CAHSA president Joy Palacios of the University of Calgary would like to announce:
Inaugural Lecture by
Dr. Ellen McClure
University of Illinois at Chicago
“Idolatry as the "Dark Matter" of Seventeenth-Century France”
13 June 2019
11h CT
(9h PT / 10h MT / 12h ET / 18h CET)
Via Zoom
Become a CAHSA member at www.cahsanet.org to participate ($15 CAD/year)
RSVP to groupecahsa@gmail.com for the Zoom link for the lecture
As the inaugural lecture in its new online speaker series, the Collectif d’Anthropologie et d’Histoire du Spirituel et des Affects (CAHSA) is pleased to present a talk by Dr. Elllen McClure based on her forthcoming book, titled (right now) The Logic of Idolatry in Seventeenth-Century French Literature, to be published spring 2020 with Boydell & Brewer in their Gallica series. The talk (in English) will last 30-40 minutes, followed by 20-30 minutes for discussion (in English and French).
“Idolatry as the "Dark Matter" of Seventeenth-Century France”
Often, the great "neoclassical" works of the seventeenth century – from La Fontaine's Fables to Descartes' Meditations – are portrayed as the foundation of French national and secular identity. In my talk, I will show that the lingering effects of the religious divisions of the sixteenth century – specifically, the investment, and sometimes anguish, surrounding the issue of idolatry – are in fact nearly everywhere, although often invisible to the twenty-first century reader. After providing an overview of the hold that idolatry continues to exert over the period, providing a framework for the discussion of contentious issues such as the legitimacy of human (rather than divine) creation, I will explore two very different engagements with idolatry on the seventeenth-century French stage: Molière's Sganarelle, ou le Cocu imaginaire and Racine's Phèdre.
Author Bio:
Ellen McClure is Associate Professor of French and History at the University of Illinois at Chicago, where she also directs the Engaged Humanities Initiative. She is the author of Sunspots and the Sun King: Sovereignty and Mediation in Seventeenth-Century France (U of Illinois Press, 2006) and several articles on seventeenth-century French literature. Her work focuses on the intersection of religion, politics, and culture in early modern France.
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Les E-conférences du CAHSA
Conférence inaugurale
Dr. Ellen McClure
University of Illinois at Chicago
“Idolatry as the "Dark Matter" of Seventeenth-Century France”
13 juin 2019
18h heure française
(9h HNP / 10h HNR / 11h HNC / 12h HNE)
Via Zoom
Pour participer, adhérez au CAHSA à www.cahsanet.org ($15 CAD/an, payable en ligne)
Veuillez nous écrire à groupecahsa@gmail.com pour obtenir le lien Zoom qui vous permettra de participer à la conférence
Pour ouvrir son nouveau cycle de conférences en ligne, le Collectif d’Anthropologie et d’Histoire du Spirituel et des Affects (CAHSA) a le plaisir de proposer une conférence par le Dr. Ellen McClure, qui présentera son nouveau livre, intitulé (provisoire) The Logic of Idolatry in Seventeenth-Century French Literature, à paraître au printemps 2020 chez Boydell & Brewer dans la série Gallica. La conférence (en anglais) durera 30-40 minutes, suivie par 20-30 minutes de discussion (en anglais et en français).