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IN YOUR DREAMS: SCIENCE AND THE CREATIVE IMAGINATION IN FRANCE (1880-1930)
Organisation: University of Birmingham Collaborative organisations: Date of Event: Start Date: 17/09/2010 End Date: 17/09/2010 Time of Event: Start time: 14:00 - End time: 17:00 Sponsors / Supporters: Event Summary: A selection of case studies showing how the imagination in France responded to paradigmatic shifts in scientific thinking at the start of the 20th century. From the Decadents to the Surrealists, the tales of Alfred Jarry and Villiers de l'Isle-Adam to Dada filmmaking, new technologies and ways of conceiving the material world, and man's relation to it, inspired fresh concepts of body and mind. Audience level: 3. Everyone Event Category: History, heritage and religion Keyword: Booking information: Free, just drop-in Venue: Main Foyer, Muirhead Tower, University of Birmingham

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Event Agenda

17/09/2010 14:00 - 17:00 Professor Jennifer Birkett Professor Jennifer Birkett - University of Birmingham Talk Video presentation of examples of use of new scientific developments by writers and artists in France 1880-1930

17/09/2010 14:00 - 17:00 Dr Stephen Forcer Dr Stephen  Forcer - University of Birmingham Talk

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