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Oct 2024
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Taiwan

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BONUS - L'écriture automatique: Le jour où les surréalistes ont tiré au revolver sur la foule
L’histoire ressemble à une invention. Et pourtant, elle dit tout de la radicalité du surréalisme.Début des années 1930, à Paris. Le mouvement mené par André Breton ne veut plus seulement produire des tableaux ou des poèmes. Il veut provoquer des chocs, faire dérailler le réel, ré ... Show More
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L'écriture automatique
L’écriture automatique est une pratique qui consiste à écrire sans contrôle conscient, en laissant venir les mots librement, sans réfléchir, sans corriger, sans censurer. Elle est surtout associée au mouvement surréaliste, au début du XXe siècle, et devient l’un de ses outils maj ... Show More
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BONUS - La nuit du 4 août 1789: Ce que perd concrètement un seigneur cette nuit-là
Dans la nuit du Nuit du 4 août 1789, on parle souvent d’un geste grandiose : l’abolition des privilèges. Mais derrière ce mot, un peu abstrait, se cache une réalité très concrète. Car cette nuit-là, un seigneur ne perd pas seulement un statut. Il perd une source de revenus, de po ... Show More
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