Mr Nicolas Wanlin, Humanities & Social Sciences Department
nicolas.wanlin@polytechnique.edu
Visit of 2 cultural places
among
- the Sainte-Chapelle à Paris
OR
- the Château de Versailles
AND
- the Musée National d'Art Moderne (Centre Pompidou)
OR
- the MACVAL (Museum of contemporary art in Vitry-sur-Seine: http://www.macval.fr/Institution)
After having visited 2 different cultural places, you are required to write a paper (between 800 and 1200 words) in English about your visit. The paper should be a personal report, through which you will highlight all or some of these points:
* The comparison of cultural heritage and contemporary artistic production;
* The way historic monuments and works of art intertwine various dimensions (historical, scientific, artistic, political, religious, etc.);
* How these 2 places affected your perception of history (recent and distant)
Papers will be assessed on:
* The originality and precision of your point of view;
* Your understanding of the cultural issues explored throughout the visits;
* The clarity and relevance of your argument.
Due date: Monday, November 11th, 8 PM.
Accepted file formats: doc, docx, gdoc, odt, pdf, rtf.