In 2010, Vincent Debaene published Farewell to travel. French ethnology between science and littérature(Gallimard), by wondering about this French tradition which wants that, back from his “field”, the ethnologist writes not one, but two books, one scientific, the other literary: Easter Island d’Alfred Métraux, Ghost Africa by Michel Leiris, The High Rollers by Marcel Griaule, … Read more
Address: Université Paul Valéry-Montellier 3, Site Saint-Charles, Av. Saint-Charles, 34090 Montpellier Beaumarchais’s correspondence constitutes an exceptional testimony to the cultural life of the 18th century. As an extension of the study days on the edition of correspondence organized in December 2019 in Montpellier (Edit matches 1: Diderot and Beaumarchais), we would like to focus this … Read more
University of Paris (5 rue Thomas Mann, 75013). Flour Hall, Thesis room 580F Antihumanisme(s) Forms, reflections and representations (literature and cinema)Europe – United States – Canada / Latin America This international conference follows on from those organized at the end of November 2020: “From postmodernism to posthumanism. Literature and Cinema ”and“ From postmodernism to posthumanism. … Read more
“I only believe in fire,” says a female voice that booms on stage. “Being myself in flames I ignite others. Never death. Fire and life.” These are the same words that Anaïs Nin wrote in her diaries, more than sixty years ago, to bear witness to the violent passion that shook her body and threatened … Read more
Here are the dozen of the semifinalists of the Strega Award, chosen by the Steering Committee chaired by Melania G. Mazzucco and composed of Pietro Abate, Valeria Della Valle, Giuseppe D’Avino, Ernesto Ferrero, Alberto Foschini, Paolo Giordano, Helena Janeczek, Gabriele Pedull, Stefano Petrocchi, Marino Sinibaldi and Giovanni Solimine, among the 62 titles nominated by the … Read more
What is the first book, or the first books, that changed your life? As much as changing my life, no, but the first readings that interested me, I barely read what is considered youth literature, were ‘Robinson Crusoe’, by Defoe, and ‘Oliver Twist’, by Dickens, which were at my parents’ house . Later, already bought … Read more
Ruth Esther Tra Tranan is now Jacqueville’s little “literary genius”. She is a student in class of 5th and won the literary competition “Génies Littéraires” initiated by the Ivorian Association of Pedagogues for Development (Aiped). The Jacqueville municipal high school hosted the launch of the first edition of “Génies Littéraires” on Friday, February 12, 2021. … Read more
Twenty years ago, we created a foundation dedicated to world health because we wanted to use Microsoft’s resources to help as many people as possible. Health is the basis for a prosperous society. It became more evident than ever last year, when the pandemic upset many lives, in Italy and around the world. – Although … Read more
Are you one of those who have a hard time picking up a book? Or one of those who don’t know where to start? Were the last books you read in a row the Harry Potter books or the compulsory class ones? Is reading a little more on your list of New Years resolutions? Or … Read more
The choice, shared by all countries of the world, to vaccinate doctors and health workers firsti is the most logical and obvious that there can be. It is clear that if doctors and nurses fall ill, not only can they not assist their patients but they risk spreading the infection even more. In addition, healthcare … Read more