Author Nic Ulmi presents and discusses his book “Joséphine Clofullia, la Dame à barbe de Genève”, offering a researched portrait of the 19th-century performer and the social contexts that shaped her public life. The conversation, moderated by Thierry Maurice of the Maison de l’histoire, examines themes of gender, spectacle, and local history, highlighting archival insights and critical perspectives on representation and identity.
In French.
Fariba Adelkhah presents a public lecture that revisits the intellectual, philosophical, theological and legal history of modern and contemporary Iran. The talk examines questions of power, law, state violence and freedom of opinion, and traces the currents of thought that led to the events of 1978–1979 and the establishment of the Islamic Republic. It offers historical perspective and critical analysis to better understand Iran’s contemporary political and social dynamics.
In French.
A welcoming book club that explores how reading can be experienced in new ways. Each meeting offers thematic discussions, rapid book pitches and practical writing workshops designed to stimulate imagination and critical reading. Sessions investigate narrative tropes, celebrate disruptive contemporary literature and propose exercises to develop creative writing practice. Participants exchange perspectives, deconstruct genres and discover new approaches to reading, interpretation and collective creation.
In French.
Dive into the history of the Black Death with Patrick Boucheron, who offers a fascinating account of the pandemic while challenging many of the myths and misconceptions surrounding it. Drawing on archaeology, genetics, and environmental science, he explores the devastating pandemic that swept through Europe between 1347 and 1352, offering a fresh perspective on one of the greatest demographic catastrophes in human history.
In French.
Geneviève Gross, Elina Leblanc, Brigitte Roux, Sonia Solfrini and Daniela Solfaroli Camillocci, researchers at the Institute of the History of the Reformation, University of Geneva, present the SETAF digital publishing project and its scholarly aims.
This lecture examines digitization and editorial practices for early evangelical printed works (1530–1560) from Lyon, Neuchâtel and Geneva via a TEI Publisher platform. It explores interdisciplinary methodologies, challenges in textual encoding, and how digital editions reshape access, interpretation and historical scholarship on the Reformation.
Philippe Ungar hosts Jacques Berchtold at the Centre culturel du Manoir for a conversation about their relationship with books and libraries. Alongside his distinguished academic career, Jacques Berchtold served as director of the Martin Bodmer Foundation from 2014 to 2026. This event offers an opportunity to look back on his career, as well as the role that books and libraries have played in his life and work.
In French.
Metin Arditi, writer and essayist whose trajectory between Turkey and Switzerland informs his reflection on belonging, memory and cultural identity, offers a literary perspective attentive to connections between art and history.
The panel examines Ferdinand Hodler’s spiritual dimension, investigating how he transforms the idea of creation into his representations of nature and how his quest for unity, contemplation and transcendence continues to resonate. The discussion brings the painter’s vision and the writer’s voice into dialogue to offer renewed insight.
In French.
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