Tuesday, May 8, 2018

Modern Languages and Franco-BU present Invited speaker Dr. Jean-Godefroy Bidima

Dr. Jean-Godefroy Bidima, a leading international scholar in
Continental Philosophy, Arts and Literature of the Francophone World, African Philosophies, Juridical Anthropology and Medical Ethics, gave an insightful lecture on the philosophy of art in French –
AU CARREFOUR DES RELATIONS: L’OBJET D’ART ET SES POSSIBLES 

Situating objects of art at the intersection of multiple relations between religion, economics, materiality, fetishism and spectrality of artistic representations, the philosopher deconstructed art at every level, while revealing complexities in its reception and production. He subsequently links art to utopia to reflect on the following questions: What qualifies as art nowadays?  How does art transform society? What will constitute an object of art in the future?



The event was followed by Q&A in French and English. We all appreciated Dr. Bidima’s erudition, wit and sense of humor!


Modern Languages Award Ceremony 2018: French at Bryant

2018 French Language Awards















Congratulations to Aleah Grady, Kathleen Gonzalez, Victoria Japhet, Eva Ballester and Shruti Kansara!