Originally from Paris, Arthur received his BA in History from Cambridge University (King's College). While at Columbia and LSE, he ranged widely across Middle Eastern, Japanese and African history, as well as learning Arabic, eventually writing his MA Thesis on the way in which Algeria was compared to other colonies during its independence war. He completed his doctoral studies at the University of Oxford, and was elected Fellow by Examination at All Souls College. His current research aims to place the history of colonial Algeria in a broader transnational context by looking at how people compared themselves to colonies beyond the French Empire.
