How can videos be used to talk about history on the Internet? What are the issues, processes and problems involved in popularising history on YouTube? How are these videos received by the public?
In his presentation, Robin Maillard will explore some thoughts on popularising history on Youtube, one of the most popular social networks.
Robin Maillard holds a Masters in Contemporary History from Université de Besançon (2007). He creates content for his history youtube channel “L’Histoire avec une grande hache” since 2014. Since 2020, he is President of “Collectif Hérodote”, a french association of video-makers and popularisers in the fields of history, art history and archeology, and since january 2025, he is also President of “ALDHHAA”, a french association which is fighting disinformation and rewriting of historical facts, and promotes critical thinking.