Jean-Baptiste Hugo

Headshot of Jean-Baptiste Hugo
High-Res Headshot, credit: photo@claude.ferrara62018

Barricades 2024 is pleased to announce Jean Baptiste Hugo as one of our Guests of Honour for this year’s convention.

Jean Baptiste Hugo is the great-great-grandson of Victor Hugo. He has extensively photographed Hugo’s home in exile on Guernsey, which Victor Hugo decorated following his own aesthetic philosophies–in particular, the journey from darkness into light, which we see reflected throughout Hugo’s literary career. M. Hugo will share his photographs and discuss Hauteville House as a physical realization of his ancestor’s ideas.

What is Barricades?

Barricades is a new online conference focused on all aspects of Victor Hugo’s Les Misérables and its various adaptations! The third edition will be held in 12-14 July 2024. We encourage donations to Black and Pink.

Our first Guest of Honor for Barricades 2024 has been announced! Previous Guests of Honour have included Bonnie Gleicher, Nemo Martin and David Montgomery.