2:15 PM–3:30 PM    VIRTUAL CONVERSATION

In the Company of Men

A Conversation between Véronique Tadjo and Madeleine Dobie

To sign up for this virtual conversation, please click here. Drawing on real accounts of the Ebola outbreak that devastated West Africa, Véronique Tadjo's poignant, timely fable reflects on both the strength and the fragility of life and of humanity’s...   Read More

1:00 PM–2:00 PM    A live virtual transatlantic event

Panel Discussion:

Le bonheur, sa dent douce à la mort: Autobiographie philosophique

Barbara Cassin in conversation in French with Souleymane Bachir Diagne

To sign up for this conversation, click here. La philosophe Barbara Cassin signe une autobiographie : un récit bouleversant et intrépide, qui célèbre la puissance amoureuse et politique de la langue. Un texte sensible et...   Read More

1:00 PM–2:00 PM    ONLINE EVENT

Panel Discussion:

Can the EU Lead the Fight against Climate Change?

Thierry Grillet interviews climatologist Jean Jouzel (pre-recorded in French).

Participants in this session will discuss the European Green Deal: What has been achieved since the launch of the EU Green Deal in December 2019? What is the impact of the Covid crisis on efforts to address climate change? How is the EU partnering with other international actors to...   Read More

7:00 PM–8:00 PM    ONLINE EVENT

Book Club:

Le consentement by Vanessa Springora

Moderated by Mark Speyer

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7:00 PM–8:00 PM    ONLINE EVENT

Book Club:

Le bal des folles by Victoria Mas

Moderated by Irène Bersntein-Pechmèze

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1:00 PM–2:00 PM    ONLINE EVENT

Panel Discussion:

Is Europe Democratic?

Thierry Grillet interviews Florence Haegel, research director at Sciences Po (pre-recorded in French).

Participants in this session will discuss democratic participation in Europe, with a focus on the EU institutions (the so-called "democratic deficit") and on the EU's response to challenges to democracy within member states. January 19, 2021: Thierry Grillet...   Read More

1:00 PM–2:00 PM    ONLINE EVENT

Panel Discussion:

Is there a European Identity?

Thierry Grillet interviews writer Kamel Daoud (pre-recorded in French).

This session will explore whether the EU integration process has forged a sense of common identity (culturally and politically) among Europeans. Participants will also discuss how minorities and migrants relate to such an identity. February 2, 2021: Thierry...   Read More

7:00 PM–8:00 PM    ONLINE EVENT

Book Club:

Tous les hommes n’habitent pas le monde de la même façon by Jean-Paul Dubois

Moderated by Zachary Desjardins-Mooney, Columbia University

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1:00 PM–2:00 PM    ONLINE EVENT

Panel Discussion:

Can Europe be Sovereign?

Thierry Grillet interviews journalist Pierre Haski, founder of Rue 89 (pre-recorded in French).

Three years ago, President Macron called for "a sovereign, democratic, and united Europe". For her part, Chancellor Merkel emphasized that "Europeans must take their fate into their own hands.” Participants in this session will discuss whether Europeans have made progress...   Read More

7:00 PM–8:00 PM    ONLINE EVENT

Book Club:

En compagnie des hommes by Véronique Tadjo  

Moderated by Thomas W. Dodman, Columbia University

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7:00 PM–8:00 PM    ONLINE EVENT

Book Club:

Pars vite et reviens tard by Fred Vargas

Moderated by Laetitia Marie Ndiaye, Columbia University

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