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This cycle … 13 May 2026 → 03 Jun 2026 Event Lea Ypi Nationalism, socialism, cosmopolitanism Lecture Abstract This session looks at the tensions and articulations between nationalism, socialism and cosmopolitanism. It examines how socialist movements have attempted to articulate the struggle for social justice with the national question, oscillating … 15 Apr 2026 17:00 to 18:00 Event Stanislas Dehaene Distilling the neural correlates of conscious perception Lecture Documents et médias Télécharger le support … 27 Feb 2026 11:00 to 12:30 Series The din of scripture. Thinking, believing and philosophizing in premodern India Isabelle Ratié, chair History of Indian Systems of Thought Opening lecture 29 Jan 2026 Event Didier Fassin Humanism Lecture 19 May 2026 15:15 to 16:15 Event Pascale Senellart Introduction Symposium 16 Apr 2026 09:00 to 09:15 Event Vinciane Pirenne-Delforge In the cities: Greece as a sacrificial culture (11) Lecture 16 Apr 2026 11:00 to 12:00 Event Thomas Römer Solomon's rise to power and construction of the temple Lecture Abstract Solomon's accession to the throne recalls the intrigues of the Assyrian and other kingdoms. At the heart of Solomon's reign was the construction of the temple in Jerusalem. But was it really a construction or rather a renovation of an existing … 16 Apr 2026 14:00 to 15:00 Event Sophie Ramond David in the book of Chronicles Seminar 16 Apr 2026 15:15 to 16:45 Event Laura Battini Contestations of political power in Mesopotamia in the light of the ominal series Seminar 26 Feb 2026 15:15 to 16:45 Event Jean-Luc Fournet, Korshi Dosoo & Valérie Schram Orpheus on the Nile: a new Orphic poem on papyrus (2) Seminar Abstract Five seminar sessions will be devoted entirely to an exceptional unpublished Greek text spanning 255 verses and preserved in the first six columns of the recto of a large roll of Greek magic papyrus (III rd -IV th century AD), unearthed in … 26 Feb 2026 15:30 to 17:00 Event Filippo Ronconi Being a copyist in the Middle Ages: between passion, profession and devotion Seminar Abstract This lecture examines the figure of the medieval copyist, taking the Byzantine world as its main field of observation, without neglecting comparisons with the Latin West. It will highlight the profound diversity of copyist profiles—professionals, … 16 Apr 2026 15:30 to 17:00 Event Frantz Grenet The origins of medieval Khurâsân: interactions between Sassanid Iran and Central Asia (3rd-7th c. AD) (8) Lecture 16 Apr 2026 15:30 to 16:30 Event Thomas Römer Saul, a cursed king ? David's arrival at Saul's court Lecture Documents et médias Télécharger le support Abstract In some texts, Saul is presented as a cursed king, even a tragic figure. As soon as he is installed, he is rejected by Yhwh. This rejection goes hand in hand with the arrival of young David at Saul's … 26 Feb 2026 14:00 to 15:00 Event Vinciane Pirenne-Delforge Sacrifice and Athenian citizenship Lecture Documents and media Download support Abstract There are two reasons for comparing sacrifice and citizenship in the case of women (especially Athenians). The first is the ongoing debate among Greek historians about female citizenship. To put it briefly and … 26 Feb 2026 11:00 to 12:00 Event Samantha Besson Sovereignty, equality & popularity Lecture 26 Feb 2026 10:00 to 11:30 Series Socialism and liberal egalitarianism: a necessary dialogue Lea Ypi, chair The Invention of Europe through languages and cultures Symposium Presentation This symposium explores an essential dialogue between two major traditions of contemporary political thought: socialism and liberal egalitarianism. Both aim to reduce inequalities and promote social justice, but they differ on the means and … 15 May 2026 Event Jean-Marie Durand The reform of writing under Yahdun-Lim : reflections based on new readings Symposium Abstract In 1985, the existence of a writing reform at Mari during the reign of Yahdun-Lim was demonstrated by the discovery of two duplicates : one was written in the style of the so-called " Šakkanakku " tablets, the other in the " modern " style