Abstract
Just as societies are well studied at the atypical moments of their deepest crises, so has the history of historical writing its privileged but surprising vantage points. The present project will demonstrate that the worldwide study of the history of the censorship of history is such an unexpected panoramic point. Never has such a study been produced. Whereas the main project, History of the Censorship of History (1945-2010), covers the entire field, three subprojects attempt to study in depth some of its important dimensions. Censorship of Archives (1945-2010) analyzes the infrastructure of historical writing; Censorship of History Textbooks (1945-2010) the most important tool of popular history; and Legal Cases on Posthumous Privacy and Reputation (1980-2010) the use of the law to produce chilling effects on the free expression and exchange of historical views.