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Johann Chapoutot Johann Chapoutot is Professor of Contemporary History at Sorbonne University. A specialist in the history of Nazism, Germany and Western modernity, he is the author of ten books, translated into fifteen languages and awarded ten national …
15:45 to 16:45
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Abstract With the publication of the first volume of Spengler's monumental study Le Déclin de l'Occident - Esquisse d'une morphologie de l'histoire universelle (Der Untergang des Abendlandes. Umrisse einer Morphologie der Weltgeschichte , published by …
14:30 to 15:30
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International colloquium organized by William Marx and Matilde Manara as part of the Comparative Literatures Chair, with the support of the Collège de France Foundation and The Hugot Foundation of Collège de France . Paul Valéry represents an exceptional …
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Presentation This symposium is the research seminar of the History and Archaeology of African Worlds chair at the Collège de France. It is co-organized and led by Pr François-Xavier Fauvelle (Collège de France) and Ghislaine Lydon, Professor at the …
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Abhijit Banerjee
Critical thinking
Abhijit Banerjee
Critical thinking
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Conference in English. Abhijit Banerjee Abhijit Banerjee is currently the Ford Foundation International Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In 2003 he founded the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) along with …
17:30 to 18:30
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Since 1988, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (or IPCC) has been regularly publishing thick reports, ranging in size from two thousand to three thousand pages, presenting the state of knowledge on climate change, its causes and impacts, and …
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The last deglaciation and the bipolar climate shift
Edouard Bard, chair Climate and Ocean Evolution
The last deglaciation and the bipolar climate shift
Edouard Bard, chair Climate and Ocean Evolution
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gary Comer Friday, June 9 2023 from 9 h to 18 h , Marguerite de Navarre amphitheater, Collège de France. Open to the public in …
Vietnamese women : creativity and commitment
Phượng Bùi Trân, chair French-speaking worlds
Vietnamese women : creativity and commitment
Phượng Bùi Trân, chair French-speaking worlds
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The symposium " Vietnamese women : creativity and commitment " features Vietnamese women from several generations. What these women have in common is their commitment to the values they have each chosen to stand up for. Some have participated in wars and …
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Abstract After presenting the concept of " endangered languages " and the factors accelerating this phenomenon " naturel ", my talk will focus on the particular situation in Africa. The vehicularization of a language can lead to assimilation and, …
11:15 to 12:15
Salikoko S. Mufwene
Globalization and the vitality of French : " the language must feed its people "
Salikoko S. Mufwene
Globalization and the vitality of French : " the language must feed its people "
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Summary English has emerged as a strong competitor to French in North America and in the context of global economic globalization. For demographic reasons, the future of French in the world depends on its fate in Africa. What are the challenges involved …
10:00 to 11:00
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Exceptionally, the lecture takes place on a Tuesday. …
16:00 to 18:00
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Exceptionally, the lecture takes place on a Tuesday. Abstract Giving body to ideas and making them move in space is an effective way of representing and handling abstractions. Certain spatial and ontological metaphors have become so commonplace in legal …
14:30 to 15:30
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Abstract Among the anti-Spenglerian reactions of the 1920s and 1930s - in addition to the polemic launched early on by Robert Musil - the studies in philosophy of history by the Protestant lay theologian and jurist Eugen Rosenstock-Huessy take on singular …
14:30 to 16:35
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Catherine Meurisse, drawing from La jeune femme et la mer. The aim of this symposium is to take stock of comics in the French-speaking world, from a variety of angles. Of course, we'll be looking at the aesthetic dimension, evoking poetry comics, the …
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Abstract The invention of modern sport at the end of the 19th century is consubstantial with the question of migrations and circulations, since the codification of universally accepted sporting rules should make it possible to pit competitors of all …
19:30 to 21:00
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Maarten Solleveld Maarten Solleveld is a Dutch mathematician, specialized in representation theory and p-adic groups. He obtained his PhD in 2007 at the Universiteit van Amsterdam. He held positions in Amsterdam, Bonn, Göttingen and Nijmegen, where he is …
15:30 to 16:30
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" The Enlightenment usually refers to an intellectual movement that developed in Europe in the 18th century. Its limits, unity and coherence are debated, as are its legacies, but its anchorage in this specific moment and place in world history is rarely …
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Solitude in a crowd
Mieke Bal, chair The invention of Europe through languages and cultures
Solitude in a crowd
Mieke Bal, chair The invention of Europe through languages and cultures
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Photograph Refugees , 1916 Clarence Sinclair Bull, American, 1896-1979. Gelatin silver print, 9 1/2 × 12 1/2" (24.2 × 31.7 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York, Thomas Walther Collection. Gift of Thomas Walther. Digital image courtesy The Museum of …
