French war memorials, an international public and negociating the inbetween: working as a tour guide and researcher for the Office national des combattants et des victimes de guerre
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ONaCVG (Office national des combattants et des victimes de guerre) is a branch of the wider Ministère des Armées which deals with all things military and veteran related. My job included working as a tour guide around the four 'haut lieux de la mémoire national' as well as researching the actors (resistance fighters and hostages) from German occupied France in the Second World War.
My LiA reflection includes both the details of what I carried out during my time in Paris as well as the personal and professional gains I benefited from this unique experience.
My name is Stella and I’m a scholar of 2023/2024 Laidlaw cohort. As a French and History student, I am currently completing my Year Abroad in Paris working as a 'stagiaire' at ONaCVG where I deliver tours around memorial sites commemorating the Resistance fight in Paris 1941-44 (Fort Mont-Valèrien) and also the Holocaust and forced deportation operations in France (Mémorial des martyrs de la Déportation).
I am interested in all things feminist, intersectional, (de)colonial and sociological. If you have any questions about my research or can recommend any new books or podcasts for a fellow culture vulture, feel free to get in touch with me (Linkedin works too!)
