L’américanisation d’un intellectuel français : le cas d’Yves Simon (1903-1961)
In 1938, Yves Simon, who taught philosophy at the Paris and Lille Catholic Institutes, received an invitation to teach at Notre Dame University in Indiana. From then on, a process of americanization developed involving his family and professional connections, whose consequences transformed both reli...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Association Française d'Etudes Américaines
2014-10-01
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| Series: | Transatlantica : Revue d'Études Américaines |
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| Online Access: | http://journals.openedition.org/transatlantica/6842 |
| Summary: | In 1938, Yves Simon, who taught philosophy at the Paris and Lille Catholic Institutes, received an invitation to teach at Notre Dame University in Indiana. From then on, a process of americanization developed involving his family and professional connections, whose consequences transformed both religious and intellectual history. Well integrated into the American society, Yves Simon became a US citizen in 1946 and actively participated in intellectual exchanges between the two cultures. |
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| ISSN: | 1765-2766 |