In this conversation, Heather A. Warfield speaks with Aurore Decamps-Ronsin, a French battlefield pilgrimage guide, about the significance of remembrance and the emotional connections people have to battlefields. They discuss the impact of battlefield tourism in Northern France, the personal experiences of pilgrims, and the role of guides in facilitating these intimate journeys. They also talk about the case of First World War Portuguese soldiers who stayed in France after the war, the Portuguese military cemeteries, and the ‘Christ of the Trenches’ shrine in Portugal, an important place of pilgrimage. Aurore shares her own journey from being a guide to pursuing a PhD, exploring themes of love immigration and the importance of family history in understanding the past. The conversation highlights the cultural differences in pilgrimage practices and the deep emotional resonance of remembrance for individuals and families.
Psychology of Pilgrimage host, Dr. Heather A. Warfield, is a researcher, professor, and specialist of pilgrimage studies, with research focused on the psychology of pilgrimages. She is the series editor of Pilgrimage Studies (Peter Lang), co-editor of Pilgrimages to the Western Front of World War I: Historical Exemplars & Contemporary Practices, and editor of Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Pilgrimage: Historical, Current and Future Directions. In addition to academic publications, she has written articles about contemporary battlefield pilgrimages for US military publications and serves as a battlefield pilgrimage expert for military staff rides and other related educational programs.
Aurore Descamps-Ronsin is a historian committed to preserving and transmitting the memory of the First World War. A great-granddaughter of a Portuguese soldier, she continues this legacy as a flag bearer for the Veterans’ League. After completing a research project on the work of Louis Lantoine, Portuguese consul in Arras, she is now pursuing a doctoral thesis entitled: “A Life Between Two Flags: Franco-Portuguese Marriages After the First World War and Their Economic, Social, and Cultural Consequences.
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