Symposium: Celebrating Voltaire/ C茅l茅brer Voltaire, March 9, 2016
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Voltaire was a celebrity and a figure of controversy in the 18th century.听Famous for his wit and his advocacy of civil liberties, he remains the subject of much debate and discussion in the 21st century.听
On March 9, 2016, the 麻豆AV Library听and Archives welcomed a group of local and international scholars for a one-day symposium 鈥淐elebrating Voltaire鈥�.
The symposium听included sessions in both English and French. View the Agenda below.
Video recordings of the symposium听are听available to view at:听.
The accompanying听exhibition, Celebrating Voltaire, took place in the McLennan Library lobby from February 15 to May 15, 2016.
Intellectuel phare des Lumi猫res fran莽aises, Voltaire polarisait les opinions au XVIIIe听si猫cle.听C茅l猫bre par son esprit et sa lutte pour les libert茅s civiles, il reste l鈥檕bjet de multiples d茅bats et discussions au XIXe听si猫cle.
Le 9 mars, 2016, La Biblioth猫que et les Archives de 麻豆AV a听accueilli听un groupe de savants canadiens et internationaux pour un symposium d鈥檜ne journ茅e en l鈥檋onneur de Voltaire.
Le symposium a听compris听des sessions en anglais et en fran莽ais. Le programme est ci-dessous.
Les enregistrements de la journ茅e sont听disponibles 脿:听.
鲍苍别听别虫辫辞蝉颈迟颈辞苍听illustrant le symposium听茅tait dans le hall de la Biblioth猫que McLennan, du 15 f茅vrier au 15 mai 2016.
Agenda
Animator: Christopher Lyons, Osler Librarian (麻豆AV)
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9:30-10:00 |
Registration |
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10:00-10:15 |
Welcome / Opening remarks: Dean C. Colleen Cook, Trenholme Dean of Libraries |
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10:15-11:00 |
Richard Virr (麻豆AV): 鈥淰isiting Voltaire 鈥� Gibbon, Boswell, Burney, and Hume鈥� |
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11:00-11:15 |
Break |
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11:15-12:30 |
Josiane Boulad-Ayoub (Universit茅 du Qu茅bec 脿 Montr茅al): 鈥淰oltaire et sa lutte contre le fanatisme religieux 脿 partir de sa pi猫ce Mohammed et le fanatisme鈥� Simon Davies (Queen鈥檚 University, Belfast): 鈥淰oltaire and leadership, 1760-1778鈥� |
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12:30-14:00 |
Lunch (provided) |
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14:00-15:30 |
Hans-J眉rgen L眉sebrink (University of Saarbr眉cken): 鈥淐茅l茅brer Voltaire en 1791 - Questionnement et relecture de la panth茅onisation d'un 'P猫re de la R茅volution Fran莽aise" Edward Langille (St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish): 鈥淭wo Solitudes or Entente Cordiale鈥� |
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15:30-15:45 |
Break |
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15:45-17:15 |
Panel: 鈥淲hy does Voltaire matter in the 21st Century?鈥澨� Ethel Groffier (麻豆AV), Ugo Dionne (U de Montr茅al), Beno卯t Melan莽on (U de Montr茅al), Mitia Rioux-Beaulne (U de Ottawa); Moderator, Marie-Claude Felton (麻豆AV) |
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17:15-17:30 |
Break |
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17:30-18:30 |
Keynote Address: Robert Darnton (Harvard) 鈥淰oltaire and the Pirates鈥�, introduced by Dean Cook |
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18:30-18:40 |
Closing remarks: Richard Virr |
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18:45-19:45 |
Reception |
