30 June 2023
The 19th century, the Age of Modernity | No.1
This cycle will attempt to show how modernity operated in the 19th century in the world around us and what we still have of it today.
Paris, capital of revolutions
Arnaud Houte, history, Faculty of Arts and Humanities at Sorbonne University
Modernity, a new world and philosophical fictions: the "natural law school" (Rousseau, Locke, Hobbes and so on). God and science.
Louis Dupont, geography, Faculty of Arts and Humanities at Sorbonne University
How French became modern
Arnaud Houte, history, Faculty of Arts and Humanities at Sorbonne University
Modernity in literature
Judith Sarfati, French and comparative literature, Faculty of Arts and Humanities at Sorbonne University
Upcoming courses
Course leader
Sandrine La Neelle sandrine.la_neelle@sorbonne-universite.fr
Target group
Students, tourists, or curious Parisians ! (A good level of French is required: B1)
Course aim
Discover the ongoing debates in various scientific fields, while delving deep into the French civilisation and being taught by professors from the renowned Sorbonne Université.
Credits info
A course certificate will be delivered.
Fee info
EUR 450: Full price
Scholarships
None