that … 18 Jun 2026 10:00 to 10:30 Event Jack M. Sasson Mari, the Bible, and me Symposium Abstract Mari, the Bible and I had our earliest conjunction in the mid-60s, long before Biblical scholarship began exploring Achaemenid linkages. In those days, giants ruled the earth, among them Albright, Noth, and de Vaux on the biblical side; Dossin & … 18 Jun 2026 10:30 to 11:00 Event Nele Ziegler The southern border of the kingdom of Upper Mesopotamia Symposium Abstract In the 18th century BC, the creation of an unprecedented territorial state covering the whole of Upper Mesopotamia was a remarkable feat. It can be attributed to a particularly charismatic and energetic man, Samsi-Addu, alias Šamši-Adad I st … 18 Jun 2026 11:30 to 12:00 Event Michaël Guichard The itinerant herdsmen of the King of Mari and the Simalites : the case of Ibal-pi-El and Ibal-El Symposium Abstract Jean-Marie Durand's recent edition of the correspondence of the merʾûm ( grazing) chiefs, Bannum, Ašmad and Hali-hadun - to whom must be added Zakura-abum, whose letters have been published separately -, preserved in the palace of Mari and dating … 18 Jun 2026 12:00 to 12:30 Event Grégory Chambon The meal texts of the King of Mari (XVIIIth century BC) as " historical sources Symposium Abstract The expression " textes des repas du roi " is a historiographical construction based on a corpus of several hundred documents unearthed in the Palace of Mari ( XVIIIᵉ century BC), frequently cited and partially studied. While the formula " for … 18 Jun 2026 12:30 to 13:00 Event Marine Béranger Which skill for which scribe ? A syllabary-based study of Mari's texts Symposium Abstract Researchers often draw a correlation between the type of text and its supposed level of difficulty. There would be scribes of varying degrees of skill associated with distinct textual genres. At the bottom of the hierarchy are those who wrote … 18 Jun 2026 15:00 to 15:30 Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹‹ … Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 … Next page ›› Last page Last »
Event Edouard Bard The Viking Age and the Medieval Climatic Optimum Lecture 27 Feb 2026 15:00 to 16:30
Series From the quantum Hall effect to moiré materials : topology and geometry of quantum materials Antoine Georges, chair Quantum Condensed Matter Physics Seminar Image generated with A.I. Presentation Topological concepts occupy a central place in Quantum Condensed Matter Physics, helping to understand the robustness of certain phases of quantum matter and providing a unifying language to describe them. This cycle … 13 May 2026 → 03 Jun 2026
Event Lea Ypi Nationalism, socialism, cosmopolitanism Lecture Abstract This session looks at the tensions and articulations between nationalism, socialism and cosmopolitanism. It examines how socialist movements have attempted to articulate the struggle for social justice with the national question, oscillating … 15 Apr 2026 17:00 to 18:00
Event Stanislas Dehaene Distilling the neural correlates of conscious perception Lecture Documents et médias Télécharger le support … 27 Feb 2026 11:00 to 12:30
Series The din of scripture. Thinking, believing and philosophizing in premodern India Isabelle Ratié, chair History of Indian Systems of Thought Opening lecture 29 Jan 2026
Event Vinciane Pirenne-Delforge In the cities: Greece as a sacrificial culture (11) Lecture 16 Apr 2026 11:00 to 12:00
Event Thomas Römer Solomon's rise to power and construction of the temple Lecture Abstract Solomon's accession to the throne recalls the intrigues of the Assyrian and other kingdoms. At the heart of Solomon's reign was the construction of the temple in Jerusalem. But was it really a construction or rather a renovation of an existing … 16 Apr 2026 14:00 to 15:00
Event Laura Battini Contestations of political power in Mesopotamia in the light of the ominal series Seminar 26 Feb 2026 15:15 to 16:45
Event Jean-Luc Fournet, Korshi Dosoo & Valérie Schram Orpheus on the Nile: a new Orphic poem on papyrus (2) Seminar Abstract Five seminar sessions will be devoted entirely to an exceptional unpublished Greek text spanning 255 verses and preserved in the first six columns of the recto of a large roll of Greek magic papyrus (III rd -IV th century AD), unearthed in … 26 Feb 2026 15:30 to 17:00
