Sara Phenix (Brigham Young) discussing a draft chapter of her book, Bodice Politic: Fashion, Fiction & Fertility in Third Republic France. This talk is sponsored by the Triangle French History & Culture Seminar. Reach out to a co-convener for Zoom information.
Dore Bowen (Duke) discussing her paper “Animals, Monarchy, and Magic: Countermodernism and the Diorama in Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Paris.” Focusing in on the diorama, it studies visual references to animals, monarchy, and magic in its painted tableaux, as well as … Read more
Disasters disrupt, altering the course of urban futurity and how people perceive, navigate and make sense of risk and uncertainty. This talk argues for greater attention to the sensory dimensions of disasters—from warfare to pandemics—particularly as experienced through sonic rupture. Such … Read more
