Les corporéités de Paris Plages : de la surveillance institutionnelle à l’autodiscipline collective

Abstract

The Paris Plages scheme (Paris Beaches) asserts itself as a socio-spatial organisation of bodies through physical and symbolic amenities, as well as through rules of procedure monitored by dedicated staff. The event brings about singular bodily practices. It stages the co-presence of revealed bodies through encouraging behaviours that are consistent with the normative, seaside scenography of the premises. However, this instutional framing interacts with the collective self-discipline of the beachgoers’ bodies whose co-presence and interactions are instrumental in the social, mimetic organisation of the venue.

Keywords

• Paris Plages
• beach