecture Series. Global Studies Program, University of Minnesota. Minneapolis: Minnesota, United States, October 2003.

  • “Love.” Honors College Student Association Panel. R D Clark Honors College, University of Oregon. Eugene: Oregon, United States, February 14, 2003.

  • “Reaching for Solace – and Solutions: Why the Humanities Matter More than Ever in the Age of Crises.” Quest University Public Lecture Series. Whistler / Pemberton / Squamish Public Libraries. Whistler, Pemberton, and Squamish (virtually): British Columbia, Canada, October 2020. (Zoom.).

  • “Revolutions: Contronyms and Controversies.” South Australian Certificate of Education History Revision Lecture. History Teachers’ Association of South Australia. Adelaide: South Australia, Australia, September 2009.

  • “To Be Courageous, Curious and Free.” Quest University Commencement Address. Quest University Canada. Squamish: British Columbia, Canada, April 2015.

  • “Travelers, Troglodytes, and Tyranny: Reading Montesquieu in the Age of Trump.” Quest University Public Lecture Series. Whistler Public Library. Whistler: British Columbia, Canada, October 2018.