33rd Annual Conference SE-17 - Society for Interdisciplinary French Seventeenth Century Studies October 16-18, 2014 University of Western Ontario, London, Canada Conference Organizer Jean Leclerc, University of Western Ontario jlecler@uwo.ca Scholars from all disciplines are invited to submit abstracts in French or English (300 words maximum) for presentations relating to the session themes listed below. Please send abstracts by email directly to session chairs by March 7, 2014. Presentations will be of 20 minutes’ duration. 1. Economy and spending / Économie et dépenses Chair / Présidente de session: Nathalie Freidel…
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Lecture | Hero and Villain: Lafayette’s Legacies by Laura Auricchio
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Hero and Villain: Lafayette’s Legacies by Laura Auricchio Laura Auricchio, Associate Professor of Art History and Dean of the School of Undergraduate Studies at The New School in New York. Co-presented by Sydney University and the Sydney Intellectual History Network (SIHN@Sydney) Americans have long hailed the Marquis de Lafayette (1757-1834) as an extraordinarily admirable figure - a wealthy French nobleman who, at the age of 19, volunteered to fight in the War of Independence and prodded his king to support the rebel cause. But in France, Lafayette is seen by partisans…
Symposium | Circumnavigating Napoleon, National Gallery of Victoria
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Circumnavigating Napoleon Symposium at NGV International, 21st July Leading international and local speakers will address key themes of the exhibition Napoleon: Revolution to Empire. Josephine and Malmaison - Dr Bernard Chevallier, leading Napoleon scholar Napoleon’s Propaganda, Artists and Horses - Jill, Duchess of Hamilton, author of Marengo, the Myth of Napoleon’s Horse Making Sense of Napoléon - Prof Peter McPhee, The University of Melbourne Napoleon’s Bad Behaviour - Assoc Prof Philip Dwyer, University of Newcastle Francois Péron and Terre Napoleon - Edward Duyker, Adjunct Professor, Australian Catholic University Napoleon’s Artists in Egypt and…