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Abstract A strategic and spiritual parallel can be drawn between the maxim attributed to Ignatius of Loyola, " Go and set the world on fire ! " and the motto of Philip II of Spain, Orbis non sufficit (" The world is not enough "). Both expressions mark …

Exceptionally, this seminar will be held on a Monday. …

Abstract The first conference addresses the challenges facing democracy in Europe today. It focuses in particular on the consolidation of autocratic structures in some EU member states. The question arises as to whether the EU has the duty and ability to …

Abstract The third   lecture will focus on the question of aesthetic values, attempting to disregard a qualitative, classicist perspective in favor of the "   variable-geometry paradigm   " of the "   democratization of culture   ". The traditional …

With simultaneous French-LSF interpretation. Abstract Research on bimodal bilinguals has shown that, if distinct articulators are involved, the same sentence can be produced simultaneously in a speech language and in a sign language. Based on this …

Abstract Structure mapping tackles the issue of syntactic complexity by attempting to draw maps as detailed as possible of the internal structure of phrases and sentences across languages and dialects (Rizzi   & Cinque 2016). But how can we map an …

Abstract Metaphors are ubiquitous, not only in literary texts, but also in everyday language and even in technical languages such as law. In this sense, they are endless, and the angles from which they can be studied are manifold. In this, our final …

Abstract Gastruloids  ; definition, production, characterization and mouse/human comparisons. Gastruloids as objects of study and as test tubes. This third   lesson begins with a brief history of gastruloid production and initial characterization. Then, …

Abstract In this presentation, we will reflect on the social and economic dynamics that contribute to the linguistic vitality of French in sub-Saharan Africa, from its introduction on the continent's west coast in the 16th   century to the present day. …

Summary In the discourse of the Francophonie, the term passeur describes people who, through their emigration, spread the French language to non-French-speaking territories. Is there necessarily a correlation between coming from a French-speaking country …

Abstract The second   conference will examine one of the most distinctive and still undervalued features of Late Antique culture, namely the role of orality in disseminating culture and defining values. Through a selection of examples from all over the …

Martin Meyer Martin Meyer (b. 1951) is a journalist, publicist and author. From 1974, he was editor-in-chief of the reporting section of the Neue Zürcher Zeitung , and from 1992 to the end of 2015, he was its boss. He studied history, German literature …

Abstract One of the distinctive features of European culture is the practice of "   telling the truth about yourself   ", which has been practiced in learned circles since early Christianity. From this point of view, Europe can justifiably be called an …