Music and the Body Between Revolutions: Paris, 1789-1848

Friday, March 31 to Saturday, April 1, 2017

http://heymancenter.org/events/music-and-the-body-between-revolutions-paris-1789-1848/

The Heyman Center for the Humanities

Columbia University, New York City

The workings of the corporeal and spiritual body were repeatedly reimagined in France between 1789 and 1848, as successive revolutions fundamentally transformed understandings of bodily autonomy and moral responsibility. Bringing together scholars from the fields of musicology, performance studies, literature, and the history of science and medicine, this conference examines the interaction between music, science, and medicine in Paris in the aftermath of revolutionary upheavals.

Organizers:

Carmel Raz and Julia Doe, Department of Music, Columbia University

Céline Frigau Manning, Department of Theatre, Université Paris 8