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.
Multidisciplinary artist Carolyn Carlson, a leading figure in contemporary dance, visits the music and movement department for a week of practical workshops and encounters. Participants will investigate movement research, improvisation, and the interplay between sound and gesture through guided sessions and reflective study. The programme includes an evening conversation focused on her oeuvre and a public presentation stemming from the workshop. The series emphasises creative enquiry, somatic awareness and collaborative practice.
In French.
Chowra Makaremi, anthropologist and author, and Çağla Aykaç, researcher and lecturer at HEAD–Genève, bring combined expertise in border studies, feminist theory and participatory pedagogy.
This conversation examines how affects circulate through bodies and inform practices of resistance and mourning within oppressive systems and sites of confinement. It explores how individual experiences feed collective mobilizations and artistic research from feminist and non‑Eurocentric perspectives.
In French.
The Department of Ancient Studies at the Faculty of Humanities (UNIGE) is offering a series of public lectures dedicated to interactions, exchanges, and cultural dynamics in the ancient world. Faculty members and researchers will explore diplomatic relations, the movement of objects, religious and linguistic influences, and issues of identity at the crossroads of the Mediterranean and the ancient Near East.
In French.
Christoffer Ellegaard, artist and illustrator born in 1988 in Elsinore (Denmark) and based in Geneva, trained at the HEAD and the Hochschule Luzern. His drawing and painting practice is recognised for the finesse of its line and the poetry of its images; he exhibits in Switzerland and internationally and regularly publishes illustrated books.
This workshop invites participants and the public to explore body and character through exercises and experiments. Each participant makes a head, a torso and legs that can be freely combined to give life to a multitude of surprising hybrid characters.
Prof. Karl Hanson joins young Venezuelan delegates from CORENATs and its founder Angel Gonzalez, representatives of a regional coordination of working children and adolescents.
The roundtable examines child labour in Latin America at the crossroads of legal norms, research and lived experience, exploring policy implications, methodological challenges and firsthand perspectives to illuminate rights, protections and children’s agency, and to identify avenues for advocacy and reform.
In French.
Geneva Peace Week returns in 2026 under the new name Forum de la paix de Genève, inviting reflection on how individual and collective choices advance peace. Through interdisciplinary lectures, panels and practical workshops, the programme explores peacebuilding practices, ethical decision-making and civic engagement. Participants will gain analytical tools and concrete approaches for promoting dialogue and non-violent solutions across communities and institutions.
In French.
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