Publication: «Teaching resistance»

The history of the Resistance continues to mark and inspire our society, and its teaching occupies an unprecedented place in school curricula by mixing history and citizenship. Because it is a time when the commitment of a handful of volunteers has helped to change the course of our country’s history.

At a time when school programs encourage to better take into account citizen engagement and to better understand the issues of the Resistance, it appeared necessary to offer teachers an updated synthesis of knowledge on this period.

The book, directed by Laurent Douzou, professor of universities and Tristan Lecoq, inspector general of national education, and designed in partnership with the Resistance Foundation, is composed of 12 articles written by historians specialized in the period: Sébastien Albertelli, Julien Blanc, Laurent Douzou, Thomas Fontaine, Jean-Marie Guillon, Pierre Laborie, Bruno Leroux, Jean-François Muracciole, Cécile Vast.

These authors have delivered unpublished texts that allow a better understanding of the history and memory of the French Resistance. Based on this book, studies and historical documents commented by secondary school teachers are available online.