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The aim of this lecture is to present the main facets and stages of … 07 Apr 2026 → 02 Jun 2026 Series Neuroimmune Crosstalk in Brain/Body interactions: from Physiology to Pathology Sonia Garel, chair Neurobiology and the Immune System Symposium 10 Apr 2026 Series At the court of the god. Religious organization and court mechanisms in Egypt in the 1st millennium BC. Laurent Coulon, chair The Civilization of Pharaonic Egypt Symposium International symposium organized by the Civilization of Pharaonic Egypt Chair of the Collège de France, with the support of The Hugot Foundation . Edfu temple relief Presentation This symposium is the third part of the Civilization of Pharaonic Egypt … 13 Apr 2026 Series Inheriting the future (2026) Avenir Commun Durable Special events Presentation Le futur en héritage: second edition As part of its commitment to a common sustainable future, the Collège de France is organizing a series of round-table discussions bringing together leading figures from the worlds of academia, business, … 05 May 2026 → 04 Jun 2026 Series How We Sold Our Future. The Failure to Fight Climate Change Pierre-Michel Menger, chair Sociology of Creative Work Guest lecturer Jens Beckert is invited by the Collège de France assembly at the suggestion of Professor Pierre-Michel Menger. Jens Beckert … 15 Apr 2026 Series Light-based Quantum Technologies Pascale Senellart, chair Technological Innovation Liliane Bettencourt Symposium Futuristic 3D digital virtual reality interface Light-based quantum technologies Light plays a special role in quantum technologies, just as it does in today's information technologies. Light itself can be used to carry quantum information over long … 16 Apr 2026 Series Discourse Files François Recanati, chair Philosophy of Language and Mind Symposium Quentin Blake, The art of Conversation . Editions The QB papers, 2019. This interdisciplinary colloquium, in English, is part of the ERC project Mental Files: New Foundations , hosted by the Philosophy of Language and Mind chair at the Collège de France. … 30 Mar 2026 → 31 Mar 2026 Series Authenticity, Authentification and Transmutation in Late Classical and Early Medieval China Anne Cheng, chair Chinese Intellectual History Guest lecturer Robert Campany is invited by the Collège de France assembly at the suggestion of Professor Anne Cheng. Robert F. Campany … 26 Mar 2026 Series In Margine. The Philology of Paratexts and Its Implications. Law, literature, religion Dario Mantovani, chair Law, Culture and Society in Ancient Rome Symposium Digestum vetus (detail), 12th century, University Library, Padua, Italy. Presentation Since its emergence in the 1980s, under the pen of Gérard Genette, literary criticism applied to the field of modern print has been able to measure the fruitfulness of … 26 Mar 2026 → 27 Mar 2026 Event Gerald Moers Appropriateness (Decorum) as a Central Cultural Tool in Ancient Egypt Symposium Abstract For a long time, Egyptology has argued for the existence of a system of appropriateness (decorum), mainly following John Baines. While the existence of this system has been deduced from the very form(s) of artistic representation itself, the … 13 Apr 2026 10:15 to 10:50 Event Sépideh Qahéri The Egyptian royal court in the Saite period (664-526 BC) : a society within the state Symposium Résumé Suivant les avancées de la sociologie historique, l’étude de la cour pharaonique en tant qu’institution sociale distincte a introduit, depuis quelques années, un courant nouveau dans les recherches égyptologiques. Basés sur le concept de société de … 13 Apr 2026 11:20 to 11:55 Event Hans-Peter Mathys The royal court in the Old Testament (and its subsequent history) Symposium Abstract The royal court of Jerusalem plays a minor role in the Old Testament ; only that of Solomon is described in greater detail (one king ten). By contrast, the Old Testament takes us to foreign royal courts, those of Nebuchadnezzar, Belshazzar and … 13 Apr 2026 11:55 to 12:30 Event Joachim Quack Lectures on gods and kings from Demotic narrative texts Symposium Abstract In the rich corpus of Demotic narrative texts, there are a considerable number set in the court of a