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Michel Foucault Presentation Michel Foucault, whose 100th birthday is celebrated in 2026, led a more cosmopolitan intellectual life than one might imagine. It was while serving in the French cultural services in Uppsala and later in Warsaw that he wrote …
Barbara Cassin
Translating the Untranslatable
Barbara Cassin
Translating the Untranslatable
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Abstract If there were only one language, we might be more certain of the essence of things... Within a homogeneous human community, the essence of a table is unequivocally conveyed by the word “table,” and yet as soon as it reaches the boundaries of that …
18:00 to 19:00
Catalytic Methods to Address Problems in Organic Synthesis
Louis Fensterbank, chair Activations in Molecular Chemistry
Catalytic Methods to Address Problems in Organic Synthesis
Louis Fensterbank, chair Activations in Molecular Chemistry
Guest lecturer
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Chemistry under Blue, Orange or Red Light Tomislav Rovis is invited by the Collège de France assembly at the suggestion of Prof. Louis Fensterbank. Tomislav …
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11:00 to 12:30
Philippe Sabot & Elisabetta Basso
Foucault the Teacher: The Coherence of a Career Path and Its Place in His Work
Philippe Sabot & Elisabetta Basso
Foucault the Teacher: The Coherence of a Career Path and Its Place in His Work
Special events
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Moderator: Aurèle Méthivier …
17:30 to 19:00
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L'égalité des chances est devenue un principe central des théories contemporaines de la justice. Inspirée notamment par John Rawls, elle vise à garantir à chacun des opportunités équitables, tout en laissant une place à la responsabilité individuelle. …
10:00 to 11:00
Waves in Geophysical Fluids
Laure Saint-Raymond, chair Mathematical Models in Fluid Mechanics
Waves in Geophysical Fluids
Laure Saint-Raymond, chair Mathematical Models in Fluid Mechanics
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Course Description This year’s course by Laure Saint-Raymond will focus on wave propagation in these fluids, particularly inertial waves (caused by the Earth’s rotation) and internal waves (caused by density stratification), their interactions, and their …
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Abstract I will begin with the act of translation, in the most common sense of the term: moving from one language to another. I will outline its history in the Western world, following the Routes of Translation . Then I will “explore” translation—in all …
17:30 to 18:30
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As a one-time exception, the class will be held in the Guillaume Budé lecture hall. …
16:00 to 17:30
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14:00 to 16:00