This multi-year seminar proposes to bring together researchers from different disciplines around an international cultural history project. Following on from previous work on European capitals initiated by Christophe Charle and Daniel Roche, the aim is to explore the cultural life and cultural policies of four European capitals, Berlin, London, Madrid, Paris from 1945 to the present day. They were chosen for their geographical location, their past and present cultural importance, for the diversity of their history and their politico-administrative functioning. From these four metropolises, it seems a priori that the very notion of capital cannot be considered in the same way in time and space. This one takes on a reality with variable geometry whereas it proves institutionally and symbolically always significant. The capital has a leadership role in the cultural field by concentrating heritage, institutions, means of dissemination and information, major men and women in the cultural sector. It is a space of polarization of activities, people, resources, exchanges. This symbolism and these common realities, even though the spatiotemporal diversity is undeniable, suggest all the fertility of such a field of exploration. Through the joint study of cultural life and cultural policies, we hope to be able to compare the nature and rhythms of the changes that have occurred in these territories in the fields of heritage, arts and performing arts, cultural industries. To what extent has an erosion of territorial and national specificities occurred and if this is verifiable, what was the result? Does it testify to the persistence of a European city that would distinguish itself from the cities of other continents or does it show the emergence of a globalized urban model? Thus, from these four examples, the notions of European culture and globalized culture can be examined.
Open to both doctoral students and established researchers, this seminar will span four successive years and will explore in 2015-2016, heritage, in 2016-2017, arts and performing arts, in 2017-2018, cultural industries and in 2018-20182019, cultural diversity.
It is supported by the History Committee of the Ministry of Culture and Communication, in partnership with the 20th century CHS Paris 1, ICEE Paris 3 and Sciences Po Bordeaux.
It complements a research project on the cultural history of European capitals, supported by the Aquitaine region.
- [General introduction of the seminar]
- [2015-16 Program]
- [2016-2017 Program]
- [2017-18 Program]
- [2018-2019 Program]
- [Communications]
- [Study day of 09/06/17]
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The audiovisual recording of this seminar is available by appointment at History committee.
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