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30 Apr 10 - Flânerie comes from the French verb flâner that means to stroll, to take a walk without a defined purpose. Flâner (verb) flâneur & flânerie (nouns) became part of the French language in the 19th century; initially flâneur referred to the reflective stroller in the streets of Paris -- a new social type whose presence was stimulated by the Haussmannian reconstruction of the modern city. Yet changes of the modern metropolis generate new forms of flânerie...

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Flânerie dans une ville Julie70 13 16 months ago
Being a flaneur Sibad 15 16 months ago
Alain de Botton on Baudelaire and flanerie "So what distinguishes a flaneur from ordinary people on their way to work?" Sibad 7 17 months ago
Flanerie outside of Paris. carolspacelynn 4 17 months ago
The STREET PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS in London Alberto P. Photography 1 17 months ago
photo flanerie experiment youvarlaki 2 39 months ago

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