Description
This keynote lecture explores Lyon's novelistic output, particularly that of the first half of the 20th century, through a sociological perspective that goes beyond the simple notion of the city. Rather than focusing on Lyon as a geographical or urban entity, the author questions the existence of a specific Lyonese society, whose literary works reveal unique cultural and social traits that go beyond simplistic notions of 'regionalism' or reductive spatial divisions. Inspired by La Bruyère's reflection on the cultural and social constraints that influence literary expression, the study suggests that Lyon's literary production could bear witness to distinct ways in which local society represents and defines itself. This local representation is based not only on an intrinsically 'self-referential' narrative, but also on a specific expressive structure, in which society observes and constructs itself by situating itself within a broader societal context. Through this perspective, I move away from a strictly urban or metropolitan interpretation to analyse Lyon's literary production during the interwar years as a reflection of a distinctive and dynamic social structure. The aim is thus to go beyond analyses that reduce this literature to a local affiliation without universal value, in order to better understand how it expresses the particularities of a society and the dynamics that shape it.| Period | 2021 |
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| Event title | Le Salon du Livre des Plumes du Lyon |
| Event type | Conference |
| Location | Lyon, FranceShow on map |