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Algeria, antifascism, and Third Worldism: An anticolonial genealogy of the Western European New Left (Algeria, France, Italy, 1957-1975)

Description du projet

Le tiers-mondisme et la gauche de l’Europe

La guerre d’indépendance algérienne (1954–1962), et le tiers-mondisme en général, ont considérablement affecté les nouvelles cultures politiques émergentes au cours des «longues années 1960» et ont permis de lier un antifascisme renouvelé à l’anticolonialisme. Le projet The Damned, financé par l’UE, étudiera la généalogie de la Nouvelle Gauche en Europe occidentale depuis le milieu des années 1950 jusqu’à la moitié des années 1970. Le projet ciblera l’Algérie, la France et l’Italie afin de redéfinir la géographie politique européenne pour inclure l’espace (post-)colonial et réévaluer l’influence historique de la guerre d’indépendance algérienne sur les nouvelles cultures politiques des années 1960. The Damned produira une étude de cas pour comprendre l’émergence de la Nouvelle Gauche en tant que processus local, national et transnational complexe.

Objectif

THE DAMNED proposes a new study of the genealogy of the New Left in Western Europe from the mid-1950s to the mid-1970s. Breaking with current interpretations, the project reframes the European political geography to include the (post)colonial space, and reassesses the historical influence of the Algerian War of Independence (1954–1962) – and Third Worldism more generally – in the genealogy of the new political cultures that flourished during the ‘long 1960s’, associating a renewed antifascism with anticolonial struggles. Bringing together disciplines and methodologies from across a number of humanities and social sciences, THE DAMNED will produce a case study (focusing on Algeria, France and Italy) setting out new approaches to understanding the emerging of the New Left as a complex process encompassing local, national and transnational dynamics; a process shaped by, but also shaping, decolonisation. The goal is to contribute – at least – to complicating the Western narrative of the global 1960s, by shifting the focus from Berkeley and Paris to Algiers.

THE DAMNED is to be carried out mostly in Algeria, with a secondment in France and a return phase in Italy. Working with leading experts in each of these countries, the aim is to develop a truly transnational, interdisciplinary network exploring anew the global 1960s. By means of an extensive oral history project interviewing anticolonial activists, THE DAMNED will create a repository of sources for researchers, with a selection of interviews accessible online. THE DAMNED has been designed to ensure a mutually beneficial exchange of knowledge between the researcher and the third country (Algeria): ‘The challenge is to improve the design of cultural experiences by enhancing participatory and collaborative approaches and by fostering mutual cultural understanding and resilient strategies’, as stated in the H2020 Work Programme 2018–20.

Coordinateur

UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI TORINO
Contribution nette de l'UE
€ 221 605,44
Adresse
VIA GIUSEPPE VERDI 8
10124 Torino
Italie

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Région
Nord-Ovest Piemonte Torino
Type d’activité
Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
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Coût total
€ 221 605,44

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