The book "Facing Woke Obscurantism" attracted media attention on Friday, March 7, during a press conference given at the Collège de France by historian Patrick Boucheron.
In the eye of the storm, the publication of the book was suspended on March 12 by the PUF editor, Paul Garapon, citing "the current national and international political context." Faced with what can legitimately be called censorship, the three coordinators of the book, Emmanuelle Hénin, Xavier-Laurent Salvador, and Pierre Vermeren, redoubled their efforts to alert public opinion, and the publisher decided to release the book.
The pressure from woke activists continued right up until the very day of the book's publication. On Wednesday, April 30, the PUF offices in Paris were the target of a wild collageThe inscription "Feminists against fascist propaganda" was displayed on the windows of the publishing house.
Below is a selection of recent talks and broadcasts about the book, which is off to a great start (topping the bestseller list on several platforms) and is already being reprinted.
- Atlantic 📰 Article by Laurence Biava
- BFM TV – “Apolline de Malherbe” program : Speech by Emmanuelle Hénin, Xavier-Laurent Salvador and Pierre Vermeren
Watch the show again (video) Listen to the audio version (no subscription required) - France Inter – Debate between Pierre Vermeren and Réjane Sénac See on YouTube
- France Inter – Debate between Pierre Vermeren and Réjane Sénac See on YouTube
- Le Figaro TV – Interview with Pierre Vermeren See on YouTube
- France Culture – Debate between Pierre Vermeren and Alain Policar Listen to the podcast
- Sud Radio – “In all truth” : Xavier-Laurent Salvador and Emmanuelle Hénin Listen to the show
- Europe 1 – Emmanuelle Hénin Play the video
- Europe 1 – Editorial by Alexandre Devecchio See on YouTube
- iTV24 – Speech by Emmanuelle Hénin Watch the video (mp4 file)
- Europe 1 – Special evening : Xavier-Laurent Salvador Listen to the interview
- Tocsin – Pierre Vermeren See on YouTube
- Boulevard Voltaire – Xavier-Laurent Salvador See on YouTube
- CNews, Time for the Pros – Pierre Vermeren (starts at 1:01) See on Dailymotion
- Radio Notre Dame, The Great Witness – Emmanuelle Hénin See on YouTube
- CNews, Midi News (Sonia Mabrouk) – Emmanuelle Hénin (starts at 1h14) See on Dailymotion
- France Culture – Replicas : Emmanuelle Hénin and Alain Policar Listen to the show
- Mollat bookstore – Pierre VermerenSee on YouTube
- Boulevard Voltaire – Xavier-Laurent SalvadorSee on YouTube
- Book Time, CNews – Emmanuelle HéninSee on YouTube
This is being discussed in other places besides France ...
In the English-speaking world:
In the Spanish-speaking world:
In Italy:
https://www.laverita.info/woke-face-obscurantisme-2671313577.html
“tamen hoc animo semper fut, ut invidiam virlute paitam, gloriam, non invidiam pularem”
(Cicero, catilines, 1, 29)
"My feeling has always been that complaints based solely on our having done our duty are not complaints, but praise."
(translation by Abbot d'Olivet)
