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Abstract Integrated pseudo-embryos  ; definition, characterization and mouse/human comparison. Experimental potential and some ethical and social issues. This fourth   lesson deals with the most advanced form of the various human pseudo-embryos covered in …

Summary The evolution of French is multilinear and the result of contacts with other languages, which give rise to a variety of linguistic structures. In the different ecologies where French cohabits with "   partner languages   ", can we hope for …

Gilles Kepel Senior Honorary Member of the Institut Universitaire de France since 2010 and University Professor, Gilles Kepel specializes in the political and religious sociology of the contemporary Middle East. His work also focuses on the political …

Abstract A strategic and spiritual parallel can be drawn between the maxim attributed to Ignatius of Loyola, " Go and set the world on fire ! " and the motto of Philip II of Spain, Orbis non sufficit (" The world is not enough "). Both expressions mark …

Abstract The first conference addresses the challenges facing democracy in Europe today. It focuses in particular on the consolidation of autocratic structures in some EU member states. The question arises as to whether the EU has the duty and ability to …

Exceptionally, this seminar will be held on a Monday. …

Abstract The first   lecture will focus on the relationship between poetry and prose in Late Antiquity. Far from being worlds apart, poetry and prose share the same expressive and communicative aesthetic, based on an atomistic idea of phrase and rhythm, …

With simultaneous French-LSF interpretation. Abstract Research on bimodal bilinguals has shown that, if distinct articulators are involved, the same sentence can be produced simultaneously in a speech language and in a sign language. Based on this …

Abstract Structure mapping tackles the issue of syntactic complexity by attempting to draw maps as detailed as possible of the internal structure of phrases and sentences across languages and dialects (Rizzi   & Cinque 2016). But how can we map an …

Abstract Oxide synthesis traces its roots back to BC. Their chemical and physical properties are largely dependent on cation selection. However, the 21st century has witnessed a surge in interest towards compounds composed of multiple anion species, …

Abstract Metaphors are ubiquitous, not only in literary texts, but also in everyday language and even in technical languages such as law. In this sense, they are endless, and the angles from which they can be studied are manifold. In this, our final …

Abstract In this presentation, we will reflect on the social and economic dynamics that contribute to the linguistic vitality of French in sub-Saharan Africa, from its introduction on the continent's west coast in the 16th   century to the present day. …

Abstract Gastruloids  ; definition, production, characterization and mouse/human comparisons. Gastruloids as objects of study and as test tubes. This third   lesson begins with a brief history of gastruloid production and initial characterization. Then, …

Summary In the discourse of the Francophonie, the term passeur describes people who, through their emigration, spread the French language to non-French-speaking territories. Is there necessarily a correlation between coming from a French-speaking country …