“Infrastructures and large technical systems as historical objects”, interview with Dany Fougères

 

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Infrastructures and large technical systems as historical objects

« Infrastructures and large technical systems in Montreal have an history that spreads across nearly 200 years. Although their daily use goes largely unnoticed, any outrage or breakdown reminds us of the essential role they play in our lives. »
Dany Fougères, Professor of History at the University of Quebec in Montreal, explains how studying infrastructures from a historical point of view is essential to understand the evolution of people and their surrounding environments.
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