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Abstract After a brief look back at the Egyptian Expedition and the notion of Orientalism, this session explores the emergence of French cultural imperialism under Napoleon, showing how the universalist, civilizing ideals of the Enlightenment were …

Abstract A translation surface is a Riemann surface with a holomorphic differential. This differential defines a flat metric (outside the singular locus) whose holonomy is trivial. I will explain how the counting of long geodesics on a generic translation …

Abstract When Barthes asserts that we must not emotionally adhere to fiction in order to maintain objectivity, he is reactivating a questioning that goes back to the Greek tragedies. But the reader's inner experience is ambivalent: awareness of the …

Abstract The extravagant readings of Poussin's Shepherds of Arcadia may serve to define what a good reading should be. To read well, unlike certain Kabbalistic decodings, we must neither eliminate the surface of the work nor disengage ourselves from its …

Résumé Le droit de cuissage a-t-il existé au Moyen Âge   ? Certainement pas comme ius primae noctis,  et il faut pour cela suivre la démonstration d’Alain Boureau qui montre comment les controverses sur cette redevance seigneuriale imaginaire au XIX e   …

Abstract The talk deals with a type of random geometry which combines convex and integral geometry together with probability theory and specifically the notion of point processes. In general, it consists in starting with a discrete set of random points in …

Abstract Post-colonial mentalities and narratives, strongly influenced by ideas such as the need to decolonize minds, reveal a deep imprint of the colonial legacy in the collective imagination. An analysis of the historical reasons behind the persistent …

Abstract The conference will explore the persistent debates around foreign aid, highlighting how various tools such as structural adjustment programs, discussions of aid effectiveness, macroeconomic conditionality and risk perceptions by rating agencies …

Abstract In this lecture, Laurent Billon will introduce the concepts of biomimicry and bio-inspiration for materials. These concepts will then be explained through examples of his research on microgels inspired by marine sponges, which led to the creation …

Abstract During the Hellenistic period, which seems so ancient yet so modern, Jewish authors explored ways in which Jewish tradition and Greek thought converged. This was also the period when the history of Jewish philosophy began. For Philo of Alexandria …

Abstract The ability to attribute beliefs to others (mentalization) and the ability to perform a disjunctive syllogism share something in common. To believe that [Sally believes that p], one must be able to think p without judging p to be true. To believe …

Abstract First, we look at the women of the  royal family: Queen Mother Addu-duri, and Zimri-Lim's two principal wives, Dam-huraṣi and Šibtu respectively. We'll then look at the status of the royal children, the princesses having had a special place in …

Abstract In a Fregean case, a rational subject can believe that a certain entity possesses property F, and , at the same time, refuse to believe that this same entity possesses property F . It follows that concepts, the constituents of thoughts, are not …

Abstract Demographic transitions are often attributed to reduced fertility, triggered by significant developments in several areas. In this respect, Africa's health gains should be given greater recognition for its demographic growth. The fact that Africa …