HIST 276: France Since 1871
Lecture 09 - General Boulanger and Captain Dreyfus. Two of the major crises of nineteenth-century France, the Boulanger Affair and the Dreyfus Affair, can be understood in terms of the rising forces of anti-Semitism and Far Right politics. The German conquest of Alsace and Lorraine, in particular, fueled nationalist and right-wing sentiments, especially in rural France. Political orientations and prejudices were formed by the popular media of the time, such as illustrated periodicals and patriotic songs. (from oyc.yale.edu)
| Lecture 09 - General Boulanger and Captain Dreyfus |
| Time | Lecture Chapters |
| [00:00:00] | 1. The Anti-semitic Context: France and the Jews in the Nineteenth Century |
| [00:07:47] | 2. The Boulanger Crisis: General Boulanger, General Victory |
| [00:22:16] | 3. Developments in Mass Politics: The Spread of Images and "Imaginaire" |
| [00:36:16] | 4. The Dreyfus Affair |
| References |
| Lecture 9 - General Boulanger and Captain Dreyfus Instructor: Professor John Merriman. Transcript [html]. Audio [mp3]. Download Video [mov]. |
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