Art in an Age of Counterrevolution, 1815-1848
Art in an Age of Counterrevolution, 1815-1848

Author: Albert Boime

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

Published: 2004-08-18

Total Pages: 771

ISBN-13: 0226063372

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Art for art's sake. Art created in pursuit of personal expression. In Art in an Age of Counterrevolution, Albert Boime rejects these popular modern notions and suggests that history—not internal drive or expressive urge—as the dynamic force that shapes art. This volume focuses on the astonishing range of art forms currently understood to fall within the broad category of Romanticism. Drawing on visual media and popular imagery of the time, this generously illustrated work examines the art of Romanticism as a reaction to the social and political events surrounding it. Boime reinterprets canonical works by such politicized artists as Goya, Delacroix, Géricault, Friedrich, and Turner, framing their work not by personality but by its sociohistorical context. Boime's capacious approach and scope allows him to incorporate a wide range of perspectives into his analysis of Romantic art, including Marxism, social history, gender identity, ecology, structuralism, and psychoanalytic theory, a reach that parallels the work of contemporary cultural historians and theorists such as Edward Said, Pierre Bourdieu, Eric Hobsbawm, Frederic Jameson, and T. J. Clark. Boime ultimately establishes that art serves the interests and aspirations of the cultural bourgeoisie. In grounding his arguments on their work and its scope and influence, he elucidates how all artists are inextricably linked to history. This book will be used widely in art history courses and exert enormous influence on cultural studies as well.

La Famille de Vidrine At 275 Years
La Famille de Vidrine At 275 Years

Author: Rev. Jason Vidrine

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2019-08-03

Total Pages: 254

ISBN-13: 0359750893

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Reflections about the Vidrine Family throughout the course of its 275 year history in Louisiana

1852 A trip to California
1852 A trip to California

Author: Claude-Alain Saby

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2019-07-10

Total Pages: 124

ISBN-13: 0244200548

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1852, Honoré Favier, 27 years old, decides to discover the world, as a response to his need to affirm his identity and to go out to meet others. California will be his destination at the time of the gold rush. He will witness as a spectator the birth of a new world. He was psychologically enriched by the contacts of all these immigrants, gold diggers, trappers, traders, adventurers, missionaries, but also Amerindians, living their lives and meeting their misery, their fear, their hope. Like Herodotus (Hérodote), he became a journalist and established a travel diary in which he detailed his journey. The tone of this story allows us to discover from the inside this western region of America in the middle of the 19th century. This journey taught him to see that pure forms hide in complex systems and that darkness is only a front veil. http: //scribe.jimdo.com

It Happens in Louisiana
It Happens in Louisiana

Author: Sam Irwin

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2021-03-22

Total Pages: 161

ISBN-13: 1625856067

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Only in the Bayou State do Louisianans travel door to door on horseback collecting gumbo ingredients for Mardi Gras gatherings. Residents compete in egg pâquer contests to see who can crack their opponent's Easter egg first. Louisiana is a place where frequent collisions with natural disasters can inspire a drink like Pat O'Brien's famous hurricane. And the state's history is filled with colorful figures like Governor Earl K. Long, whose wife committed him to a mental institution--only for him to use his political pull to inspire his own release. Elsewhere these accounts may seem odd or farfetched, but it all happens in Louisiana. Join author Sam Irwin as he details these intriguing Pelican State stories with pithy observations, humorous asides and droll determinations.

Chicago’S Authentic Founder
Chicago’S Authentic Founder

Author: Marc O. Rosier

Publisher: Trafford Publishing

Published: 2015-06-29

Total Pages: 534

ISBN-13: 1490726527

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Chicagos Authentic Founder traces the life and time of Jean Baptiste Point DuSable from Haiti through Louisiana, Peoria, Chicago, and Saint-Charles, Missouri, where he died in 1818. It examines important historical events such as the foundation of Chicago, George Rogers Clarks conquest of the French villages in Illinois, and DuSables arrest and appointment as manager of the Pinery in Michigan. The extent of DuSables Chicago business or trading post is treated in full. DuSables life in Saint-Charles is recounted in light of various court documents. His relationship to and leadership of the Pottawatomi tribe is explored and analyzed in ways that correct many of the inaccuracies found in the accounts publicized by the Kinsies and their allies. This volume contains many photos depicting DuSables grave site, former places of residence, artistic representation, the cabin along the Chicago River, etc. DuSables place of originSaint-Domingue, todays Haitias represented by Juliette Kinsies Wau-Bun, is fully explored. The aggression of the European colonial powers and of the United States against Haiti after the successful Haitian Revolution and subsequent Haitian sponsorship of abolitionist and revolutionary activities is explored at length to show the reader possible motivation for associating DuSable with Haiti. Though widely admired by Native Americans and the older class of settlers in the contested territories of Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan, new American settlers, who arrived in Chicago after the building of Fort Dearborn, sought to discredit DuSable and to erroneously proclaim John Kinzie Chicagos founder.

France Since 1815
France Since 1815

Author: Martin Evans

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2014-01-21

Total Pages: 262

ISBN-13: 1444177915

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Part of the Modern History for Modern Languages Series France since 1815 provides an accessible overview of the major socio-political changes in France during this period. Designed for area studies students studying French, it presents the historical context necessary for language students to understand the complexities of contemporary French society. Adopting a chronological approach, it surveys nearly two hundred years of French history, with events covered including The French Revolution, The Bourbon Restoration, The Third Republic, Occupied France, The Fourth Republic, The Gaullist Revolution and France after 2003. This revised edition includes new material that focuses on Chirac's second mandate (Iraq war, religion, suburbs and the inability/impossibility of carrying on with reform), an assessment of the controversial Sarkozy presidency, and a final chapter covering the last ten years, culminating in the results of the French presidential elections in 2012. Features include: clear timelines of main events and suggested topics for discussion glossary inserts throughout of key terms and concepts the use of primary documents to re-create and understand the past free access to a website (http://www.port.ac.uk/special/france1815to2003/) containing a wealth of complementary material Drawing on the best scholarship, particular emphasis has been given to the role of political memory, the contribution of women and the impact of colonialism and post-colonialism. The relationship between France and her European partners is analysed in greater depth and there are new sections explicitly situating France and the French within a wider transnational/global perspective.