Past events
Colloquium "Habitabilities: architecture, city and nature in the era of the anthropocene
The global depletion of resources, whether material, civic or ideological, is leading us dangerously into a crisis of habitability, the consequences of which we are already perceiving and...[more]
Joint Fellows seminar - The role of the circadian clock
By Atish Mukherji and Tsvetan Serchov Both these 2020 Fellows work on different aspects of the circadian clock. They will present their respective research during a joint seminar, with two separate...[more]
Symposium on Condensed Conjugation
A collaborative Strasbourg-Japan USIAS symposium on Condensed Conjugation will be held in Strasbourg from 12-13 September 2022. The symposium is funded by USIAS, the Interdisciplinary Thematic...[more]
International Colloquium - Bodies, Identity(ies) and Societies
Bodies, Identity(ies) and SocietiesAround David Le Breton This multidisciplinary international conference in the humanities and social sciences, based on the work of David Le Breton, aims to explore...[more]
Public seminar: Issues in Sociology
What is sociology and what makes a sociologist? What is social interaction really about? In this seminar, two visiting sociologists discuss fundamental questions about sociology as a discipline and a...[more]
Symposium: Oklo natural nuclear reactors - 50th anniversary
“This deposit [at Oklo] is no less unique, and certainly more irreplaceable, thanthe most valued specimens from the Moon and Mars.” Gauthier-Lafaye et al., 1997. The last natural nuclear fission...[more]
French Cultural Studies ? The stakes and politics of knowledge
Study day Although cultural studies constitutes one of the major academic turning pointsthat has influenced and transformed research in the humanities and social sciences over the last sixty years,...[more]
Public lecture - Lost in a book – on the nature and value of immersive reading
By Diana HolmesProfessor of FrenchUniversity of Leeds (United Kingdom) The lecture will be given in English. It is part of the study day "French Cultural Studies ?", everyone is welcome, but...[more]
