En détention

The History Committee of the City of Paris, the Histoire et vies du 10e association and the Françoise Sagan media library offer you a cycle of conferences on the theme of detention, in order to complete, enrich and broaden the subject of the Prisonnières exhibition presented at the media library.

Saturday 24 October at 15h: The management of prostitution in Paris: from the Demoiselles police to the Brigade for the repression of pimping - Clémence Kudela, responsible for promotion at the Police Prefecture Museum. Location: Françoise Sagan media library

Tuesday, 3 November at 19h: In blue ink. Finding the history of tattooed women in the archives of French prisons (1881-1950) - Jeanne Barnicaud, doctoral student, University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. Location: Françoise Sagan Media Library

Wednesday, 18 November at 19h: A brief history of writing in prison (nineteenth–twentieth centuries) - Philippe Artières, research director at CNRS. Location: Marie du 10e arrondissement

Wednesday, 25 November at 19h: Henri Manuel, prison photographer between the wars - Fabienne Huard-Hardy, Head of the CRHCP (Resource Center on the History of Crimes and Punishments), National School of Prison Administration. Location: Françoise Sagan Media Library

Wednesday, 2 December at 17h: Prison archives: sources and perspectives for a history of prison experiences - Elsa Génard, lecturer, Université Sorbonne Paris Nord/Pléiade. Location: Archives de Paris

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