As part of Guillaume de Syon's stay at LATTS, visiting researcher and professor of contemporary history at Albright College, we invite you to a three-part seminar that will examine the visual dimensions of aerial culture.
Three sessions will take place on May 16, 2019 (2:00-5:00 p.m.), May 23, 2019 (2:00-5:00 p.m.), and May 28, 2019 (9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.) in room V003 of the Vicat Wing of the École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées.
Thursday, May 16, 2019, 2:00-5:00 p.m.
Guillaume de Syon: "Another case of delusions of grandeur: the illusion of power and security of large airships"
Joint session organized as part of the Past and Present of Mobility seminar, devoted to the culture of risk, with a second presentation by Stéphane Tison (University of Maine, TEMOS): "Archeology of the Ace Figure"
Thursday, May 23, 2019, 2:00-5:00 p.m.
Guillaume de Syon: "The map, the airplane, and the passenger: an example of the diversification of sources in the history of aviation"
Discussant: Frédéric Pousin (Paris Belleville School of Architecture, IPRAUS)
Tuesday, May 28, 2019, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Guillaume de Syon: "Best regards… from the airport. What do postcards of everyday places tell us?"
Discussant: Nathalie Roseau (ENPC, LATTS)
Registration for sessions: https://framaforms.org/voir-le-vol-trois-faces-de-la-culture-aerienne-1557405603
See the flight: Three faces of aviation culture
Zeppelin advertising poster, 1937; Library of Congress