Laurent Martin

Professor

Sorbonne-Nouvelle Paris 3

FR

Biography

Professor of history at the Sorbonne-Nouvelle Paris 3 University since 2013. My educational background : ENS Fontenay-Saint-Cloud in history (1989), agrégation d'histoire (1992), doctorate in history (2000). Member of the History Committee of the Ministry of Culture, the ADHC, the editorial board of the journal Sociétés et Représentations. My research topics: history of cultural policies, media and censorship, international cultural relations.

Articles (1)

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Francophonie: A Historical Word, A Contemporary Idea

The word Francophonie was created at the end of the 19th century in the context of French colonization. Its meanings are many and have evolved over time. This article aims to capture both the history of this word, and the present condition of a concept that is today embraced by some and rejected by others on all sides of the Atlantic.