After watching the first episode of the Netflix series “Transatlantic” I was immediately captivated by the show. I was even more interested when I learned that the show is based on a true story. The work of Varian Fry, Mary Jayne Gold, and others is simply not talked about (or maybe I’m just unaware). Regardless, … Continue reading The Walter Benjamin Trail: A Testament to Refugee Courage and Determination
Throughout my visit at the Museu Nacional D’Art De Catalunya, I noticed that many visitors spent more time looking at featured propaganda art, or art that was used in propaganda than looking at pieces that called for freedom or liberty. Initially, I was confused, but I found myself doing the same thing. I mean why … Continue reading The Potential Dangers of Using Art in Promoting and Displaying Propaganda
Touring the French immigration museum opened my eyes to a side of French history that I did not know existed. I had no idea that the French abolished slavery in 1794, made it legal again in 1802, then outlawed it again for good in 1848. I had no idea that the French held a Colonial … Continue reading The Immigration Museum: A Timeline of French Attitudes Pertaining to Immigration, Policy Brutality, & More
The French General Assembly tour is certainly one of my favorite tours we have gone on thus far. The building encompasses Parisian history better than any landmark I have seen because it has royal and democratic aspects. It is a historical collage of a multitude of different important French cultural ideas all combined into one … Continue reading The General Assembly & the Democratic Reframing of Formerly Exclusive Structures
While doing the walking tour of Montmartre, I noticed a very strong geographical irony that I initially could not understand because it depicted groups who violently clashed commemorating their heroes simultaneously within very small space. First of all, I was confused as to why a statue of a headless religious figure who was chased, tortured, … Continue reading Geographical Relationships Between Landmarks of Revolution
Revolutionary Cities 