Feet in the ocean: from the first sea baths to surfing.
We all set foot in the ocean one day or another. Yet what seems so simple today was not always so simple. From the fear of the sea to the regulatory bathing costumes, immersing oneself in the ocean required a long process of domestication of the shore, the landscape and the imaginary.
Thanks to this common past, shoreline recreation has been able to develop to allow us today to practice various activities, which range from walking to surfing, to tanning or body maintenance exercises. This multiplicity of shoreline practices is linked to the quest for well-being that the ocean brings.
To understand the history of our links with the ocean and the different marine body practices, and more particularly surfing, the association Façons de Voir with the rural associative library Liber & Litterae and the Institut des Sciences de Sport Santé de Paris offers a talk moderated by anthropologist Anne-Sophie Sayeux, who will present her book and her work on surfing. Several guests will enrich the exchanges and talk about history or their maritime experiences, and exchange with the public on what binds us so much to the ocean.
The library will prepare books related to the rich maritime theme.