Jean-Léon Beauvois Explained
Jean-Léon Beauvois (16 August 1943 – 8 September 2020) was a French psychologist and university professor. Alongside Robert-Vincent Joule, he wrote the book Petit traité de manipulation à l'usage des honnêtes gens, which became a bestseller in France.
Biography
Beauvois conducted research as a clinical psychologist operating out of Paris, Nancy, Caen, Grenoble, and Nice. He taught at Pierre Mendès-France University.
In 2007, Beauvois worked as the scientific director for the film Le Jeu de la Mort, directed by Christophe Nick and aired on France 2.[1] Much of the film's success was attributed to Nick and Beauvois.[2]
Jean-Léon Beauvois died on 8 September 2020 at the age of 77.[3]
Publications
- La psychologie quotidienne (1984)
- Petit traité de manipulation à l'usage des honnêtes gens (1987)
- La soumission librement consentie (1998)
- Juger de la valeur sociale des personnes : les pratiques sociales d’évaluation (2004)
- Les illusions libérales, individualisme et pouvoir social: Petit traité des grandes illusions (2005)
- Les influences sournoises. Précis des manipulations ordinaires (2011)[4]
Notes and References
- Web site: Le documentaire " Le jeu de la mort " : une critique de la télévision ?. 22 March 2010. Acrimed. French.
- Web site: "Le Jeu de la mort" : quand la télé vous manipule. 24 February 2010. Le Point. French.
- Web site: Décès de Jean-Léon Beauvois, l'homme de la manipulation. 9 September 2020. ActuaLitté. French.
- Jean-Léon Beauvois, Les influences sournoises. Précis des manipulations ordinaires. 2011. Open Edition Journals. 10.4000/questionsdecommunication.6749 . French . Courbet . Didier . 21 . 312–314 . free .
