CFF Program SoSe 2024
Table of contents
On this page you will always find the latest information on the semester program, as changes/additions often occur after the publication of the respective semester program.
About the Centrum
Founded at the end of 2017, the Centrum Frankreich | Frankophonie (CFF) is broadly interdisciplinary and has members from numerous faculties, including those from the School of Humanities and Social Sciences as well as the Faculties of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Medicine and Mechanical Engineering.
The CFF sees itself as a
- place for German-Francophone scientific and cultural exchange,
- a contact point for international cooperation
- a mediator of expertise in francophone cultural areas.
The CFF cooperates with the DRESDEN-concept partners, supports the "Culture and Societal Change" Research Priority Area and contributes to the visibility of TU Dresden's international relations.
Structured promotion of early-career researchers takes place within the framework of the Franco-German Doctoral College, funded by the Franco-German University.
The CFF is a founding member of the network of university France and Francophonie centers in Germany.
It also acts as an organizer and venue in the Literaturnetz Dresden.
Contact / Imprint
Postal address:
TU Dresden
Faculty SLK
Center France | Francophonie (CFF)
01062 Dresden
Visitor address:
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+49 (0) 351 463 32038 (secretary's office) |
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cff_dresden[at]mailbox.tu-dresden.de |
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Image sources / Copyrights
- Flyer motif: Europeana on Unsplash
- 02.03.24: Institute français Dresden
- 13.03.24: Institute français Dresden
- 20.03.24: Lenos Verlag; L. Hassaine & A. Thomas private
- 23.04.24: Municipal Libraries Dresden
- 24.04.24: S. Marix Verlag; A. Wilhelmy private
- 23-29.05.24: Programmkino Ost Dresden
- 31.05.24: David Liuzzo on Wikimedia Commons
- 05.06.24: Gerd Altmann on Pixabay
- 06.06.24: Publishers Dargaud, Futuropolis, Les Arsènes BD
- 17.06.24: Wikimedia Commons
- 18.06.24: Tomi Ungerer on Wikimedia Commons
- 25.06.24: Judy Jacobs on Pixabay
- Design. Angelika Gleisberg (CFF)
Events spring / summer 2024
A look back at March
Apéro Littéraire: About Amin Maalouf with Torsten König
The Apéro Littéraire in March was dedicated to the French-Lebanese writer Amin Maalouf.
Interested guests were cordially invited to join Dr. phil. Torsten König in the usual informal and interactive literary discussion to discover this multi-faceted and in every respect very topical author.
In collaboration with the Institute français Dresden.
WHEN: March 2, 2024, 12:30 - 14:30
WHERE: Institute français Dresden, Kreuzstraße 6, 01067 Dresden
All further information can be found on the IF Dresden website.
5 questions for... Didier and Nadia Houénoudé
As part of the Week of the French Language and Francophonie from March 13 to 20, 2024 in Dresden, Didier and Nadia Houénoudé took part in a "question and answer game".
They told us about their home country of Benin, the languages that are spoken there and that they speak, multilingualism and interculturality, their definition of Francophonie and much more!
First event in the new series "5 questions to...", organized by the CFF, the association Francophonie Dresden e.V. and the Institute français Dresden.
In French
Admission free
With the kind support of the Saxon State Ministry of Justice and for Democracy, Europe and Equality
WHEN: March 13, 2024, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
WHERE: Institute français Dresden, Kreuzstraße 6, 01067 Dresden
Literary discussion: Lilia Hassaine & Anne Thomas
The Week of the French Language and Francophonie 2024 was celebrated in Saxony from March 13 to 20 on the initiative of the Institute français Dresden, with the support of the Ministry of Justice and for Democracy, Europe and Equality and in cooperation with numerous partners from Dresden.
Lilia Hassaine's book Bitter Sun was published by Lenos Verlag Basel on March 12, 2024.
A conversation with the author and her translator Anne Thomas.
In French and German.
Moderation: Dr. Torsten König (CFF)
Admission free
In cooperation with the Institute français Sachsen.
With the kind support of the Saxon State Ministry of Justice and for Democracy, Europe and Equality.
WHEN: March 20, 2024, 6:30 - 9:00 pm
WHERE: Institute français Dresden, Kreuzstraße 6, 01067 Dresden
Reading
Anne Weber: Bannmeilen
Anne Weber is a freelance author and translator living in Paris. She has received numerous awards, including the German Book Prize 2020 for "Annette, ein Heldinnenepos". Her book "Bannmeilen. Ein Roman in Streifzügen" was published by Matthes & Seitz Berlin in 2024.
Moderation: Dr. Matthias Kern (CFF)
In cooperation with the Dresden Municipal Libraries and the Institute français Saxony.
