Episode Notes

S2 E8: Under Fire (1916) / J’Accuse! (1919)

Rachel considers lib idpol a century ago and an ocean away; Anna continues to prefer novels over movies; Madalyn waxes nostalgic on Franco-Prussian beef; Frank delivers a sermon on water; we all are awed by these works of art but continue to wonder what might be missing.

Barbusse, Henri. Under Fire: The Story of a Squad. 1916. Translated by W. Fitzwater Wray. Project Gutenberg, 2003. www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/4380

J’Accuse! Dir. Abel Gance. Writ. Abel Gance. Perf. Romuald Joubé, Maxime Desjardins, Séverin-Mars, Maryse Dauvray. Pathé, 1919. United Artists, 1920. Flicker Alley, 2008. http://flickeralley.vhx.tv/products/j-accuse-1919-1 //Note for UWEC students: The digital restoration of this original cut of the film will be available through McIntyre Library via Kanopy until October 1, 2021: https://uwec.kanopy.com/video/jaccuse

Additional Reading / Listening:

Painter, Mark. The History of the Twentieth Century. Ep. 7-8: “La Belle Époque” / “J’Accuse…!” Oct.-Nov. 2015. https://historyofthetwentiethcentury.com/007-la-belle-epoque/ & https://historyofthetwentiethcentury.com/121/

Painter, Mark. The History of the Twentieth Century. Ep. 121-122: “England’s Best Sword Knocked from Her Hand” / “They Shall Not Pass.” July 2018. https://historyofthetwentiethcentury.com/121-englands-best-sword-knocked-from-her-hand/ & https://historyofthetwentiethcentury.com/122-they-shall-not-pass/

Poole, W. Scott. Wasteland: The Great War and the Origins of Modern Horror. Counterpoint, 2019.

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MUSIC: Refused – “Last Minute Pointer” from Songs to Fan the Flames of Discontent (Victory/Burning Heart, 1996) & “Our Silence” from This Just Might Be…The Truth (Startrec, 1994) / / WITH OUR SILENCE WE VOTE FOR CONTINUATION

ART: Paul Nash, We Are Making a New World. Oil on canvas, 1918. Imperial War Museum.

Film still from J’Accuse! (Pathé, 1919)

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