I’ll be speaking about my book Paris Is Not Dead at a few different events this fall. Here’s the list so far:
-September 27: PARIS, American Library in Paris, with Erin Ogunkeye, 7:30 PM Paris time (also streaming).
-October 16: WASHINGTON DC, Busboys and Poets, with Vanessa Bee, 6 PM Eastern.
-October 17: WASHINGTON DC, George Washington University, Department of Romance, German and Slavic Languages and Literatures, 5 PM Eastern, (SMPA room 305)
-October 18, WASHINGTON DC, Georgetown University Global Cities Initiative & the Department of French and Francophone Studies), 4 PM Eastern, (ICC room 425).
-October 24, NEW YORK, P&T Knitwear, with Matt Sitman, co-sponsored with Dissent Magazine, 7 PM Eastern.
I’m thrilled to announce the upcoming publication of my book. It’ll be out in October 2023, but is now available for pre-order. In North America with The New Press. And in the UK with The Westbourne Press/Saqi Books. If you’re in continental Europe, you can contact your preferred Anglophone bookstore or order online.
Last month, I published two stories about the recent crackdown on protest rights in France. For The Intercept, I reported on the trend of mass detentions. And for The Daily Beast, I reported from the Cannes Film Festival, where authorities imposed a sweeping ban on demonstrations.
Keolis (détenu à 70 % par la SNCF) déclenche de nombreux conflits avec les salariés aux US… comme en Virginie, où l’entreprise mène un bras de fer avec les chauffeurs de bus et leur syndicats. Mon article pour Mediapart.
The pandemic helped generate billions in profits for the Saadé family and their privately-held shipping giant CMA-CGM. Now they’re expanding the business and strengthening their ties with the French government. My feature for Foreign Policy.