Amelia Lyons

Publications

*The Civilizing Mission in the Metropole : Algerian Families and the French Welfare State during Decolonization, under contract, Stanford University Press.

* “Genre et décolonisation : le cas du Service social familial Nord-Africain,” in Politique et administration du genre en migration Mondes atlantiques, XIXe-XXe siècles, ed. Philippe Rygiel (Paris : Editions Publibook, 2011), 137-155.

* “Social welfare, French Muslims and decolonization in France : the case of the Fonds d’action sociale,” Patterns of Prejudice, vol. 43, no. 1 (February 2009), 65-89.

* "Des bidonvilles aux HLM : Le logement des familles algériennes en France avant l’indépendance de l’Algérie," Hommes et Migrations, no. 1264 (November-December 2006) 35-49. * "The Civilizing Mission in the Metropole : Algerian Immigrants in France and the Politics of Adaptation during Decolonization," Geschichte und Gesellchaft, 23 (2006) 489-516.

*“Decolonization : The French Empire,” in the Encyclopedia of the Modern World, Peter Stearns, editor, Oxford University Press, 2008.

Conference Presentations

Book Panel presentation for Elisa Camiscioli, Reproducing the French Race : Immigration, Intimacy, and Embodiment in the Early Twentieth Century (Duke, 2009), Social Studies History Association conference, Boston, 17 November 2011.

“Teaching Algerians to Be Mothers : Home Economics for Migrant Families in France during the Algerian War (1954-1962),” The Berkshire Conference on the History of Women, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, 9-12 June 2011.

“Making Wives and Mothers : Social Welfare for Algerian Women in France and Algeria during Decolonization,” French Colonial History Society conference, Toronto, 2-4 June 2011.

“Algérie, Migration, et Colonisation : Les croisements de l’historiographie récent aux Etats-Unis,” Marie-Claude Blanc-Chaléard’s graduate seminar, Université de Paris 10, Nanterre, 18 May 2011.

“Winning hearts and minds ? Algerian Migration and French Policy during the Algerian War of Independence (1954-1962),” Hofstra University, European Studies Program Invited Speakers Series, 10 November 2010.

“Ali apprend le français : Educational Courses for les français musulmans d’Algérie in the metropole during Decolonization,” the 56th annual meeting of the French Historical Studies, Arizona State University, 9-10 April 2010.

“Teaching the ‘Conquest of Hearts’ : Experts and the ‘Algerian Question’ in France during Decolonization,” New Perspectives on the History of Immigration in France, University of Toronto, Centre d’études de la France et du monde francophone, 5-6 November 2009.

“A New Civilizing Mission for the Metropole : Algerian Migrants and Welfare in France 1947-1956,” The UCF History Department Research Colloquium Series, 18 March 2009.

“Algerian Families in France and ‘la petite propriété” during Decolonization,” 36th annual conference of the Western Society for French History, Quebec, Canada, November 8, 2008.

“‘Keeping with the Natural Order of Things :’ Social Work and Algerian families in France during the era of Decolonization,” The Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies at Harvard University, 7 February 2008.

“Winning hearts and minds ? Welfare policies towards Algerians in France during the Algerian War of Independence (1954-1962) and their post-colonial legacies,” joint paper with James House, Department of French, School of Modern Languages & Cultures, University of Leeds, Postcolonial Migrations, World Universities Network Virtual Seminar Series, 17 April 2007.

“Integrating French Muslims : The Politics of Social Welfare during the Era of Decolonization”, international conference entitled “histoire et immigration : la question coloniale” Cité nationale de l’histoire de l’immigration, Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris, 28-30 September 2006.

“Social Welfare, French Muslims and Decolonization in France : the case of the Social Action Fund,” Worldwide Universities Network Conference, Institute of Colonial and Postcolonial Studies, University of Leeds, 8-9 June 2006.

“Gender and Decolonization : The Politics of Welfare and Algerian Immigration in France,” International conference, Genre et Migration, Ecole Normale Supérieur, Paris, 27-29 March 2006.

“The Origins of the Social Action Fund : Exploring the French Colonial Project through One Fifth Republic Institution,” 33rd annual conference of the Western Society for French History, Colorado Springs, CO, October 28, 2005.

“Living on the Margins : Public Housing for Algerian Families living in Paris’ and Marseilles’ Shantytowns, 1945-1962,” Berkshire Conference, Scripps College, Claremont, California, June 4, 2005.

“The Civilizing Mission in the Metropole : Algerian Immigrants in France and the Politics of Adaptation during Decolonization,” annual conference of the Arbeitskreis fuer Sozialgeschichte, organized by Christophe Conrad on “Sozialpolitik transnational,” in Bochum, Germany, April 21-23, 2005.

