%0 Journal Article
%T French Geographers under International Gaze : regional excursions for the XIIIth International Geographical Congress, 1931 Les g¨¦ographes fran ais vus de l¡¯¨¦tranger : excursions organis¨¦es ¨¤ l¡¯occasion du XIIIe Congr¨¨s International de G¨¦ographie en 1931
%A Hugh Clout
%J Belgeo : Revue Belge de G¨¦ographie
%D 2012
%I National Committee of Geography of Belgium, Soci¨¦t¨¦ Royale Belge de G¨¦ographie
%X Excursions accompanying international conferences provide important opportunities to transmit geographical knowledge. Fieldtrips associated with the International Geographical Congress in Paris are examined with respect to theme, leadership, and message. Leadership was entrusted to proven geographers holding doctorates, and to geologists working close to physical geography. Despite eight excursions being planned, opportunities were not offered to visit large sections of France. This pattern of activity reflected areas where regional monographs had been completed, and where annual inter-university excursions for French geographers had been run. Patronage by De Martonne (Sorbonne) or by Blanchard (Grenoble) was another important explanatory factor for who led excursions and where they took place. Les excursions offertes ¨¤ l¡¯occasion des congr¨¨s internationaux donnent des possibilit¨¦s importantes pour la transmission des savoirs g¨¦ographiques. Dans cet article on essaie d¡¯analyser le contenu, la direction et les communications des excursions associ¨¦es avec le Congr¨¨s International de G¨¦ographie ¨¤ Paris. Malgr¨¦ la pr¨¦paration de huit excursions, de larges sections de l¡¯Hexagone restaient ferm¨¦es aux congressistes. Cette situation s¡¯explique par la localisation et des ¨¦tudes monographiques achev¨¦es, et des excursions interuniversitaires. Le patronage des grands ma tres (De Martonne ¨¤ la Sorbonne, Blanchard ¨¤ Grenoble) fournit un autre ¨¦l¨¦ment d¡¯explication.
%K France
%K excursions
%K Paris
%K physiography
%K regional monographs
%K France
%K excursions
%K monographies r¨¦gionales
%K Paris
%K physiographie
%U http://belgeo.revues.org/6248