Date Thesis Awarded
4-2012
Access Type
Honors Thesis -- Access Restricted On-Campus Only
Degree Name
Bachelors of Arts (BA)
Department
History
Advisor
Ronald Schechter
Committee Members
Giulia Pacini
Frederick C. Corney
Abstract
This paper deals with recent court cases and business legislation taking place in the United States against the French National Railway Company (SNCF) for their collaborative activity during the Vichy Regime of World War II. This paper analyzes the results of viewing history and memory through the lens of judicial and business proceedings. I follow Henry Rousso's idea of forums of memory as a way to release history which in nature is traumatic; in this case collaborating with the Nazi Regime and aiding the Holocaust. Building on that this paper highlights the emerging business vector. Furthermore, I will analyze the international aspect of this controversy. The thesis primarily discusses the implications of using these vectors, their results for the parties in question and their results for the study of history.
Recommended Citation
Ohanian, Diana Margaret, "Memory Derailed: Vichy Memory in International Court Cases and Business Legislation against the French National Railway" (2012). Undergraduate Honors Theses. William & Mary. Paper 483.
https://scholarworks.wm.edu/honorstheses/483
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Comments
Thesis is part of Honors ETD pilot project, 2008-2013. Migrated from Dspace in 2016.