Estetika flanérství : od Baudelaira po iPhone
| Title in English | The aesthetics of flâneurism : from Baudelaire to the iPhone |
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| Year of publication | 2023 |
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| Description | The aesthetics of flaneurism: From Baudelaire to the iPhone It was Charles Baudelaire who first named the man aimlessly strolling around Paris with a penchant for observing the surrounding pedestrians, shop windows and illuminated passages. The flaneur is neither a tramp nor a dandy; he is what Walter Benjamin called a "botanist of asphalt". The lecture will introduce the phenomenon of flaneurism and its evolution from the 19th century to the present day, which is related to social and technological changes, but the very core remains the same and still lies in the joy of moving freely through the city, in the possibility to blend in with the crowd or to subtly slip out of it, to stop and chat with friends, but above all to constantly reflect on one's surroundings and draw from them endless inspiration for the art (of living). From Paris, the cradle of flâneurism, we will move on to the Czech authors - flâneurs working mainly in our metropolis, and in the end we will also introduce the South Moravian specificity of Brno's staters, who share certain similarities with Baudler's flâneurs. |
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