king. The best-known cases are the cycle of Inaros and Petoubastis and the cycle of Setne, but there are many others, such as the story on … 13 Apr 2026 14:00 to 14:35 Event Akihito Suzuki Madness at Home in Tokyo: The Psychiatrist, the Patient, and the Family in Tokyo, 1920-1945 Guest lecturer Cover of Engei Gaho magazine (演藝画報), July 1940 Abstract The family of a mentally ill patient was one of the most important agents in the general picture of insanity in society. Family members such as husband, wife, father, mother, and children played … 10 Apr 2026 17:00 to 18:00 Event René Preys Divine kingship and royal divinity : the transmission of power between gods and kings in Greco-Roman mammisis Symposium Abstract Mammisi theology in Greco-Roman temples is centered on the image of the child-god. Son of the temple's divine couple, whether Horsamtous at Edfu, Harsiésis at Philae or Ihy at Dendera, the divine child is considered to be his father's successor. … 13 Apr 2026 14:35 to 15:10 Event Vincent Goossaert Around the great Chinese gods (XIIth-XXthcentury CE) : bureaucracy, family, court society and other forms of social networks Symposium Abstract The teeming multiplicity of Chinese gods, constantly nourished by the decentralized promotion and canonization of the deceased and other entities, requires principles of order. These principles establish modes of relationship between these gods, … 13 Apr 2026 15:10 to 15:45 Event Frédéric Payraudeau Service to the god, service to the king in the Third Intermediate Period : the example of the administration of the Treasury Symposium Résumé Pendant les XXI e et XXII e dynasties égyptiennes (1069-730 av. J.-C.), la tendance théocratique de l'état pharaonique est à son apogée. L'affichage de la royauté terrestre du dieu Amon, d'une part, et du pharaon comme son premier serviteur, … 13 Apr 2026 16:15 to 16:50 Event Nicolas Leroux Esprit de corps and court etiquette : the Egyptian clergy through priestly epigraphy of the Istmillennium b.c. Symposium Abstract In the Egyptian context of the first millennium B.C., where gods and goddesses were frequently named king or queen , and where a plethoric and highly hierarchical clergy was at their service, the expression " court of the god ", which constitutes … 13 Apr 2026 16:50 to 17:25 Event Avenir Commun Durable Communicating science Special events Abstract Hardly a day goes by without hearing about climate change in the media. Alarmist rhetoric, even if based on factual elements, paradoxically provokes doubts and challenges to scientific messages. The political world, for its part, has no … 5 May 2026 18:30 to 20:00 Series Challenging Assumptions about Social Cognition in Infants François Recanati, chair Philosophy of Language and Mind Guest lecturer The child Hercules with a snake (detail), Pieter van der Werff, 1700-1722. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam Gergely Csibra is invited by the Collège de France assembly at the suggestion of Professor François Recanati. Gergely … 24 Mar 2026 → 26 Mar 2026 Event Lea Ypi Democracy and capitalism : are they compatible ? Lecture Abstract This session explores the structural tensions between democracy and capitalism. On the one hand, democracy presupposes political equality and collective participation in defining common rules. On the other, capitalism is based on economic … 8 Apr 2026 17:00 to 18:00 Event Micaela Rossi The life and career of metaphors in specialized discourse: a diachronic approach Seminar 8 Apr 2026 16:00 to 18:00 Event Vincent Goossaert & Sylvie Peperstraete Animal sacrifice, between Mesoamerica and China Seminar Vincent Goossaert (EPHE) : Animal sacrifices in China, 16th-20th centuries: which ones, and for whom? Sylvie Peperstraete (ULB / EPHE) : "He who bathed two slaves killed two quails" : practices and actors of animal sacrifice in … 8 Apr 2026 14:30 to 17:30 Pagination Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 … Next page ›› Last page Last »
Series Madness at Home in Tokyo: The Psychiatrist, the Patient, and the Family in Tokyo, 1920-1945 Patrick Boucheron, chair History of power in Western Europe, XIIIth-XVIth century Guest lecturer Akihito Suzuki is invited by the Collège de France assembly at the suggestion of Professor Patrick Boucheron. Akihito Suzuki … 10 Apr 2026
