Romain Castellesi is an associate professor of contemporary history at the Université du Littoral Côte d’Opale (ULCO). His research focuses on the social and labor history of deindustrialization in France and the Western world. More broadly, his research focuses on the history and memories of the working classes in the face of economic crisis. He is the author of *Savoir commencer une grève: Résistances ouvrières à la désindustrialisation dans la France contemporaine* (Knowing How to Start a Strike: Workers’ Resistance to Deindustrialization in Contemporary France), published by Agone in 2025.
I am currently expanding my research to explore the transformations of working-class identities, particularly through oral history. More broadly, I focus on gender within the working classes and on rural areas affected by industrial decline.
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