WHEN: April 23, 2024, 7:30 - 9:00 pm
WHERE: Central Library in the Kulturpalast, event room 1st floor, Schloßstraße 2, 01067 Dresden
Admission: €9 / €6 with valid user ID.
Tickets online or at the service desk of the Central Library on the 2nd floor.
Reading
Audrée Wilhelmy (Québec): White resin
The Cap-Rouge-born writer's literary work, for which she was awarded the Prix Sade in 2015 and the Prix Ouest-France Étonnants Voyageurs in 2022, includes six novels. Weißes Harz (Blanc Résine) is her first novel to be published in German.
In French and German.
A cooperation with the Institute français Dresden.
WHEN: April 24, 2024, 18:30 - 20:00
WHERE: Institute français Dresden, Kreuzstraße 6, 01067 Dresden
Support for the reading tour in Germany provided by the Quebec Government Office in Berlin
Cinema / Exhibition
25th French Film Festival
Once again this year, the Programmkino Ost invites you to its diverse range of French films.
The Institute français and ARTE are presenting a (traveling) exhibition on the subject of Le cinéma d'animation - La french touch from 16.05. - 06.06.24 at the TU Dresden as a supporting program and on the occasion of 125 years of French animated films. In cooperation with the CFF.
WHEN:
French Film Days: May 23-29, 2024
Exhibition: May 16 to June 6, 2024
WHERE:
French Film Festival: Programmkino Ost, Schandauer Str. 73, 01277 Dresden
Exhibition: TU Dresden, Institute of Art and Music / Art History, August-Bebel-Straße 20.
Panel discussion
Day of the Weimar Triangle in Saxony
With Dr. Hans-Christian Trepte (University of Leipzig) and Ron Mieczkowki (lecturer/translator), moderated by Dr. Annelie Bachmaier (TU Dresden).
A cooperation between the Goethe-Institut Dresden, the Institut français Dresden and the CFF.
Admission free.
WHEN: May 31, 2024, 5:00-6:00 p.m.
WHERE: Goethe-Institut Dresden, Königsbrücker Str. 84, 01099 Dresden
Lecture / Consultation
Dr. Dorothee Risse (Berlin): Career prospects for philological graduates. About entry possibilities and opportunities
Dorothee Risse co-developed the Master's program in Applied Literary Studies at the FU Berlin, which combines the academic study of contemporary literature with the practice of literary mediation, promotion and criticism. She also works as a coach and career advisor in humanities subjects.
WHEN: June 5, 2024, 13:00 (as part of the SLK Faculty Day)
WHERE: Faculty SLK, Wiener Str. 48, 01219 Dresden, Room 0.04
Lecture
Myriam Macé (Bremen): Trauma in color? Autobiographical bandes dessinées on the attacks on Charlie Hebdo on January 7, 2015
Myriam Macé will speak as part of the seminar Die Welt in Bildern erklären: Narrative Knowledge Transfer in the Bande dessinée.
Guests are welcome.
WHEN: June 6, 2024, 11:10-12:40 a.m.
WHERE: Faculty SLK, Wiener Straße 48, 01219 Dresden, Room 1.03
Public international panel discussion
Remembering colonial history: regional, European, global
The background is the exhibition "MENSCHENanSCHAUEN. From Looks to Deeds" (05.11.23 - 07.07.24) at the Stadtmuseum Dresden. Academics and museum experts from Germany, France and Bénin will discuss the topicality of colonial history with a view to public remembrance.
The event is a cooperation between the CFF, the Stadtmuseum Dresden, the Institute français Deutschland and the Groupe de recherche Achac.
With interpretation from French into German.
Admission free.
WHEN: June 17, 2024, 7:00 pm
WHERE: Stadtmuseum Dresden, Wilsdruffer Str. 2 (entrance Landhausstraße), 01067 Dresden
Lecture
Dr. Nikolaus G. Schneider (Berlin): "Better never than late" - Tomi Ungerer in the context of Franco-German relations
The translator and Ungerer specialist Nikolaus Schneider will be speaking as part of Bettina Lindorfer's lecture Ziemlich beste Freunde: deutsch-französische Beziehungen seit 1789.
Guests are welcome.
WHEN: June 18, 2024, 14:50-16:20
WHERE: August-Bebel-Str. 30, House 116, 1st floor, Room ABS/1-01
Lecture
Dr. habil. Béatrice Durand (Berlin): Franco-German mirror images in contemporary literature
In addition to her literary works, Béatrice Durand has published numerous books on stereotypes and questions of identity/rivalry in Franco-German relations. She will be speaking as part of Bettina Lindorfer's lecture Ziemlich beste Freunde: deutsch-französische Beziehungen seit 1789.
Guests are welcome.
WHEN: June 25, 2024, 14:50-16:20
WHERE: August-Bebel-Str. 30, House 116, 1st floor, Room ABS/1-01
