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• 15 nov 2019

  16 nov 2019

  London

  Conference, symposium - History

  Decentring the “Flâneur”: walking the early modern city

  Ideas about the origins and context for the flâneur have been tied to Paris, and viewed through the lens of Walter Benjamin’s Arcades Project. While Benjaminian orthodoxy has increasingly been challenged, the association of the flâneur with modernity and European cities has continued to dominate studies of its variant forms. This conference aims to de-centre the concept and expand such critique by identifying and analysing forms of pedestrian observation in the early modern period taking note of the fact that strolling, seeing and being seen—and walking the city—emerged well before Europe and the 19^th century in urban experiences in cities like Istanbul, Isfahan, Delhi and Beijing.

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• 26 oct 2017

  27 oct 2017

  Sheffield

  Conference, symposium - Asia

  New research on the History of Chinese gardens and landscapes

  Organised by Dr Jan Woudstra in conjunction with the Gardens Trust, the event will look at new discoveries in the field from both professionals and post-graduate students from around the world. Dr Alison Hardie will introduce the conference and outline the importance that Maggie Keswick’s 1978 book The Chinese Garden, History Art and Architecture has played in the subject. It is a unique opportunity to hear speakers from UK and International institutions to present their new research in the field. Talks will cover subjects as wide-ranging as Jesuit water landscapes, gardens as museums, Feng Shui symbolism and botanical watercolours.

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• 05 jui 2014

  Saint-Denis

  Study days - Prehistory and Antiquity

  Antioche on the Orontes River: Work in Progress

  Les fouilles récentes et en cours à Antakya (Hatay, Turquie), sur le site de l’antique Antioche sur l’Oronte, vont permettre de faire considérablement progresser les connaissances sur l’histoire de cette ville, qui fut l’une des plus importantes du monde méditerranéen de la période séleucide à la fin de l’Antiquité. Hatice Pamir (Mustafa Kemal University) qui a conduit ces fouilles, séjourne actuellement à Paris en vue d’en préparer la publication, à l’invitation du laboratoire « Histoire des Pouvoirs, Savoirs et Sociétés » (EA 1571) de l'université Paris 8 et grâce au soutien de TÜBITAK (The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey). Organisée à l’occasion de son séjour, cette journée a pour objectif de faire connaître au public quelques-uns des principaux résultats obtenus et de susciter ainsi réflexions et discussions.

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