Art & Aperitifs: Paper Bullets and Queer Resistance with Jeffrey H Jackson

Discover the ultimate story of queer art, resistance, and love as Dr. Jeffrey H Jackson, author of Paper Bullets: Two Artists Who Risked Their Lives to Defy the Nazis, sheds light on the story of artists Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore. These artists, now known for their surrealist photos, led a quiet but effective campaign against the Nazis by sowing seeds of doubt and mutiny amongst soldiers. Despite their ultimate capture, the women stayed strong and confronted their captors, even when faced with death. Dr. Jackson offers insights into their rebellion during this conversation about bravery in the face of injustice.

Jeffrey H. Jackson is Professor of History at Rhodes College and the author of Paper Bullets:  Two Artists Who Risked Their Lives to Defy the Nazis, which was longlisted for the 2021 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction and selected as an Editor’s Choice “Best of the Best” for 2020 by Booklist.  He is also the author of Paris Under Water:  How the City of Light Survived the Great Flood of 1910 and Making Jazz French:  Music and Modern Life in Interwar Paris. Jackson received his B.S. in history summa cum laude with High Honors from Vanderbilt University and a Ph.D. in history from the University of Rochester. At Rhodes College, he teaches courses in modern European history, cultural history, French history, environmental studies, and interdisciplinary humanities.  In 2011, Jackson won the prestigious Clarence Day Award for Outstanding Research, Rhodes' highest honor for faculty.

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