CFF Program summer semester 2020
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CFF Program flyer Spring/Summer 2020, page 1
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About the Center
Founded in late 2017, the Center for France and the Francophonie (CFF) has a broad interdisciplinary focus and includes members from numerous faculties—not only from the School of Humanities and Social Sciences but also from the faculties
Medicine and Mechanical Engineering.
The CFF sees itself as a hub for German-Francophone academic and cultural exchange, a point of contact for international collaborations, and a facilitator of expertise in
Francophone cultural regions.
The CFF cooperates with the DRESDEN-concept partners, supports the Research Priority Area “Culture and Societal Change,” and contributes to the visibility of the
international relations at TU Dresden.
Contact
© Burkhard Fiebiger
Center France | Francophonie (CFF)
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Visiting address:
Wiener Straße 48, Rooms 4.11, 4.06, 4.02
01219 Dresden
Postal address:
TUD Dresden University of Technology
Fakultät SLK
Institut für Romanistik
Centrum Frankreich | Frankophonie
Helmholtzstraße 10
01069 Dresden
Secretariat Angelika Gleisberg:
Wiener Straße 48, Room 4.02
01219 Dresden
Deutschland
Tel.: +49 (0) 351 - 463 32038
Office hours:
Office hours by appointment at the secretary's office: Mon-Thu: 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. and 1:30-3:30 p.m.; Fri: 8:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
Image sources
- Photo of Boualem Sansal: Roger von Heereman
- Background (graphic element): Gerd Altmann on pixabay
Events
Reading
Reading and discussion with Boualem Sansal
The Train to Erlingen or The Metamorphosis of God
Reading and discussion in German and French
Free admission
- When: April 29, 2020, 7:00 p.m., canceled due to current circumstances; new date to be announced.
- Where: Erich Kästner House of Literature / Villa Augustin, Antonstraße 1, 01097 Dresden
Workshop / Reading
Thoughts Are Free
Organized by: Bildungsfunken. Association for Democracy through Education e.V., in cooperation with the CFF
Freedom of thought must be defended time and again. It is particularly important to remember historical events that severely infringed upon fundamental freedoms, as well as figures such as Victor Klemperer (1881–1960), whose critical spirit remained alive even under adverse conditions.
Workshop
Thoughts Are Free. How Relevant Is Victor Klemperer Today?
Marking the 100th anniversary of Klemperer’s appointment to his Chair in Dresden.
- When: May 8, 2020, 2:00–4:00 p.m.
Reading
Thoughts Are Free. Reading in commemoration of the book burning on May 10, 1933
- When: May 8, 2010, 5:00 p.m.
For more information about the venue and the digital projects, visit: www.bildungsfunken.de/die-gedanken-sind-frei
Project Seminar
Dr. Torsten König (TU Dresden): Utopia Europe—Digital Utopia?
What impact does the digital transformation have on society and the environment? How can the global developments accompanying digitalization be contextualized within a European framework? What digital utopias can be envisioned, and which risks need to be critically examined and discussed? The Office for University Cooperation at the Institute for French Language and Culture in Germany and the Franco-German University have announced a debate competition for the 2020 summer semester at German universities on the topic “Utopia Europe – Digital Utopia?” For more information on the event series, visit the Institute français website at: https://institutfrancais.de/kultur/gesellschaft-digitales/digitale-utopie
As part of this call for projects, the seminar participants organized a series of discussions centered on the key issues of digitalization in today’s world.
- When: Wednesdays, 3rd lecture period, 11:10 a.m.–12:40 p.m.
- Where: SLK Faculty, online
For more information on the funded project, visit the CFF project page at https://tu-dresden.de/gsw/slk/romanistik/das-institut/einrichtungen/cff/foerderprojekte/utopie-europa-2020-digitale-utopie.
Conference
“Balzac + Internet = on aime”: Classics in a Digital Context
Organized by: PD Dr. Martina Stemberger, in cooperation with the CFF
Digital media modifies and updates analog reading patterns, thereby radically transforming the reception of classical texts in particular. Blogs, forums, and social networks give “lay” literary criticism and non-academic debates a new reach; the heterogeneous literary subculture of fan fiction has developed an almost explosive dynamic in the early 21st century. This international and interdisciplinary conference examines the diverse forms of critical and creative (re)reception and réécriture of classic canonical “highbrow literature” that have emerged in today’s digital context.
- When: September 1–2, 2020, postponed
- Where: Alfried Krupp Wissenschaftskolleg, Greifswald, Martin-Luther-Str. 14, 17489 Greifswald
Exhibition / Project
France eMotion – Interactive Traveling Exhibition on French Cultural Heritage
Developed by Atout France (French National Tourist Board) in collaboration with the Institut français Dresden (planned, but did not take place in Dresden)
When: September 15 through October 1, 2020
Where: New City Hall, Martin-Luther-Ring 4, 04109 Leipzig, https://www.institutfrancais.de/leipzig/event/fotoausstellung-france-emotion-16640
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