"Europe at the Cosmopolis": Jean Cocteau draws Europe
"Europe at the Cosmopolis" poster
- from: 06.09.2008
- to: 19.10.2008
- In: Nantes
Europe confronted with issues of globalization "Jean Cocteau draws Europe"
agenda
• From September 6th to October 19th, 2008: "Jean Cocteau draws Europe" and "Europe between citizenship and globalization" exhibitions.
• September 17th, 2008 at 6.30pm: "The Europe of the future - Franco-German perspectives on the future of the European Union" talk by Martin Koopmann
• September 18th, 2008 at 6.30pm: "Visibility, clarity and credibility of European action" talk by Catherine Lalumière
• October 24th, 2008, at 8.30pm: "When the television tackles Europe" - INA documentaries
• September 30th, 2008, at 8.30pm: "Europe and immigration, what social rights are required?" talk by Catherine Withol de Wenden and Nadja Salson
• October 1st, 2008, at 8.30pm: "When the television tackles Europe" - INA documentary
• October 2nd, 2008, at 8.30pm: "Human rights in Europe, between security and fundamental freedoms" talk by Pierre Barges and Hélène Flautre (to be confirmed)
• October 9th, 2008: Forum for initiatives from young Europeans
• October 13th, 2008, at 8.30pm: "Europe and climate change: what will be the economic and social changes?" talk by Ronan Dantec and Sophie Dupressoir
• October 17th, 2008, at 8.30pm: "Europe? Philosophical analyses" talk by Jean-Marc Ferry
Practical
Espace international Cosmopolis, 18 Rue Scribe (Passage Graslin), 44000 Nantes
Information: +33 (0)2 51 84 36 70
cosmopolis-nantes@mairie-nantes.fr
free entry
EXHIBITIONS:
• "Jean Cocteau draws Europe"
In 1961, two years before his death, Jean Cocteau became passionate about a project for European stamps entitled "Europe is my homeland, I believe in Europe", initiated by manufacturer and publisher Mario Sciaky. Jean Cocteau, who was not in the habit of drawing attention to his political views, produced three particularly pure drawings especially for it, in a real ode to European fraternity. They revealed Cocteau's unique style, his generosity and, what was little known, his early commitment to the fight for a European Union. The prints were loaned to Cosmopolis by the Maison de l'Europe in Nantes.
• "Europe between citizenship and globalization"
This installation revisits part of the "C'est notre histoire! 50 ans d'aventure européenne" (It's our history! Fifty years of European adventure) exhibition which came to an end last May in Brussels to mark the launch of the Musée de l'Europe. Through the five issues proposed to kick off the debate, Cosmopolis invites us to consider globalization from a European perspective:
o Experiencing globalization without sacrificing social protection
o Respecting the environment without sacrificing development
o Ensuring security without sacrificing fundamental freedoms
o Controlling migration patterns without sacrificing the right to asylum or Europe's labour requirements
o Education which must be effective
Five short films which do not beat around the bush illustrate the five issues.
TALKS:
• The Europe of the future: Franco-German perspectives on the future of the European Union
September 17th at 6.30pm
• Visibility, clarity and credibility of European action.
September 18th at 6.30pm
• Europe and immigration, what social rights are required?
September 30th at 8.30pm
• Human rights in Europe: between security and fundamental freedoms
October 2nd at 8.30pm
• Europe and climate change: what will be the economic and social changes?
October 13th at 8.30pm
• Europe? Philosophical analyses
October 17th at 8.30pm
DOCUMENTARIES:
When the television tackles Europe
Archives of the INA (French national audiovisual institute)
Television is an extraordinary tool for retracing the major and minor moments in the construction of Europe. A selection of French current affairs programmes which ran from 1959 to 1997, including "Cinq colonnes à la une", "Journal de l'Europe" and "Geopolis", allow European citizens to have their say.
Wednesday September 24th at 8.30pm and Wednesday October 1st at 8.30pm
FORUM:
• Forum for initiatives from young Europeans
Thursday, October 9th
Day for discussion of experiences by young people from Nantes and various European countries, all involved in associations and unusual projects which are working to strengthen European citizenship.
• "Nantes in Europe" tours
This tour will place the city's activity in a European context inseparable from both its history and its current development.
- Updated: 03.11.2008
