The historian in the fray
Debates on memorial laws do not only divide political actors and civil society, but also historians among themselves. Can the
The literary democracy of Jacques Rancière
Modern literature has put an end to the division between the heroic and the common. Writers like Flaubert or Conrad
A visual history of female emancipation
Doctor, journalist, lawyer, but also coachwoman or postwoman, the woman who wears a “ man’s job » arouses disbelief, hilarity,
The tumults of the twentieth century
Antoine Compagnon discusses two recent projects that shed light on the intellectual history of XXe century. Controversies over the institutionalization
Summer scrapbook
La Vie des Idées is on vacation. We will resume our publishing rhythm from August 25. In the meantime, here
The Freak Show in the United States
In a context of institutionalization of Disability Studies – multidisciplinary studies around the issue of disability which combine research and
The geometry of differences
THE European vocabulary of philosophiesalso known as Dictionary of Untranslatablesis celebrating its tenth anniversary this year at the same time
The making of jazz through its intermediaries
Approaching jazz through its intermediaries (journalists, programmers, producers, broadcasters), Olivier Roueff shows how a specific genre and musical experience, differentiated
The map and the colonial territory
The conquest of Algeria, from 1830, gave rise to a vast cartography enterprise. However, maps prove to be a major
The monarchy investigates
Louis IXsays Saint Louis, ordered several repair investigations during his reign. These made it possible to obtain both the consent