Category Archives: Les conférences

L’Art au service du pouvoir : Le symbolisme de l’Ancien Régime à la Vème République

Posted on January 21, 2012 by jmsoe

Dans chacun des régimes politiques que la France a connus, soit le royaume, l’empire, ou la République, il y avait toujours une iconographie associée avec le pouvoir gouvernemental.  Ces symboles ont été souvent représentés dans les portraits officiels du chef … Continue reading →

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L’histoire de L’art

Posted on January 20, 2012 by bdaphne

Ce matin, Émilie Lacombe nous a parlé de l’utilisation de l’art par le pouvoir dans le passé. L’art était un grand facteur dans la façon dont les rois se représentaient ; et ils l’utilisaient pour affirmer leur règne et leur puissance.  … Continue reading →

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L’Etat Royal and the Construction of a French State

Posted on January 20, 2012 by harrisonsiegel

Today we had the good fortune of learning about the history of the pre-Revolutionary French state by historian Vincent Delaveau.  Specifically, we examined the role that the King of France played in the construction of a unified France as we … Continue reading →

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Elections in France

Posted on January 17, 2012 by mahunna

On Thursday, Pascal Cauchy, historian at Sciences Po, came to talk to us about election process in France and the elections of 2012. This is a very current, hot topic for the French because of presidential and parliamentary elections that … Continue reading →

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L’Etat Royal

Posted on January 16, 2012 by alussiez7

On Saturday afternoon, we attended a history lecture given by Vincent Delaveau about the construction of the Royal Estate during the 17th century.  The Royal Domain started out as a very small region, centralized around Paris, but quickly spread to … Continue reading →

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French citizenship and the multiculturalism problem

Posted on January 13, 2012 by rfsun

On Wednesday morning, we met with Olivier Ruchet, a professor at Sciences Po, to discuss the idea of French citizenship and the problems with cultural diversity it brings up. This is a big issue (especially in the upcoming elections) considering … Continue reading →

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