Étienne Cabet and the Utopia of Icaria

Étienne Cabet and the Utopia of Icaria

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SYMHC Classics: Marie Laurencin

This 2019 episode explores the difficult-to-study work of Laurencin. In addition to her work not quite falling in line with the artists who were her contemporaries, her personal papers are difficult to access, are censored, and have strict limitations put on their use. See omnyst ...  Show more

Behind the Scenes Minis: Censorship Cats

Tracy talks about how the show's recording schedule meant that this week's Monday episode got revised repeatedly to reflect current events. Holly talks about the way theater performances during portions of heavy censorship in France incorporated audience participation.See omnystu ...  Show more

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