Terrence Peterson
@tgpeterson
Parent. Gardener. Anti-fascist. Historian of Modern France, North Africa, Counterinsurgency, Migration. Trade unionist. Assoc. Prof. No Tyrants/No Kings. Terrencepeterson.com
Raided the garden for pizza. Ricotta, squash blossoms, sungold tomatoes, fresh mozz, and a bit of sweet basil.
I made a classic Trader Vic recipe Mai Tai with home-made vanilla syrup. Cheers!
Walked in here unknowingly and got roped into reading a passage of Ulysses for a crowd unexpectedly lol
Drove up the Conner pass and got some pretty fantastic views of the Dingle Peninsula
On Facebook, Algerians are calling Kansas the "70th Wilaya" of Algeria
It's been a real one, Aix. Hopefully back soon for more research!
Amazing photo of a young Krim Belkacem, from an arrest warrant issued by the Judiciary Police of Oran. The leather jacket and cocked beret are just such a vibe.
It's really interesting, going through box after box of intelligence reports, to see that starting in 1956 the French police gave their sources very French nicknames: Henri, Irène, Edouard, Helène, Isère, Auguste, Charles, Axel. It's even more interesting to see that the vast majority of intel... 🗃️
Vu en librairie à Aix-en-Provence, @campvolant.bsky.social et @willymunzenberg.bsky.social !
Nationalist songs sung by Algerian children in Oran during Eid festivities in May 1956. I particularly like the second one: Take off your beret Put on your Chechia To gain houria (freedom)
It's been a while, old friend (At the Archives nationales d'outre-mer)
Look what came in the mail this week, @drewflanaganphd.bsky.social . Can't wait to crack it open!