Archives are imagined to be well-ordered places of safe-keeping; but most discoveries are made in unsuspected and unordered repositories of the past. Lynnette Widder, João Pina, and Mila Turajlić will discuss how archives have acted as a catalyst for their work – archives neglected by history, maintained by families, sequestered in institutions, left behind in unculled bequests. This event will be held in English.

The Entre Nous series is co-organized by Columbia Global Centers | Paris, the Institute for Ideas and Imagination, and The American Library in Paris.

Franco-American Thursdays Ahead of the Midterms
Virtual Event
Closing Session | November 10 | 11:00 a.m. (New York) | 5:00 p.m. (Paris)

Columbia Global Centers | Paris, Columbia’s Alliance Program, and Institut Montaigne will conclude the Franco-American Thursdays Ahead of the Midterms series with an analysis of the midterm results and their impact on transatlantic ties. This discussion will be held in English.

Join professors Marc Cerisuelo and Richard Peña for this series of film screenings followed by discussions with the directors.

This talk by Eliza Zingesser investigates the ways in which medieval eroticism was made possible by birds. Rather than being "mere" symbols of love, Professor Zingesser argues that birds performed actual work with respect to the erotic experience. This discussion will take place in English.

This event is part of the SNF Rendez-Vous de l'Institut: The Fellows' Series organized by the Institute for Ideas and Imagination. It is co-sponsored by Columbia Global Centers | Paris.

Join renowned theorist and author of Living Translation Gayatri Spivak for a conversation with the book's editor, Emily Apter, about approaching the comparative humanities as a site of translation. This discussion will take place online. However, the American Library will stream the conversation in its Reading Room for a live viewing experience. This discussion will be held in English.

The Entre Nous series is co-organized by Columbia Global Centers | Paris, the Institute for Ideas and Imagination, and The American Library in Paris.

The City Diplomacy Lab at Columbia Global Centers | Paris, in partnership with the International Association of Francophone Mayors (AIMF), ACE Observatory, and Columbia University’s Climate School, have co-organized three events to be live-streamed from the upcoming 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Sharm El-Sheikh. These events will be held in English.

Tuesday, November 8 | 5:00 a.m. (New York) | 11:00 a.m. (Paris)
Climate empowerment and city diplomacy. Exploring the potential of a thriving alliance.

Tuesday, November 8 | 8:00 a.m. (New York) | 2:00 p.m. (Paris)
Cities and universities. An alliance for sustainable development.

Tuesday, November 15 | 11:30 a.m. (New York) | 5:30 p.m. (Paris)
ACE City Champions: an equitable and participatory path towards sustainable cities.

The association Textes & Voix invites you to a reading of the recently published book by Patrick Chamoiseau, Le vent du nord dans les fougères glacées (2022, Éditions du Seuil). The reading will be performed by Ivan Morane. This event will be held in French.

Admission: 15 euros / 8 euros (job seekers, students)

This event is organized by the Association Textes & Voix. 

Join AgorAkademi, CNRS Éditions, and Tschann Librairie for the launch of Revendiquer l'espace public (2022, CNRS Éditions) in which Authors Nilüfer Göle, Richard Rechtman, Sandra Laugier, and Yves Cohen argue that social movements during the 2010s highlight the need to revisit the notion of public space. This event will be held in French.

This event is co-organized by the NOMIS Foundation, the École des hautes études en sciences sociales, the Centre d'études sociologiques et politiques Raymond-Aron, and Columbia Global Centers | Paris.