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- An international and interdisciplinary project led by the GIS Sociabilités / Sociability since 2017
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People
Laurence Sterne (1713-1768)
TADIÉ Alexis
While Laurence Sterne was not one of the most prolific novelists of the eighteenth century, he was certainly the one who understood best the mechanisms of celebrity, and who used his appetite for sociability to further his reputation.
La Société Olympique (et son concert)
PAYEUR Camille
Cette notice sur la Société Olympique, dont le concert fut en activité à Paris de 1786 à 1789, a pour objectif de présenter la particularité de cette institution musicale parisienne entièrement financée par une organisation maçonnique.
Places
Practices
Places
Hôtel d'Angleterre at Calais (The)
SCHMID Susanne
The Hôtel d'Angleterre at Calais with its proprietor Monsieur Dessein, which appears at the beginning of Laurence Sterne's Sentimental Journey (1768), is by no means a fictitious space but was a well-known institution, popular among English travellers to the continent, who praised the quality of accommodation, architecture, and service.
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One-Day Conference: Les voyageurs européens et les lointains, perception(s), confrontation(s), représentation(s). 1600-1840
June 14th 2024
One-Day Conference
Les voyageurs européens et les lointains, perception(s), confrontation(s), représentation(s). 1600-1840
14 June 2024
BnF, Site Richelieu, salle des conférences
CFP: Consentir, Refuser, Céder : Spectres de la Conquête à la Restauration (1660-1714)
June 14th 2024
Colloque co-organisé IRCL (Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier 3) - LARCA (Université Paris Cité)
Sous l'égide de la Société d'Études Anglo-Américaines des XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles (SEAA 17-18)
Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier 3, salle des colloques 2, Site Saint Charles 1, Montpellier, 14 juin 2024
GIS Cycle of talks - "Les objets de luxe au XVIIIe siècle : diffusion d’une culture de consommation"
May 23rd 2024
Cycle of talks - Luxe et sociabilité : l’univers des petits objets au siècle des Lumières - May 23, 2024 (6:00 - 7:15)
In parallel with the exhibition Luxe de poche - Petits objets précieux au siècle des Lumières (March 28-September 2024)