CFF program winter semester 2024/25
Table of contents
- Events spring / summer 2024
- Looking back on October
- Reading Mathias Énard, Dance of betrayal
- Lecture - Prof. Dr. habil. Sonja Hnilica (TU Dresden): The Haussmannization of Paris
- GUEST LECTURE CHRIS LEWIS MOUMBOUNOU (Brazzaville / Republic of Congo) - Brazzaville - Zeitgenössische Kunst, Kultur und Gesellschaft / Brazzaville - Art contemporain, culture et société
- Lecture - Dr. Maria Weilandt (University of Potsdam): Already the picture or just the frame? Designs of 'the Parisian' in the 19th century
- Lecture - Dr. Torsten König (TU Dresden): Transformations of a colonial capital: urban structures, institutions, popular and everyday culture
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
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Center France | Francophonie (CFF)
01062 Dresden
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Image sources / Copyrights
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Flyer motif: Steve Johnson on Pexels
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15.10.24: Wikimedia Commons
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23.10.24: Alexander Abdelilah, Voland & Quist
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14.11.24: Marie-Lisa Noltenius
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26.11.24: Wikimedia Commons
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10.12.24: Publisher transcript
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07.01.25: Wikimedia Commons
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Brazzaville: Wikimedia Commons
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Design: Angelika Gleisberg (CFF)
Events spring / summer 2024
Looking back on October
Colonialism: How can Europe take responsibility? A pan-African perspective
The event provided perspectives on German colonialism from an African perspective.
The discussion was held in French and a translation was provided with the kind support of the CFF.
WHEN? October 15, 2024, 18:00-20:00
WHERE? Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden (Dresden State Art Collections), Albertinum, Lichthof, Tzschirnerplatz 2, 01067 Dresden
Reading with Hélène Laurain: Until everything burns
Hélène Laurain spoke about her first novel Bis alles brennt (Voland & Quist 2024, translated from French by Isabel Kupski).
Moderation: PD Dr. Bettina Lindorfer (CFF)
In cooperation with the Institute français Dresden and the publishing house Voland & Quist.
WHEN? October 23, 2024, 7:00-8:30 p.m.
WHERE? Institute français Dresden, Kreuzstr. 6, 01067 Dresden
Reading Mathias Énard, Dance of betrayal
Poster reading Mathias Énard - 14.11.24, Copyright: Städtische Bibliotheken Dresden
In his new novel, Goncourt Prize winner Mathias Énard takes up his major theme: Violence and links the present and history in two narrative strands.
Mathias Énard studied art history, Arabic and Persian and now lives in Barcelona, where he teaches Arabic at the Autonomous University of Barcelona. His novels have been awarded numerous prizes.
Moderation: Dr. Torsten König (CFF)
German voice: Hans-Werner Leupelt, Staatsschauspiel Dresden
A cooperation with the Dresden Municipal Libraries, the Institute français Dresden and the Staatsschauspiel Dresden.
Admission €9 / €6 with a valid library card. Tickets online or at the service desk of the Central Library on the 2nd floor.
TU Dresden students receive free admission on presentation of their valid student ID.
WHEN? November 14, 2024, 7:30 - 9:00 p.m.
WHERE? Municipal Libraries DD, Central Library, Kulturpalast (1st floor), Schloßstraße 2, 01067 Dresden
Lecture - Prof. Dr. habil. Sonja Hnilica (TU Dresden): The Haussmannization of Paris
Prof. Dr. habil. Sonja Hnilica (Chair of Architectural History and Architectural Theory, Faculty of Architecture) teaches and researches the theory and history of architecture and the city.
She publishes on the history of architecture and urban planning from the 19th to the 21st century and also works as an exhibition curator.
She talks about the modernization of Paris by Baron Haussmann in the 19th century, whose radical approach to urban planning was heavily criticized by many of her contemporaries.
In addition to the creation of the metropolitan boulevards, the Paris World's Fairs, the halls, the railroad and other innovations will also be discussed.
As part of the lecture Paris, cultural capital of the 19th century by PD Dr. Bettina Lindorfer.
Interested guests are welcome.
WHEN? November 26, 2024, 14:50-16:20
WHERE? Faculty of Linguistics, Literature and Cultural Studies, Wiener Straße 48, 1st floor, room 1.01
GUEST LECTURE CHRIS LEWIS MOUMBOUNOU (Brazzaville / Republic of Congo) - Brazzaville - Zeitgenössische Kunst, Kultur und Gesellschaft / Brazzaville - Art contemporain, culture et société
Plakat Vortrag Chris Lewis Moumbounou (Brazzaville / Republik Kongo): Brazzaville - Zeitgenössische Kunst, Kultur und Gesellschaft / Brazzaville - Art contemporain, culture et société", 03.12.2024.
Lecture and discussion in French with translation into German
Journalist and cultural manager Chris Lewis Moumbounou talks about current trends in contemporary art as well as social and cultural developments in his home town of Brazzaville (Republic of Congo). Chris Moumbounou is currently spending several weeks in Dresden as part of the Dresden-Brazzaville city partnership.
WHEN: Tuesday, December 3, 2024, 18.30h
WHERE: Wiener Straße 48, Room 1.01, 01219 Dresden
Admission: free
A cooperation between the Centrum Frankreich I Frankophonie, the Chair of Visual Culture in the Global Context at the Chair of History of Art at TU Dresden, the Institut français Dresden and the City of Dresden.
Lecture - Dr. Maria Weilandt (University of Potsdam): Already the picture or just the frame? Designs of 'the Parisian' in the 19th century
Dr. Maria Weilandt is a Research Associate at the Chair of General and Comparative Literature at the University of Potsdam. She was a fellow in the DFG Research Training Group 1539 "Visibility and Visualization. Hybrid forms of visual knowledge".
In her lecture, she looks at stereotypical representations of 'the Parisian woman' from a comparative literature and art perspective and evaluates them as an ensemble of interwoven narratives. The figure not only appears in literary texts and works of art, but also advertises Parisian department store culture or stands for an intersectional concept of nation, for example in the context of the 1900 World's Fair.
As part of the lecture Paris, Cultural Capital of the 19th Century by PD Dr. Bettina Lindorfer.
Interested guests are welcome.
WHEN? December 10, 2024, 14:50-16:20
WHERE? Faculty of Linguistics, Literature and Cultural Studies, Wiener Straße 48, 1st floor, room 1.01
Lecture - Dr. Torsten König (TU Dresden): Transformations of a colonial capital: urban structures, institutions, popular and everyday culture
In the course of the 19th century, France establishes a colonial empire that extends across all continents. Paris became the capital of this empire.
What does this development mean for the city? How did colonial expansion change the urban structures of Paris and what traces did it leave behind?
Where did it leave its mark on popular and everyday culture? What is the relationship between the center, as perceived by the French, and the many peripheries of the empire? How does Paris present itself as a colonial capital?
Dr. Torsten König is Scientific Coordinator at the CFF. His research interests include the cultural history of colonialism.
As part of the lecture Paris, Cultural Capital of the 19th Century by PD Dr. Bettina Lindorfer.
Interested guests are welcome.
WHEN? January 7, 2025, 14:50-16:20
WHERE? Faculty of Linguistics, Literature and Cultural Studies, Wiener Straße 48, 1st floor, room 1.01
