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Intangible Heritage and Visual Repatriation: an ethnography of three exhibitions in Nepal
none In this talk Bruce McCoy Owens will consider the various opportunities and challenges that are presented by displaying photographs that depict intangible heritage to those whose heritage is portrayed within them. He will consider these issues as he e ...
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SCOS PARIS 2023
none The Standing Conference of Organizational Symbolism (SCOS) is a prestigious international conference that is yearly organized in different countries and hosting universities (see https://www.scos.org/). In most recent years the conference took pla ...
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Vernissage: Dimitri Hadzi and Cynthia Hadzi
none In the autumn of 2019, The American University of Paris received a donation from the estate of Mrs. Evelyn Berezin of more than twenty works of art created by the Greek American artist, Dimitri Hadzi. An exhibition in the Combes Gallery of Dimitri Ha ...
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Peer-to-Peer Learning Center for Excellence: Human rights, religion and global dialogue
none In celebration of the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and The American University of Paris (AUP) are organizing a Peer-to-Peer Learning Center ...
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Elephant biologist and science writer Caitlin O'Connell discusses her new book, Wild Rituals
none Renowned elephant biologist, writer, and documentary filmmaker Dr. Caitlin O'Connell will be joining us for a presentation and book signing. After giving a broad overview of why all social animals engage in ritual, she will discuss the major the ...
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From utopia to real possibilities. How can critical social science contribute to political strategy? with Laurent Jeanpierre
none This conference will address questions of hope and powerlessness and their interplay in contemporary societies, as well as the role that social sciences can play in the renewal of our collective emancipatory imagination. 100 Image https://www.aup.edu ...
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A Conversation with Author Juan Gabriel Vásquez
none Colombian author Juan Gabriel Vásquez - "one of the most impressive novelists currently writing in Latin America" (TLS)- will participate in a conversation with students about his latest novel, The Retrospective. Juan Gabriel Vásquez ...
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Teaching History and Critical Thinking with Graphic Novels (prof. Tom Mullaney, Stanford U.)
none Join us at the upcoming conference by History Professor Tom Mullaney (Stanford University) who will explore the dynamic role of graphic novels in enhancing critical thinking and enriching history education. Discover how this captivating medium (calle ...
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An Evening with Fiona Sze-Lorrain
none Please join us on the 22nd of January for a reading by poet, literary translator, and musician Fiona Sze-Lorrain. Lorrain writes and translates in English, French, and Chinese and is the author of several poetry collections and most recently a novel ...
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Exploring the Autonomy of Cities: Philosophical, Legal, and Policy Dimensions
none Call for Abstracts: Exploring the Autonomy of Cities: Philosophical, Legal, and Policy Dimensions (French Below) Organized by: Nathanaël Colin-Jaeger (AUP), Nefeli Lefkopoulou (Sciences Po Paris), Marc Goetzmann (Université de Tours). Cities have lon ...