The second video in the Phenomenology of Perception Around the World series is 1945: de Paris à Lyon, contextes et réceptions de la Phénoménologie de la perception. The film will be launched in an online webinar on 11 December 2020, 13:00-14:15 EST (Montreal), with the filmmaker Morgane Blaine (France), hosted by David Morris (Canada) and Stefan Kristensen (France). Those interested in attending the launch can register for the session here. Note that the film is in French, with English subtitles; the discussion and Q & A session will primarily be in French, with questions posed in French or English.
This documentary sheds new light on little-known aspects of the period in which Merleau-Ponty taught in Lyon, in 1945. Based on unpublished archival material, presented here for the first time, it provides an analysis of this intellectual context and the various receptions of the Phenomenology of Perception.
Ce documentaire jette une lumière nouvelle sur des aspects méconnus de l’enseignement de Merleau-Ponty à Lyon, en 1945. A partir de matériaux d’archives inédits, présenté ici pour la première fois, il avance une analyse des jeux de réceptions de la Phénoménologie de la perception.
Phenomenology of Perception Around the World is a video series celebrating the 75th anniversary of Maurice Merleau-Ponty’s 1945 Phenomenology of Perception. A project of the International Merleau-Ponty Circle and Chiasmi International, the series celebrates the history, impact, and prospects of this book in philosophy, arts, and other disciplines, with videos by scholars and artists around the world.