Wednesday 11 November, 10:15

And the Crusade Became Song… Telling the First Crusade in Occitan

Federico Novello, a postdoctoral researcher at the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences, leads this lecture within the seminar Occitan médiéval: introduction à la langue et à la littérature, directed by Professor Caterina Menichetti. The session explores how the First Crusade was recounted in Occitan, highlighting the literary and historical uses of language in medieval narrative traditions. It offers a focused look at the transmission of crusading memory through poetic and prose forms, as well as the cultural context that shaped these texts.

In French.

Bd des Philosophes 22,
1205 Genève

Photo Credit: DR

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Photo Credit: DR

Wednesday 11 November, 18:30

Mondes Parlés : Portrait du touriste diasporique, dépressif et transsexuel

Lectures & Workshops

L'Arcade

Within the Mondes Parlés programme, Noah Truong shares excerpts from his novel-in-progress and then opens the floor to a public conversation. The text follows a diasporic, depressed and transsexual tourist in Ho Chi Minh City, as he confronts his own sense of displacement and the expectations he places on the country of his father’s origin. The session is shaped with the complicity of Emmanuelle Pireyre, writer and head of the writing workshop at HEAD – Genève.

In French. Followed by a discussion.

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28 January – 23 December

Create Your Own Rousseau-Style Herbarium

Lectures & Workshops

Jardin botanique

This workshop explores the traditional process of assembling a herbarium specimen, inspired by Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s collections. Participants learn scientific techniques for pressing and mounting dried plants on old paper, practice botanical labelling and nomenclature, and select specimens to create a personal herbarium sheet. The session examines preservation methods, identification principles and the historical context of Rousseau’s approach, combining practical skills with scientific insight to produce a lasting botanical object.

In French.

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Wednesday 11 November, 19:00

Meeting with Randa Maroufi

Lectures & Workshops

Spoutnik

Filmmaker and artist Randa Maroufi discusses how a film comes into being, from the first idea to the finished work. Drawing on visuals and production materials, she traces the development of her projects: encounters, gathered material, editorial choices, and the stages that shape each film. In conversation with Frank Westermeyer, artist, filmmaker, and head of the Prisma option in the Visual Arts department at HEAD – Geneva, she also reflects on sharing films with the people who took part in them and opens the discussion to the audience.

In French.

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28 January – 23 December

Our Biodiversity: Memory game

Lectures & Workshops

Jardin botanique

This interactive memory challenge invites participants to test their memory while exploring practical ways to preserve biodiversity based on Geneva’s municipal strategy. Players match “before-and-after” images that illustrate individual and institutional actions, and each correct pair reveals concise information explaining the measure. The activity examines themes such as habitat restoration, species-friendly practices, urban greening and policy responses, helping participants understand the impact and rationale behind everyday and organisational conservation choices.

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2 – 6 November

Wright Colloquium 2026

Lectures & Workshops

Uni Dufour

Wright Colloquium 2026 brings together interdisciplinary inquiry to rethink what we call intelligence. The program examines intelligence across scales — from artificial systems and ant colonies to neurons and engrams — and considers cognitive, neurological and philosophical perspectives. Participants will explore how different forms of intelligence shape societies, knowledge and our worldviews, with discussions, panels and workshops aimed at advancing conceptual and practical understanding.

In French and in English.

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9 – 13 November

Human Rights Week 2026: For Global and Sustainable Health

Lectures & Workshops

Multiple locations

Organised by the University of Geneva’s Global Studies Institute, Human Rights Week 2026 examines the right to health in a world shaped by pandemics, environmental crisis and geopolitical tension. Through lectures, round tables, symposia and cultural events, the programme brings together scholars and practitioners to discuss health policies that are sustainable, inclusive and grounded in human rights. It offers a broad, interdisciplinary perspective on the challenges of building fairer health systems.

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And the Crusade Became Song… Telling the First Crusade in Occitan