Karine Lapeyre

Karine Lapeyre is a researcher at the University of Rouen Normandy, affiliated with the UFR Letters and Human Sciences. Her work focuses on contemporary Spanish civilization, particularly the experiences and representations of children during the Spanish Civil War and the Second Republic era.

Research Interests: Specializing in war propaganda, historical memory, and educational systems in 20th-century Spain, her studies analyze children's media, textbooks, and testimonies to understand ideological transmission and resilience during conflict.

Her publications explore themes like the role of youth organizations (JSU, Pioneers) in communist society-building, the use of children as symbolic figures in wartime narratives, and the intersection of pedagogy and politics in Republican Spain.