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Colloque "Les Lieux de la folie" / "Sites of Madness"
Les Lieux de la folie – Sites of Madness est un colloque organisé à The American University of Paris du 15 au 17 octobre 2026 (6, rue du Colonel Combes, Paris 7e). Il explore la manière dont la folie s’inscrit dans des espaces concrets – hôpital psychiatr ...
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Paris Book Launch: "See You Through" by Geoff Gilbert and Alex Houen
Join us for a reading from, and discussion of, the new novel, See You Through, co-written by Alex Houen and Geoff Gilbert. This collaborative fiction/poem, written online during the pandemic, considers the politics and affect of facial recognition technol ...
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Principles for Ethical Use of Digital Testimonies of Victims and Witnesses of Mass Violence
This is the first symposium organized by the UNESCO Chair on Artificial Intelligence and Human Rights and The George and Irina Schaeffer Center for the Study of Genocide, Human Rights and Conflict Prevention. More information regarding the event will foll ...
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Launch of Cahiers Series no.42 by AUP alumnus Jan Steyn
Join us for a celebration of the launch of no.42 in AUP's Cahiers Series, by AUP alumnus Jan Steyn, currently a professor at the University of Iowa. Jan's cahier, entitled JIG, deals with the experience, across several cultures, of the afflictio ...
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Aliénor Ballangé: What Can Citizen Deliberation Mechanisms Do in Times of Democratic Backsliding?
Abstract: This presentation introduces a research project on the role of deliberative mini-publics (DMPs) in contexts of democratic backsliding, with a focus on Central and Eastern Europe. Across the region, citizen assemblies and juries have been introdu ...
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Democracy Colab: Care Democracy & Rising to the Challenge of Everyday Extremism
Drawing on OppAttune’s conceptualisation of everyday extremism, the Colab will consider how hostility is not confined to radical fringes but becomes normalized in ordinary settings. We will investigate together how extremism – threat construction, silent ...
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Après Coup Film Screening
The George and Irina Schaeffer Center for the Study of Genocide, Human Rights and Conflict Prevention welcomes Susan Solomon and Amélie Mutarabayire-Schafer to screen their documentary, Après Coup which explores the persistence of trauma among adults who ...
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Professors Perry and Roda Win UNESCO Prize for their Research on the Ethics of AI
Caption: Professor Susan Perry (center left) and Professor Claudia Roda (center right) By Kristin Sanders AUP professors Susan Perry and Claudia Roda have always been ahead of the curve. As a human rights specialist and data scientist, respectively, e ...
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David Boder: Reflecting on His Work, Life and Legacy 80 Years After
The Diana and Eli Zborowski Center for the Study of the Aftermath of the Holocaust, The International Institute for Holocaust Research, Yad Vashem, Fortunoff Video Archive for Holocaust Testimonies, Yale University, And The George and Irina Schaeffer Cent ...
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A discussion with Philippe Broussard on new photographs of Paris under the Occupation
The event will be held in French. Caroline D. Laurent, Assistant Professor of Francophone Studies (AUP) and the Schaeffer Center are welcoming Philippe Broussard for a discussion about his book Le Photographe de l'Occupation. Philippe Broussard is a ...