Kenneth Weisbrode

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The American Century

In 1941, the influential publisher Henry Luce declared the century “American.” The United States’ new...

Laura De Oliveira

pt en

Franklin Book Programs: The Cold War and US Cultural Imperialism

Franklin Book Programs was a non-governmental US program aimed at stimulating the publishing market...

Clara Masnatta

en

Gisèle Freund: The Life of a Story-Teller with Camera, Retold

This re-appraisal of Berlin-born, French-naturalized, Jewish photographer and sociologist Gisèle...

Pierre-Alain Tilliette

fr

Alexandre Vattemare, pionnier des échanges culturels

Au milieu du XIX^e siècle, Alexandre Vattemare s'évertua à promouvoir en Europe et dans les Amériques...

Stéphanie Gonçalves

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The Paris Opera Ballet in the Americas: Dancing Diplomacy (1948-1950)

The Atlantic area was a privileged space for the Paris Opera Ballet after the Second World War. North...

David Marcilhacy

fr en

Hispano-Americanism

Hispano-Americanism, which emerged in the 1880s and lasted throughout the twentieth century, was a...

Juliette Dumont, Didier Aubert

pt fr en

Cultural Diplomacy from Propaganda to Soft Power

Either directly or through the non-governmental institutions and actors, states have also played a...

Erin Nolan, Aimée Bessire

en

Reimagining Todd Webb’s Photographs of 1958 Colonial Africa

This paper charts the path of Todd Webb’s 1958 U.N.-commissioned photographs of colonial Africa across...

David Bellos

en

Romain Gary: How to Be Someone Else

The novelist Romain Gary had two connected but quite distinct literary careers, in two languages and...

Richard Cándida Smith

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Pan Americanism

The US-led Pan American Union, created in 1890, is generally understood as a form of soft power...