University of Vermont ScholarWorks @ UVM UVM Honors College Senior Theses Undergraduate Theses 2015 “Peace Capital”: American Media's Coverage of May 1968 in Paris Geoffrey J. Matthews University of Vermont Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/hcoltheses Recommended Citation Matthews, Geoffrey J., "“Peace Capital”: American Media's Coverage of May 1968 in Paris" (2015). UVM Honors College Senior Theses. 76. https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/hcoltheses/76 This Honors College Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Undergraduate Theses at ScholarWorks @ UVM. It has been accepted for inclusion in UVM Honors College Senior Theses by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks @ UVM. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. “Peace Capital”: American Media's Coverage of May 1968 in Paris by Geoffrey Matthews Professor Steven Zdatny, Advisor A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Arts with Honors in History UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT Burlington, Vermont April 17, 2015 1 Introduction The crisis of May 1968 has been studied by historians frequently for numerous reasons. Many consider Paris during May to be one of the most important events to study in order to understand youth radicalism. Student and youth power surged during the 1960s all over the globe. But in Paris, the effects of this movement were magnified into a national crisis. The scope of May 1968 made its influence enormous, as much of the world was fixated on Paris and what would become of France. The American print media took a great interest in the crisis of May, as most front-pages were dominated by the events in Paris.