May God Have His Soul: Images and the Imaginary of Death in the Tintin Saga

{"title":"May God Have His Soul: Images and the Imaginary of Death in the Tintin Saga","description":"\u003Cp\u003EMichel Porret, historian, professor emeritus at the University of Geneva and president of the Rencontres internationales de Gen\u00e8ve, examines the Tintin saga and the representation of death in Herg\u00e9\u2019s work. The lecture explores how the 24 albums, from the early Soviet episode to later encounters with contemporary art, stage diverse forms of death\u2014accident, crime, capital punishment, suicide\u2014and how these instances shape moral quests and narrative tone. It offers a historical and iconographic reading of recurring motifs.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EIn French.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E","start_date":"2026-12-03","end_date":"2026-12-03","date":"Thursday 3 December, 18:45","timings":[{"timing_start_date":"20261203T174500Z","timing_end_date":"20261203T194500Z"}]}