{"id":1438,"date":"2019-04-22T10:49:05","date_gmt":"2019-04-22T10:49:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/transnationalhistory.net\/doing\/?p=1438"},"modified":"2019-04-22T10:49:13","modified_gmt":"2019-04-22T10:49:13","slug":"from-the-embers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/transnationalhistory.net\/doing\/2019\/04\/22\/from-the-embers\/","title":{"rendered":"From the Embers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>When people think of France what comes to mind, for many it\nis the Eiffel tower and Notre Dame. So when Notre Dame\u2019s roof went up in flames\nlast week the outpouring from across the world was momentous. In our age news\ntravels, demonstrating how interconnected we have become and the news stories\nthat followed demonstrated the transnational age we live in. For instance,\nHeritage England has pledged to provide resources if needed, such as craftsmen\nand archaeologists demonstrating a level of international cooperation which was\nmirrored by the Japanese government.<a href=\"#_ftn1\">[1]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Interestingly, the fire at Notre Dame has also inspired help\nin other areas of the world, boosting the fundraising efforts for black\nchurches in America which were destroyed by racially motivated arson attacks.<a href=\"#_ftn2\">[2]<\/a> It\nseems that the plight of this internationally recognised, national monument has\nencouraged others to tackle the plight in their surrounding area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In many ways Notre Dame has become a transnational symbol, causing\npeople to acknowledge and address problems within their own country. In fact,\nthe guardian article which discusses the pledges made by the Heritage England,\nuses Notre Dame as a spring board to discuss the lack of supervision within\nrestoration work. The article quotes Michael Daley, the director of ArtWatch UK,\nthe conservation watchdog, who highlights the many fires in UK have occurred\nduring restoration work, such as at Windsor Castle, the Cutty Sark and the Glasgow\nSchool of Art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the most notable of example of this was the social commentary\non the donations from the French billionaires that poured in following the\nfire. Wealth inequality which was used as a staging point to discuss wealth\ndistribution not only in the UK but also around the world.<a href=\"#_ftn3\">[3]<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In many ways, I am increasingly coming to understand Hugh\u2019s perspective\non transnational history, at least in the modern world. With the world so interconnected\nas it is now, is it not the job of the historian to reflect this? Transnational\nhistory it could, therefore, be argued is simply how historian should write a\ngood history, for as the news articles have shown us, any event can be linked\nto a wider theme. I\u2019m not sure I agree with this, however I think it is an\ninteresting talking point. Instead, for me, as I have already mentioned in\nprevious blog posts and in seminars, transnational history has an important political\ndimension. Its purpose not only to explore connection within the world, but\nalso to remind the reader that it is there and has been for hundreds of years. <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#_ftnref1\">[1]<\/a> Dalya\nAlberge<em>, Notre Dame fire: UK ready to\nshare conservation <\/em>expertise, 20 May 2019, &lt;https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2019\/apr\/20\/notre-dame-fire-uk-ready-to-share-conservation-expertise&gt;[22\nMay 2019]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#_ftnref2\">[2]<\/a> Karen\nZraick, Niraj Chokshi, <em>Black churches\ndestroyed by arson see huge spike in donations after Notre Dame fire<\/em>, 18\nApril 2019, &lt;https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/black-church-fire-arson-attack-crowdfunding-notre-dame-donation-a8873576.html&gt;[22\nApril 2019]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"#_ftnref3\">[3]<\/a> Aditya\nChakrabortty, The billionaires\u2019 donations will turn Notre Dame into a monument\nto hypocrisy, 18 April 2019,\n&lt;https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2019\/apr\/18\/billionaires-donations-notre-dame-france-inequality&gt;[22\nApril 2010]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When people think of France what comes to mind, for many it is the Eiffel tower and Notre Dame. 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