The General Assembly & the Democratic Reframing of Formerly Exclusive Structures

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

Geographical Relationships Between Landmarks of Revolution

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

Screening of Les Misérables and The Revolution

<May 10th, 2024> During our scheduled class time on Friday, we gathered to watch the 2012 film Les Misérables as a group. The main cast featured esteemed actors such as Hugh Jackman (Jean Valjean), Anne Hathaway (Fantine), Russel Crowe (Inspector Javert), Eddie Redmayne (Marius Pontmercy), and Amanda Seyfried (Cosette), comprising a truly remarkable team of … Continue reading Screening of Les Misérables and The Revolution

Welcome to Revolutionary Cities…

Revolutionary Cities is both a Maymester course at Vanderbilt University and a course blog where students and the teaching team present thoughts, images, sounds, stories, and sensations from a month-long exploration of political revolution in the cities of Paris, Marseille, and Barcelona. The teaching team will post information here both to guide your journey through … Continue reading Welcome to Revolutionary Cities…