“From Bidonvilles to HLMs : Social Housing for Algerian Immigrant Families in France before Algerian Independence,” 50th annual conference of the Society for French Historical Studies, bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris, June 19, 2004.

“The Promise of Welfare Benefits : les allocations familiales and les français musulmans d’Algérie during the Algerian War for Independence,” 31st annual conference of the Western Society for French History, Newport Beach, CA, October 30, 2003.

“Evaluating the Algerian Family : The Debate over Family Allocations for Algerians before Algerian Independence,” the annual conference of the American Historical Association’s Pacific Coast Branch, Waikiki Beach, Hawaii, August 3, 2003.

“The Quiet Fight Against Algerian Nationalism in the Metropole : Women, Welfare Services and the Politics of Integration during the Algerian War,” 30th annual conference of Western Society for French History, Baltimore, October 3, 2002.

“L’Algérie : de la colonisation à l’immigration,” New York University, Institute of French Studies, luncheon lecture series, 1 October 2002.

“From French Muslims to Foreigners : Welfare Services and Algerian Families in France, 1954-1966,” the annual conference of the New York State Society of European Historians, Canisius College, Buffalo, NY, September 20, 2002.

"L’Enjeu de l’intégration : Les services sociaux métropolitains pour les familles algériennes immigrées pendant la guerre d’indépendance,” Journée d’études à l’Institut de recherches et d’études sur le monde arabe et musulman (IREMAM), entitled “Nouveaux Chantiers sur l’Etat Colonial : études sur le droit et les pratiques administratives françaises dans le monde colonial,” Aix-en-Provence, France, May 22, 2002.

“Algerian Families in France and the French Welfare State During the Algerian War for Independence, 1954-1962,” the annual conference of the Western Association of Women Historians, Huntington Library, Pasadena, California, April 20, 2002.

“Invisible Immigrants : Algerians and the French Welfare State, 1947-1974,” American Institute of Maghrib Studies (AIMS), Sixth Annual Dissertation Workshop, Georgetown University, April 6, 2002.

“Temporary Migrant Workers or Permanent Repopulating Immigrants : Algerians in France Before Algerian Independence,” presented at the Centre des Politiques de l’Immigration, de l’Intégration et de la Citoyenneté (CEPIC), conference entitled "The Legacies of Colonization and Decolonization on the Integration of Migrants in Europe and the Americas,” Université de Paris I, Sorbonne, June 23, 2001. Invited Talks

“‘Keeping with the Natural Order of Things :’ Social Work and Algerian families in France during the era of Decolonization”, The Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies at Harvard University, February 7, 2008.

“Le logement des Algériens immigrés : l’exemple de l’ensemble Les Canibouts à Nanterre,” Marie-Claude Blanc-Chaléard and Romain Garbaye’s seminar series,

“Migrants et Métropoles (XXe-XXIe siècle),” Centre d’Histoire sociale du XXe siècle, Université de Paris I, Sorbonne, June 10, 2005.

“Algerian Women in France and the Question of Integration,” luncheon lecture series, Oldenborg Center for Modern Languages and International Relations, Pomona College, March 22, 2005.

“Immigration and the Legacy of French Colonialism,” Daniel Schroeter’s graduate seminar, “France and the World, 19th-20th Centuries : Empire and Colonial Culture,” University of California Irvine, March 10, 2005.

“Des françaises musulmanes aux étrangères : Les services sociaux et les familles algériennes en France avant et après l’indépendance algérienne,” Philippe Rygiel’s seminar series “Le genre migratoire. Femmes en migrations,” Ecole normale supérieure, Paris, France, January 10, 2003.

“L’Algérie : de la colonisation à l’immigration,” New York University, Institute of French Studies, luncheon lecture series, October 1, 2002.

Thèmes de recherche

Modern Europe, French and French Colonial History, Decolonization, Women’s History, Gender Studies

Her research focuses on the origins of Algerian migration to France at the height of decolonization, i.e. during the War for Algerian Independence (1954-1962). She is particularly interested in the originsof Algerian family settlement and the development of government sponsored social welfare for Algerians and other immigrant communities in France. She is currently preparing two articles for publication and working on her manuscript, Invisible Immigrants : Algerian Families and the French Welfare State, 1947-1974.

Parcours

*University of Central Florida, Assistant Professor, Department of History, 2005-present *University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Visiting Assistant Professor, 2005-2006 *Claremont McKenna College, Visiting Assistant Professor, 2003-2005

Ph.D. from University of California, Irvine (2004)

* Fulbright Grant, France 2000-2001 * Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Illinois, 2005-2006