Dr. Nathalie Strasser, curator of the Jean Bonna Collection, presents an expert study of the changing status of the drawing from studio material to collectible object. She examines how major assemblages were formed in the 18th century, collectors’ taste for fine sheets, and the role of drawings in art theory and attribution debates. The lecture investigates connoisseurship and collecting practices, offering insights for students, curators and collectors.
In French.
Dmitri Petrov, author of Le Jour des parents, presents his book written in homage to his son, Dmitri junior, an internationalist anarchist fighter killed in Bakhmut in 2023.
This session pairs a screening of the documentary Le Chemin de la liberté (directors Pierre Chamechaude and Christophe Cordier) with a conversation. It examines the motivations and ethical tensions of internationalist volunteers in Ukraine, reflects on personal loss and collective memory, and explores how testimony and film reveal forms of wartime solidarity.
In French.
Featuring invited speakers Wajdi Mouawad, Dominique Eddé, Nathalie Piégay and Agnès Giard, the series gathers voices from literature, theory and cultural research to reflect on love’s complexities.
Presentations examine the courage of not loving, love as a life‑force, literary and theoretical discourses, and contemporary forms of attachment including artificial loves in Japan, probing how public dialogue and interdisciplinary inquiry sustain critical humanist perspectives.
In French.
Facilitated by coaches from Big Bloom, this collaborative hackathon gathers leaders, managers, employees and students to tackle workplace burnout through collective problem-solving.
Participants investigate causes like mental overload and performance culture, ideate and prototype practical interventions to detect early signs and redesign workloads and rhythms. The session emphasizes actionable strategies for organizations to preserve team energy and implement tested, scalable solutions.
In French.
Christina Lamb OBE, chief foreign correspondent for The Sunday Times, is one of Britain’s leading reporters on conflict and international affairs. A nineteen‑time award winner, she has reported from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq and Syria and is the author of ten books, including I Am Malala, co‑written with Malala Yousafzai. In this lecture she discusses frontline reporting, ethical challenges, verification in conflict zones and the craft of telling difficult human stories with accuracy and empathy.
In English.
These Pilates sessions draw inspiration from artworks to promote wellbeing through movement, breath and mindful presence. The practice explores how visual art can shape bodily awareness, combining gentle physical exercises with breathwork to improve posture, reduce tension and enhance concentration. Participants examine posture alignment, controlled movement and embodied attention, gaining practical strategies to integrate mindful movement into daily routines and foster a calmer, more attentive relationship with their body and surroundings.
In French.
Prof. Walter Romero, PhD (University of Buenos Aires), Chevalier of the Order of Academic Palms, is a tenured professor and director of the Dr. Gerardo H. Pagés Institute, with long-standing research on Borges and world literatures.
This lecture examines Borges’s rereading of Voltaire’s Candide and Flaubert’s Bouvard et Pécuchet, investigating how he appropriates Voltairean irony and Flaubertian encyclopedic satire to shape recurring themes — infinity, skepticism, and the limits or defeat of knowledge — and to trace their lasting imprint on his aesthetic and ethical universe.
In French.
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