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By Sean Graham
This week, I speak with Nina Studer, writer of The Hour of Absinthe: A Cultural Historical past of France’s Most Infamous Drink. We speak in regards to the drink’s origins, its cultural significance in France, and its consumption by French troopers. We additionally chat in regards to the class distinctions related to the drink, how gender dynamics influenced its notion, and the absinthe’s an in France in 1915.
Historic Headline of the Week
Alice Fisher, “Return of the inexperienced fairy: once-notorious absinthe enjoys UK revival,” The Guardian, November 15, 2024.
Sean Graham is a cultural historian, an Adjunct Professor at Carleton College, and a contributing editor with Activehistory.ca
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