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SUMMARY: FHIS Research Seminar | Rewriting the History of the Enlightenment
 —or what happens when good intentions matter more than good evidence
DESCRIPTION: Presented by Dr. Joël Castonguay-Bélanger (Associate Professor
  of French)\, FHIS Respondent: Mary Cook (PhD Student of French)\, FHIS Abo
 ut the talk:  In The Dawn of Everything (2021)\, David Graeber and David We
 ngrow propose a bold reexamination of humanity’s history\, challenging the 
 conventional narrative surrounding the origins of social inequality. Centra
 l to their thesis is the idea that […]
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 nger.jpg" caption="" width="content"]</p><h3>Presented by Dr. Joël Castongu
 ay-Bélanger (Associate Professor of French)\, FHIS</h3><h3>Respondent: Mary
  Cook (PhD Student of French)\, FHIS</h3><p><strong>About the talk: </stron
 g></p><p>In <em>The Dawn of Everything </em>(2021)\, David Graeber and Davi
 d Wengrow propose a bold reexamination of humanity's history\, challenging 
 the conventional narrative surrounding the origins of social inequality. Ce
 ntral to their thesis is the idea that 18th-century Enlightenment philosoph
 ers were significantly influenced by an "indigenous critique" arising in No
 rth America—a perspective that\, they argue\, has been largely overlooked b
 y mainstream Enlightenment historiography. While their work has sparked obj
 ections from critics and historians on several fronts\, it has also garnere
 d considerable enthusiasm\, reigniting public debate about 18th-century lit
 erature and intellectual history. In this talk\, Joël Castonguay-Bélanger w
 ill discuss these polarized reactions and their implications for understand
 ing the intellectual climate of our time.</p><h3>Registration:</h3><p>[grav
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 ut the FHIS Research Seminar: </strong>Hosted by the Department of French\,
  Hispanic and Italian Studies (FHIS)\, the Research Seminar is an opportuni
 ty to explore current research and ideas related to the languages\, literat
 ures and cultures of the Romance language-speaking world\, with presentatio
 ns from faculty members\, graduate students\, and/or guest speakers. All ar
 e welcome.</p><p>[buttons][button link_text="View the full FHIS Research Se
 minar schedule" link_url="https://fhis.ubc.ca/news/fhis-research-seminar-sc
 hedule-2024-25/"][/buttons]</p><p>If you have questions\, please contact Dr
 . Katharina Piechocki (<a href="mailto:katharina.piechocki@ubc.ca">katharin
 a.piechocki@ubc.ca</a>).</p><hr /><p><em>UBC Vancouver is situated on the t
 raditional\, ancestral\, and unceded territory of the xwməθkwəy̓əm (Musquea
 m) People.</em></p>
LOCATION:Buchanan Tower - Room 726
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