The Flaneuse As Ragpicker: Urban Recollect. In Sophie Calle & Régine Robin
Schedule
Tue Mar 10 2026 at 04:20 pm to 06:30 pm
UTC-04:00Location
F.S.U. • Winthrop~King Institute For Contemporary French, & Francophone Studies | Tallahassee, FL
About this Event
The Flaneuse as Ragpicker: Urban Recollection in Sophie Calle and Régine Robin
Date, & Times: March 10, 2026, From: 04:20 p.m., To: 06:30 p.m.
Location: F.S.U. • Winthrop~King Institute, Diffenbaugh Bldg., Room 009
Keynote Speaker: Catherine Nesci, University of California at Santa Barbara
About The Event:
French conceptual artist Sophie Calle and Franco-Canadian writer and sociologist Régine Robin (1939–2021) reimagine and perform the marginalized figure of the ragpicker. By redefining their roles as flâneuses and navigating the layered temporalities of modern cities, they not only testify to the ever-changing rhythms of urban life; they also uncover ghosts, remnants of the repressed past, and traces of the disappeared. Their textual and visual cityscapes will be explored as a cultural space where the mental, corporeal, and material intersect, hence through theories and aesthetics that shape agencies and art out of the tangible realities of megapolises.
Welcome Coffee
🕑: 04:20 PM - 05:00 PM
Coffee Break
Info: Venue: Diffenbaugh bldg., 4th floor
French Lecture Series
🕑: 05:00 PM - 06:30 PM
Talk and Q&A
Info: Venue: Diffenbaugh bldg., Room 009
Where is it happening?
F.S.U. • Winthrop~King Institute For Contemporary French, & Francophone Studies, 625 University Way, Tallahassee, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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