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Abstract The aim of this paper is to examine how language, economic and political hegemonies interact in a globalized world, and how certain tools, such as the digital, make it possible, in certain contexts, to reframe dominant languages, such as standard …
11:15 to 12:15
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Summary In its fight against the growing hegemony of English, the institutional Francophonie has made the defense of French and its " partner languages " a common cause. To what extent do the latter benefit from this strategy ? Download …
10:00 to 11:00
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Abstract General introduction and brief history of human embryology, why study the human embryo and why grow embryoids in culture ? Is the human embryo a mammalian embryo like any other ? This year's lecture focuses on the latest developments in the …
17:00 to 19:00
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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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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
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 …
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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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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A study published on Wednesday 11 June 2025 in the journal Nature and carried out on nearly three million children attending school in France between 2018 and 2022, coordinated by Pr Stanislas Dehaene and Dr. Pauline Martinot, a physician and …
Published on 11 June 2025
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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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" 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 …
