CRC 496 C5 - Power and Ritual in the Age of French Revolution: The visibility of political and social orders in the era of the revolutions and the emerging age of the masses
Basic data for this project
Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted at University of Münster
Duration at the University of Münster: 01/01/2000 - 31/12/2011 | 3rd Funding period
Description
The project studies the function which symbolic sign systems fulfilled in the stabilisation of monarchic-constitutional power in France as well as an authoritarian one by plebiscite between 1815 and 1880. The development of political culture in the age of revolutions manifested itself in a permanent contest of antagonistic models of order. Forms of symbolic representation played an important role in the process. This is meant to be checked by means of areas of practice like political feasts and manifestations, representations of those in power and funeral ceremonies.
Keywords: symbolische Zeichensysteme; Macht; Rituale; französische Revolution
Website of the project: http://www.uni-muenster.de/SFB496/projekte/c5.html
Funder / funding scheme:
- DFG - Collaborative Research Centre (SFB)
Project management at the University of Münster
| Thamer, Hans-Ulrich | Department of History |
Applicants from the University of Münster
| Thamer, Hans-Ulrich | Department of History |
Research associates from the University of Münster
| Knauer, Martin | Sonderforschungsbereich 496 - Symbolische Kommunikation und gesellschaftliche Wertesysteme vom Mittelalter bis zur französ. Revolution |
| Kümmel, Verena | Sonderforschungsbereich 496 - Symbolische Kommunikation und gesellschaftliche Wertesysteme vom Mittelalter bis zur französ. Revolution |
| Schmidt, Rüdiger | Professorship of Modern and Contemporary History with a special focus on the 19th and 20st century (Prof. Großbölting) |