The Waltz, the Cotillon, and the Hazards of Choice
Program in European Cultural Studies; Eberhard L. Faber 1915 Memorial Fund in the Humanities Council, Sophia Rosenfeld
October 14, 2019 · 4:30 pm · 010 East Pyne
Having and making choices has come to stand for freedom in the modern world. How has this happened? This talk will consider the 19th-century ballroom, and especially two French dances particular to it, the waltz and the cotillon, to understand how European men and women learned to navigate one area of growing choice: sexual partnerships and marriage.
This event is free and open to the public.
