1:00 PM–2:00 PM    ONLINE EVENT

Panel Discussion:

Are Europe and America Drifting Apart?

Thierry Grillet interviews philosopher Régis Debray (pre-recorded in French).

This session will examine the relationship between Europe and America in light of the US presidential election, as well as current developments in the EU's relationships with China and Russia. November 10, 2020: Thierry Grillet interviews...   Read More

7:00 PM–8:00 PM    ONLINE EVENT

Book Club:

Les belles images by Simone de Beauvoir

Moderated by Nadrah Mohammed, Columbia University

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

Panel Discussion:

Marcel Proust, Zionist

A conversation with Antoine Compagnon and Elisabeth Ladenson

To sign up for this virtual conversation, click here. Antoine Compagnon talks with Elisabeth Ladenson about his new research on the reception of Marcel Proust's novel, In Search of Lost Time, by the French Jewish community in the 1920s. Proust has...   Read More

1:00 PM–2:00 PM    ONLINE EVENT

Panel Discussion:

Denaturalized. How Thousands Lost Their Citizenship and Lives in Vichy France

Claire Zalc in Conversation with Rebecca Kobrin and Emmanuelle Saada

To sign up for this event, click here. Thousands of naturalized French men and women had their citizenship revoked by the Vichy government during the Second World War. Once denaturalized, these men and women, mostly Jews who were later sent to concentration camps,...   Read More

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    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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