Series Functional ecology to understand ecosystem dynamics in a changing world Sandra Lavorel, chair Biodiversity and Ecosystems Lecture The aim of functional ecology is to shed light on the links between the structure of organisms and their functions, from the scale of the individual to the ecosystem and planet Earth. The aim of this lecture is to present the main facets and stages of … 07 Apr 2026 → 02 Jun 2026
Series Neuroimmune Crosstalk in Brain/Body interactions: from Physiology to Pathology Sonia Garel, chair Neurobiology and the Immune System Symposium 10 Apr 2026
Series At the court of the god. Religious organization and court mechanisms in Egypt in the 1st millennium BC. Laurent Coulon, chair The Civilization of Pharaonic Egypt Symposium International symposium organized by the Civilization of Pharaonic Egypt Chair of the Collège de France, with the support of The Hugot Foundation . Edfu temple relief Presentation This symposium is the third part of the Civilization of Pharaonic Egypt … 13 Apr 2026
Series Inheriting the future (2026) Avenir Commun Durable Special events Presentation Le futur en héritage: second edition As part of its commitment to a common sustainable future, the Collège de France is organizing a series of round-table discussions bringing together leading figures from the worlds of academia, business, … 05 May 2026 → 04 Jun 2026
Series How We Sold Our Future. The Failure to Fight Climate Change Pierre-Michel Menger, chair Sociology of Creative Work Guest lecturer Jens Beckert is invited by the Collège de France assembly at the suggestion of Professor Pierre-Michel Menger. Jens Beckert … 15 Apr 2026
Series Light-based Quantum Technologies Pascale Senellart, chair Technological Innovation Liliane Bettencourt Symposium Futuristic 3D digital virtual reality interface Light-based quantum technologies Light plays a special role in quantum technologies, just as it does in today's information technologies. Light itself can be used to carry quantum information over long … 16 Apr 2026
Series Discourse Files François Recanati, chair Philosophy of Language and Mind Symposium Quentin Blake, The art of Conversation . Editions The QB papers, 2019. This interdisciplinary colloquium, in English, is part of the ERC project Mental Files: New Foundations , hosted by the Philosophy of Language and Mind chair at the Collège de France. … 30 Mar 2026 → 31 Mar 2026
Series Authenticity, Authentification and Transmutation in Late Classical and Early Medieval China Anne Cheng, chair Chinese Intellectual History Guest lecturer Robert Campany is invited by the Collège de France assembly at the suggestion of Professor Anne Cheng. Robert F. Campany … 26 Mar 2026
Series In Margine. The Philology of Paratexts and Its Implications. Law, literature, religion Dario Mantovani, chair Law, Culture and Society in Ancient Rome Symposium Digestum vetus (detail), 12th century, University Library, Padua, Italy. Presentation Since its emergence in the 1980s, under the pen of Gérard Genette, literary criticism applied to the field of modern print has been able to measure the fruitfulness of … 26 Mar 2026 → 27 Mar 2026
Event Gerald Moers Appropriateness (Decorum) as a Central Cultural Tool in Ancient Egypt Symposium Abstract For a long time, Egyptology has argued for the existence of a system of appropriateness (decorum), mainly following John Baines. While the existence of this system has been deduced from the very form(s) of artistic representation itself, the … 13 Apr 2026 10:15 to 10:50
Event Sépideh Qahéri The Egyptian royal court in the Saite period (664-526 BC) : a society within the state Symposium Résumé Suivant les avancées de la sociologie historique, l’étude de la cour pharaonique en tant qu’institution sociale distincte a introduit, depuis quelques années, un courant nouveau dans les recherches égyptologiques. Basés sur le concept de société de … 13 Apr 2026 11:20 to 11:55
Event Hans-Peter Mathys The royal court in the Old Testament (and its subsequent history) Symposium Abstract The royal court of Jerusalem plays a minor role in the Old Testament ; only that of Solomon is described in greater detail (one king ten). By contrast, the Old Testament takes us to foreign royal courts, those of Nebuchadnezzar, Belshazzar and … 13 Apr 2026 11:55 to 12:30
