In 1957, the French Army divided the Casbah of Algiers along a grid, marking buildings with letters and numbers. Some of these painted numbers are still visible today. Algiers, 2015.
Upcoming events
Gablestage Dramatically Speaking Series: Keys to Survival, a conversation on the play Prayer for the French Republic with Artistic Director Bari Newport, Dr. Henry Green (founding director of Sephardi Voices International), and Dr. Terence Peterson, Associate Professor of History and Holocaust Studies Affiliate at FIU. March 9, 2026, in Miami.
News
In November 2026, my National Endowment for the Humanities Faculty Award was restored following a lawsuit by the Author’s Guild, the AHA, the MLS, and the ACLS.
In November 2025, I traveled to Algeria to take part in the Salon International du Livre d’Alger.
During SILA I appeared on the podcast for the Algerian newspaper El Moudjahid. Listen in French here.
In February 2025, I appeared on the French History Podcast. Listen here.
In February 2025, I was interviewed about my book for Afrique XXI. Read the interview in French here, or in English here.
In January 2025, I was awarded a 12-month National Endowment for the Humanities Faculty Award. See details here. [This grant was terminated alongside all other NEH awards in April 2025].
In October 2024, my book was reviewed positively in Jacobin.
In September 2024, my book was listed as one of “27 Books to Read in September” by the French geopolitics review Le Grand Continent.
In September 2024, I appeared on the Modern Scholar podcast. Listen here.
In August 2024, I appeared on the New Books Network Podcast with Geoff Gordon. Listen here.
In August 2024, I also appeared on the podcast Radio War Nerd. You can hear an excerpt here (or listen if you subscribe).
In mid-June 2024, I appeared on Nick Shepley’s great podcast, Explaining History. Check out the episode here.
In the News
“Célébration du 71e anniversaire de la révolution : Les massacres du 20 août 1955 revisités au Sila,” El Watan, November 3, 2025.
“Terrence G. Peterson. Historien et maître de conférences à l’université de Floride : «Il fallait expliquer la stratégie française à grande échelle»,” El Watan, November 3, 2025.
“SILA : «L’offensive du Nord-Constantinois a renversé l’ordre colonial»,” El Moudjahid, 1 November 2025.
“Il y a 70 ans, les attaques du Nord-Constantinois : un tournant décisif de la Révolution,” El Moudjahid, 1 November 2025.
Television interview with Maroua Belaiouar, “SILA 2025: The Glorious Algerian Revolution and Global Decolonization,” AL24 News, November 1, 2025.
Radio Interview with Nadia Siaci, “Spécial 1er novembre et SILA 2025,” on Guide Culturel, produced by Radio Algerienne Chaine 3, November 1, 2025.
“Florida’s universities face research overhaul courtesy of Trump and DeSantis,” Politico, August 10, 2025.
“FIU faculty, students protest university partnership with federal immigration authorities,” WLRN (NPR), April 15, 2025
“States scramble after Trump's 'devastating' cuts to humanities grants,” USA TODAY, April 5, 2025.
“Israel occupying Palestine echoes France colonising Algeria: Analysts,” Aljazeera, June 9, 2024.
“80 years later: Remembering the heroes of World War II,” FIU News, June 5, 2024.
“The Unsettling Warning in France’s Election,” New York Times, April 27, 2022.
“La reclassification des archives de la guerre est un effet du régime sécuritaire qui règne en France (Enquete),” interview with the Algerian newspaper La Sentinelle, first published on Radio M. January 17, 2021 and September 21, 2020, respectively.
“Scholars Sound Alarms on Trump’s Border Crackdown. But Academic Nuance Doesn’t Always Break Through,” The Chronicle of Higher Education, June 22, 2018.
“Yes, you can call the border centers ‘concentration camps,’ but apply the history with care,” Washington Post, 20 June 2018.
“Echoes of Colonial Conflict in Algeria Reverberate in French Politics,” New York Times, 2 May 2017.
“A Small French Town Infused with Us-vs.-Them Politics,” New York Times, 20 April 2017.
“France’s Burkini Bans Are About More than Religion or Clothing,” New York Times, 18 August 2016.
“Brexit, Explained: 7 Questions About What It Means and Why It Matters,” New York Times, June 20, 2016.