Event Filippo Ronconi Being a copyist in the Middle Ages: between passion, profession and devotion Seminar Abstract This lecture examines the figure of the medieval copyist, taking the Byzantine world as its main field of observation, without neglecting comparisons with the Latin West. It will highlight the profound diversity of copyist profiles—professionals, … 16 Apr 2026 15:30 to 17:00
Event Frantz Grenet The origins of medieval Khurâsân: interactions between Sassanid Iran and Central Asia (3rd-7th c. AD) (8) Lecture 16 Apr 2026 15:30 to 16:30
Event Thomas Römer Saul, a cursed king ? David's arrival at Saul's court Lecture Documents et médias Télécharger le support Abstract In some texts, Saul is presented as a cursed king, even a tragic figure. As soon as he is installed, he is rejected by Yhwh. This rejection goes hand in hand with the arrival of young David at Saul's … 26 Feb 2026 14:00 to 15:00
Event Vinciane Pirenne-Delforge Sacrifice and Athenian citizenship Lecture Documents and media Download support Abstract There are two reasons for comparing sacrifice and citizenship in the case of women (especially Athenians). The first is the ongoing debate among Greek historians about female citizenship. To put it briefly and … 26 Feb 2026 11:00 to 12:00
Series Socialism and liberal egalitarianism: a necessary dialogue Lea Ypi, chair The Invention of Europe through languages and cultures Symposium Presentation This symposium explores an essential dialogue between two major traditions of contemporary political thought: socialism and liberal egalitarianism. Both aim to reduce inequalities and promote social justice, but they differ on the means and … 15 May 2026
Event Jean-Marie Durand The reform of writing under Yahdun-Lim : reflections based on new readings Symposium Abstract In 1985, the existence of a writing reform at Mari during the reign of Yahdun-Lim was demonstrated by the discovery of two duplicates : one was written in the style of the so-called " Šakkanakku " tablets, the other in the " modern " style that … 18 Jun 2026 10:00 to 10:30
Event Jack M. Sasson Mari, the Bible, and me Symposium Abstract Mari, the Bible and I had our earliest conjunction in the mid-60s, long before Biblical scholarship began exploring Achaemenid linkages. In those days, giants ruled the earth, among them Albright, Noth, and de Vaux on the biblical side; Dossin & … 18 Jun 2026 10:30 to 11:00
Event Nele Ziegler The southern border of the kingdom of Upper Mesopotamia Symposium Abstract In the 18th century BC, the creation of an unprecedented territorial state covering the whole of Upper Mesopotamia was a remarkable feat. It can be attributed to a particularly charismatic and energetic man, Samsi-Addu, alias Šamši-Adad I st … 18 Jun 2026 11:30 to 12:00
Event Michaël Guichard The itinerant herdsmen of the King of Mari and the Simalites : the case of Ibal-pi-El and Ibal-El Symposium Abstract Jean-Marie Durand's recent edition of the correspondence of the merʾûm ( grazing) chiefs, Bannum, Ašmad and Hali-hadun - to whom must be added Zakura-abum, whose letters have been published separately -, preserved in the palace of Mari and dating … 18 Jun 2026 12:00 to 12:30
Event Grégory Chambon The meal texts of the King of Mari (XVIIIth century BC) as " historical sources Symposium Abstract The expression " textes des repas du roi " is a historiographical construction based on a corpus of several hundred documents unearthed in the Palace of Mari ( XVIIIᵉ century BC), frequently cited and partially studied. While the formula " for … 18 Jun 2026 12:30 to 13:00
Event Marine Béranger Which skill for which scribe ? A syllabary-based study of Mari's texts Symposium Abstract Researchers often draw a correlation between the type of text and its supposed level of difficulty. There would be scribes of varying degrees of skill associated with distinct textual genres. At the bottom of the hierarchy are those who wrote … 18 Jun 2026 15:00 to 15:30
