Post-colonial

 African francophone philosopher, Achille Mbembe, has gained an enviable reputation as a scholar that challenges the tenets of modernity. Some aspects of modernity Mbembe is known to challenge are characterised by the move towards more capitalistic economies, an increase in social stratifications and the universalisation of Western European thought.

Please find the whole article following this LINK

History of the Palace of Versailles

 

Final Paper

 Final Paper

The student will submit a paper (about 8-10 pages in length, double spaced). The topic will -creatively- analyze and problematize one concept studied in class, incorporating elements from our readings, videos and class discussions. By the end of this course, the student must be able to create and support a hypothesis related to the French culture. The paper should have an introduction and a conclusion, and must quote at least 4 of the sources studied in class.

Museums - Activity

 

Here is what you have to do: you have to prepare a personal presentation about any item you find interesting in the Museum's catalogue. (Pick up 1, and only one, object from any of the two museums.)

It is an individual presentation, and it should take between 5 and 7 minutes.
You will have to present Friday - April 23. You can also add images, illustrations, a power-point, et cetera.

In your presentation you will have to mention, basically, the name of the author, the name of the work, and its date. You can also tell me why did you choose that work in particular: what is your point of interest about it. You can also relate the work (if you can) to your ideas for the final paper, or to your mini-paper.

MUSÉE JACQUEMART-ANDRÉ (April 9, 2021)

Hello. Here is the link to the collection of the Museum Jacquemart-André.

https://www.musee-jacquemart-andre.com/fr/collection

There is also a video-catalogue in Youtube. It is called "CULTISSIME!"

You have the link to the channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXHiT9tOf7PPO5eXE4A7JWw/videos

Petit Palais Museum (April 16, 2020)

The link to the collection of the Petit Palais is here:
http://www.petitpalais.paris.fr/en/collections/presentation

Marie Antoinette - Scene

 

Arriving at Versailles

Alexandre Koyré - From the Closed World to the Infinite Universe

 An outstanding account of the crisis of the European Consciousness, from a cosmological perspective. 

Just follow this LINK to get the complete book, in PDF format. 

Renaissance Humanism

 Renaissance. 

 

1. Lorenzo de Medicis and philanthropy. Libraries. 

2. Marsilio Ficino and Pico della Mirandola: 

Philosophers recovering the Greeks.  

3. The notion of intellectual patronage: 

Not just piling cash: vision, mission, philosophy. 

1. Recovering Lucretius and Epicurus.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fI1OeMmwYjU