This year, the University of Savoie Mont Blanc and its Faculty of Law are hosting the seventh cycle of "Comparative Political Life Conferences," featuring researchers in the social sciences and humanities (sociology, philosophy, history) whose work sheds light on major contemporary socio-political issues.
Open to the general public, the lectures will take place on Thursdaysfrom March 1 to March 29, 2018, from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., in Lecture Hall 3 on the Jacob-Bellecombette campus.
On the agenda
- Thursday, March 1, 2018
Jean Derive, professor emeritus of comparative literature, on the theme "Languages for Africa: national identity and language policy in West Africa." - Thursday, March 8, 2018
Célia Gissinger-Bosse, Doctor of Sociology and Psychologist, for her book "Être juré populaire en cours d'assise. Faire une expérience démocratique" (Being a lay juror in criminal court. A democratic experience). - Thursday, March 15, 2018
Fabien Truong, associate professor of sociology, for his book "Radical Loyalties: Islam and the 'Bad Boys' of the Nation." - Thursday, March 22, 2018
Ahmed Bouyerdene, Doctor of History, for his book "War and Peace: Abd el-Kader and France." - Thursday, March 29, 2018
Louis-Georges Tin, lecturer in literature, for his book "Le dictionnaire de l'homophobie" (The Dictionary of Homophobia)
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Learn more
- Free admission
- Contact: Frédéric Caille, Senior Lecturer in Political Science at USMB, +33 (0)4 79 75 85 11