Event Joachim Quack Lectures on gods and kings from Demotic narrative texts Symposium Abstract In the rich corpus of Demotic narrative texts, there are a considerable number set in the court of a king. The best-known cases are the cycle of Inaros and Petoubastis and the cycle of Setne, but there are many others, such as the story on … 13 Apr 2026 14:00 to 14:35
Event Akihito Suzuki Madness at Home in Tokyo: The Psychiatrist, the Patient, and the Family in Tokyo, 1920-1945 Guest lecturer Cover of Engei Gaho magazine (演藝画報), July 1940 Abstract The family of a mentally ill patient was one of the most important agents in the general picture of insanity in society. Family members such as husband, wife, father, mother, and children played … 10 Apr 2026 17:00 to 18:00
Event René Preys Divine kingship and royal divinity : the transmission of power between gods and kings in Greco-Roman mammisis Symposium Abstract Mammisi theology in Greco-Roman temples is centered on the image of the child-god. Son of the temple's divine couple, whether Horsamtous at Edfu, Harsiésis at Philae or Ihy at Dendera, the divine child is considered to be his father's successor. … 13 Apr 2026 14:35 to 15:10
Event Vincent Goossaert Around the great Chinese gods (XIIth-XXthcentury CE) : bureaucracy, family, court society and other forms of social networks Symposium Abstract The teeming multiplicity of Chinese gods, constantly nourished by the decentralized promotion and canonization of the deceased and other entities, requires principles of order. These principles establish modes of relationship between these gods, … 13 Apr 2026 15:10 to 15:45
Event Frédéric Payraudeau Service to the god, service to the king in the Third Intermediate Period : the example of the administration of the Treasury Symposium Résumé Pendant les XXI e et XXII e dynasties égyptiennes (1069-730 av. J.-C.), la tendance théocratique de l'état pharaonique est à son apogée. L'affichage de la royauté terrestre du dieu Amon, d'une part, et du pharaon comme son premier serviteur, … 13 Apr 2026 16:15 to 16:50
Event Nicolas Leroux Esprit de corps and court etiquette : the Egyptian clergy through priestly epigraphy of the Istmillennium b.c. Symposium Abstract In the Egyptian context of the first millennium B.C., where gods and goddesses were frequently named king or queen , and where a plethoric and highly hierarchical clergy was at their service, the expression " court of the god ", which constitutes … 13 Apr 2026 16:50 to 17:25
Event Avenir Commun Durable Communicating science Special events Abstract Hardly a day goes by without hearing about climate change in the media. Alarmist rhetoric, even if based on factual elements, paradoxically provokes doubts and challenges to scientific messages. The political world, for its part, has no … 5 May 2026 18:30 to 20:00
Series Challenging Assumptions about Social Cognition in Infants François Recanati, chair Philosophy of Language and Mind Guest lecturer The child Hercules with a snake (detail), Pieter van der Werff, 1700-1722. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam Gergely Csibra is invited by the Collège de France assembly at the suggestion of Professor François Recanati. Gergely … 24 Mar 2026 → 26 Mar 2026
Event Lea Ypi Democracy and capitalism : are they compatible ? Lecture Abstract This session explores the structural tensions between democracy and capitalism. On the one hand, democracy presupposes political equality and collective participation in defining common rules. On the other, capitalism is based on economic … 8 Apr 2026 17:00 to 18:00
Event Micaela Rossi The life and career of metaphors in specialized discourse: a diachronic approach Seminar 8 Apr 2026 16:00 to 18:00
Event Vincent Goossaert & Sylvie Peperstraete Animal sacrifice, between Mesoamerica and China Seminar Vincent Goossaert (EPHE) : Animal sacrifices in China, 16th-20th centuries: which ones, and for whom? Sylvie Peperstraete (ULB / EPHE) : "He who bathed two slaves killed two quails" : practices and actors of animal sacrifice in … 8 Apr 2026 14:30 to 17:30
