Newberry Adult Education Seminars will meet both virtually and in the building for the Winter/Spring term. Although we are still primarily virtual, you will find a smaller selection of in-person seminars in the schedule. For more information about the Newberry’s virtual seminars, including a Zoom tutorial, please see our Virtual Seminars FAQ page. If you have questions about online learning, please reach out to adulteducation@newberry.org. Registration opens Wednesday, January 19th at 9am (Central time). Registration will take place through our online platform, Learning Stream.

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Seminar Description

During the German occupation between 1940 and 1944, the French people on a daily basis faced decisions that could result, potentially, in life or death. The dynamic interplay between collaboration with the German authorities, passive accommodation, and active resistance will be a central focus of the seminar. Topics will include the Vichy regime, DeGaulle and the Free French, the emergence of the Resistance, cultural life during the occupation, the Liberation, and the post-war fate of collaborators..

Eight sessions. Registration – $280/$252

Frank Biletz received his Ph.D. in history from the University of Chicago, with a primary specialization in modern British and Irish history. He is currently Adjunct Instructor in History at Loyola University Chicago and has been teaching seminars at the Newberry since 1994.

Materials List

Required:

• Julian Jackson, France: The Dark Years 1940-1944 (Oxford, 2001), ISBN: 978-0-19-925457-5.

First Reading:

• Participants should read the introduction and chapters one to five of Julian Jackson, France: The Dark Years 1940-1944 before the first class meeting.