The Reopening of Notre-Dame de Paris : Interdisciplinary Perspectives
You are invited to "The Reopening of Notre-Dame de Paris : Interdisciplinary Perspectives".
Join us on Tuesday, November 12th, 2024 for a thought-provoking Interdisciplinary Colloquium at Washington University in St. Louis (WashU) celebrating the historic reopening of Notre-Dame de Paris!
Anticipating the official reopening of Notre-Dame de Paris (December 7th, 2024), our event will gather top experts from architecture, art history, and literature to delve into the rich cultural, historical, and artistic significance of this iconic monument.
Whether you're a scholar, student, or simply passionate about French culture and history, this is a unique opportunity to engage in lively discussions about one of the world’s most significant landmarks.
Schedule:
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM | Somers Welcome Center (WashU campus)
Introduction: Lionel Cuillé (French Connexions) and Eric Mumford (Architecture)
Keynote Speaker: Jennifer M. Feltman (U of Alabama, Department of Art and Art History)
“Notre-Dame de Paris: Restoration and Collaborative Research”
Medieval descriptions of the construction of Gothic cathedrals often begin with a destructive fire, miraculous survival, and renewed collective purpose for restoring what lost. In the process, the old becomes new and new ideas and possibilities emerge. Not only is a building reconstructed, it is transformed and so are we: new techniques, artistic forms, and ideas are developed through the organization of collaborative effort. The Notre-Dame restoration continues this story into our present moment as we have watched the spire of the cathedral rise once again. The cathedral is scheduled to reopen on December 8, 2024. At the same time, interdisciplinary groups of researchers continue to make new discoveries about this famous work of Gothic architecture. This lecture will provide insight into the rebuilding process, the research groups, and the major discoveries that have been made over the past five years thanks to interdisciplinary and collaborative research.
https://art.ua.edu/people/jennifer-m-feltman/
Round-table moderated by Eric Mumford (Rebecca and John Voyles Professor of Architecture, Sam Fox School, WashU)
Eric Mumford (Sam Fox School, WashU) “images of the renovation”
Julie Singer (Romance Languages and Literatures, WashU) "Restoration, Then and Now"
Jennifer Popiel (Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Affairs, Professor of History, St. Louis University) "Images of Power in the Revolutionary Era and Beyond”
Jonathan Judaken (JIMES, WashU) “Religion and the Public Sphere: Jews, Muslims, and Catholic Iconography”
Wyly Brown “Handshouse Studio’s Notre-Dame Project” (Sam Fox School, WashU)
This event is organized by the French Connexions center of excellence, and co-sponsored by the Center for the Humanities, the Architecture School, and the Department of Art History and Archaeology.
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