Jean-Sébastien Noël

Assistant Professor of Contemporary history

Unité Mixte de Recherche "Littoral, Environnement et Sociétés"

La Rochelle Université

Biography

Assistant professor of contemporary history (La Rochelle University), Jean-Sébastien Noël studies musical circulations between Europe and North America (20th century). His Phd thesis dealt with the musical expressions of death and mourning by composers linked with Ashkenazy culture. His current research focuses on the emergence of networks, institutions and international festivals of avant-garde music in the West of France. His work has been supported by the Fondation pour la Mémoire de la Shoah