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The essays collected in this volume explore how and by what means, from antiquity to the present day, the notion of 'the right moment' has been defined, visualized, and experienced. The authors approach the subject from a range of disciplines and often work at the intersection of several of them, including the history of art and architecture, philosophy and art theory, classics and comparative literature, the history of religion and theology, and anthropology. In addition to scholarly exposés, the book contains a number of personal musings and artistic reflections on 'the right moment' in various forms and kinds of imagination - visual, literary, and philosophical. The Right Moment originates in a festive symposium held at the Francqui Foundation in Brussels on 18 and 19 October 2018 in honour of Barbara Baert, Laureate of the 2016 Francqui Prize in Human Sciences.

Cultural history --- Picture interpretation

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This dissertation focuses on French crime fiction after 1968 and, in particular, one of its forms - roman noir. It analyses how this genre reflects contemporary French society and its position and role within it. In the second part, based on a selection of novels, the author specifies a number of themes which she finds are characteristic for the crime literature of this period. As a result of the analyses carried out in both parts of the thesis, the conclusion drawn is that French crime fiction after 1968 mainly represents the opinion base for the generation strongly influenced by the ultra left wing ideology of the May '68 riots. Subsequently, the genre has enabled this generation to disseminate its ideals and has presented the means for social and ideological criticism of French society.

French literature. --- Cultural history.

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Cultural history--China.

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War is usually considered a men's affair, where women would only play secondary roles. Although they are actresses and witnesses of history, they constantly see their experience devalued. Yet, given the scale of the conflicts of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the entire population was affected. Since women have mobilized in different ways, it seems important to promote a reading of the warlike phenomenon according to the prism of the genre. This book is part of this perspective. By collecting contributions from historians and writers, this book describes both the complexity of women's wartime experiences and their representations in literature.

Social & cultural history

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De mens leefde tienduizenden jaren lang als sympathieke, sociale jager-verzamelaar, totdat de eerste nederzettingen ontstonden en bezit en ongelijkheid hun intrede deden. Dit nieuwe systeem kon alleen functioneren als iedereen zijn plek kende. Koningen en priesters deden de mens geloven dat hij van nature gewelddadig en egoïstisch was. Beschaving, religie en repressie moesten iedereen in het gareel houden. Deze indoctrinatie kleurt nog steeds ongemerkt ons mensbeeld. Dit boek brengt daar aanstekelijk en goed onderbouwd verandering in. Het is een ontdekkingsreis door archeologie, geschiedenis, psychologie en economie en brengt de lezer van Mesopotamië naar Paaseiland en van de Noord-Franse loopgraven naar New Orleans na orkaan Katrina. De conclusie is overduidelijk: de mens is van nature goed, zorgzaam en veerkrachtig, maar laat zich soms misleiden. De uitdagingen van de toekomst vragen om samenwerking en compassie en om die reden eindigt het boek met tien zinvolle suggesties voor een beter samenleven. Met diverse illustraties in zwart-wit en een notenapparaat. Een aanstekelijke en goed onderbouwde zoektocht naar een positief mensbeeld.

Cultural history --- Social psychology