CFF-program winter semester 2024/25
Table of contents
- Events Spring / Summer 2024
- Looking Back at October
- Reading by Mathias Énard, *Dance of Betrayal*
- Lecture - Prof. Dr. habil. Sonja Hnilica (TU Dresden): The Haussmannization of Paris
- GUEST LECTURE BY CHRIS LEWIS MOUMBOUNOU (Brazzaville / Republic of the Congo) - Brazzaville - Contemporary Art, Culture, and Society / Brazzaville - Art contemporain, culture et société
- Lecture - Dr. Maria Weilandt (University of Potsdam): The Image Itself or Merely the Frame? Representations of “the Parisian Woman” in the 19th Century
- Lecture - Dr. Torsten König (TU Dresden): Transformations of a Colonial Capital: Urban Structures, Institutions, Popular and Everyday Culture
- Poetry Evening – “Poèmes embarbelés / Poems Behind Barbed Wire”
CFF-Programmflyer Herbst / Winter 2024/25, Seite 1
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On this page, you will always find the latest information on the semester program, as changes and additions often occur even after the respective semester program has been published.
About the Center
Founded in late 2017, the Center for France and Francophonie (CFF) has a broad interdisciplinary focus and includes members from numerous faculties, ranging from the School of Humanities and Social Sciences to the Faculties of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Medicine, and Mechanical Science and Engineering.
The CFF sees itself as
- a hub for German-Francophone academic and cultural exchange,
- a hub for international cooperation
- a facilitator of expertise on 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 TU Dresden’s international relations.
Structured promotion of early-career researchers is provided through the Franco-German Doctoral College, funded by the Franco-German University.
The CFF is a founding member of the network of university centers for France and the Francophonie in Germany.
It also serves as an organizer and venue within the Dresden Literature Network.
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Center for France | Francophonie (CFF)
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Flyer image: Steve Johnson on Pexels
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10/15/24: Wikimedia Commons
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10/23/24: Alexander Abdelilah, Voland & Quist
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11/14/24: Marie-Lisa Noltenius
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11/26/24: Wikimedia Commons
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12/10/24: transcript Publishing
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01/07/25: Wikimedia Commons
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Brazzaville: Wikimedia Commons
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Design: Angelika Gleisberg (CFF)
Events Spring / Summer 2024
Looking Back at October
Colonialism: How Can Europe Take Responsibility? A Pan-African Perspective
Photo of the Albertinum in Dresden (Copyright: EMOD); Edited to include a text box on the occasion of the discussion on the topic “Colonialism: How Can Europe Take Responsibility? A Pan-African Perspective” on October 15, 2024.
The event provided insights into German colonialism from an African perspective.
The discussion was held in French, and translation was provided courtesy of the CFF.
WHEN? October 15, 2024, 6:00–8:00 p.m.
WHERE? Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden(Dresden State Art Collections), Albertinum, Lichthof, Tzschirnerplatz 2, 01067 Dresden
Reading with Hélène Laurain: Until Everything Burns
Poster on the occasion of the reading by Hélène Laurain “Bis alles brennt” (Until everything burns) on October 23, 2024, at the Institut français Dresden.
Hélène Laurain spoke about her first novel *Bis alles brennt* (Voland & Quist 2024, translated from French by Isabel Kupski).
Moderator: PD Dr. Bettina Lindorfer (CFF)
In cooperation with the Institut français Dresden and the publisher Voland & Quist.
WHEN? October 23, 2024, 7:00–8:30 p.m.
WHERE? Institute français Dresden, