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Experimental Democracy. An Approximation via John Dewey's Liberalisms
In political philosophy John Dewey is most famous for his concept of experimental democracy. But in fact, Dewey doesn’t elaborate on what he means by experiment and how this concept would translate into politics. So, what are the major elements of an expe ...
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Jean Painlevé, scientist and surrealist, by Christina Heflin
This presentation will begin with a biographical overview of Painlevé and his work, which will then be followed by a discussion of the focus of my recently completed doctoral thesis on the connection between the Surrealist use of marine animals in artwork ...
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“Misfit Masculinities: Self-Fashioning in a Sanist and Ableist World” with Ben Barry
Fashion Talks at AUP 2021/22: Between Consumption, Criticism and Activism. Ben Barry “ Misfit Masculinities: Self-Fashioning in a Sanist and Ableist World ” Wednesday, 27 April 2022 at 6.30pm (CEST) online. About the talk: This talk explores how Disable ...
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Feminist Political Campaign in The Arab Region with Speaker Rana Khoury
In this talk guest speaker, Rana Khoury, presents her work on feminist campaigns in Lebanon and the Middle East. Rana Khoury, creative director and social entrepreneur, has been behind most of the gender-equality award-winning campaigns coming out of the ...
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Film Screening Calendar Girl (2020)
Film screening of Calendar Girl (2020) in the presence of Natalie Nudell, co-writer and co-producer of the film. The screening will be followed by a discussion and drinks and social gathering. Ruth Finley, a pocket-sized woman of immense determination, h ...
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Fashion Industry Talks: Professional Perspectives
GUEST: Pascal Morand, Executive President of the Federation de la Haute Couture et de la Mode TITLE: Promoting Paris Fashion and Coordinating Paris Fashion Week®: the key role of the FHCM For registration send an email to skurkdjian aup.edu ...
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Archiving Fashion
Speakers Natalie Nudell, The Ruth Finley Collection: Digitizing 70 Years of the Fashion Calendar. Gianluigi Di Giangirolamo, The Archives of Italian fashion weeks. Steeve Gallizia, Brevets, marques et dessins & modèles, la mode et la propriété indu ...
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Dark Neighborhood: A Reading and Conversation with Vanessa Onwuemezi
The Center for Writers and Translators at the American University of Paris is delighted to present, in collaboration with the American Library in Paris, a conversation with Vanessa Onwuemenzi about Dark Neighbourhood, her debut collection of short fictio ...
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Lan Samantha Chang at the Summer Institute for Creative Writing
Lan Samantha Chang is the author of the story collection Hunger and the novels The Family Chao, Inheritance, and All is Forgotten, Nothing Is Lost. Her work has appeared in The Best American Short Stories. She is Director of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop at ...
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Book Launch- Robert Payne, L'Homme Blessé
You're invited to a celebration, discussion, and launch of Robert Payne’s book – L’Homme Blessé – about Patrice Chereau’s 1983 film of the same name. His book is published as the inaugural volume in McGill-Queen’s University Press ‘Queer Film C ...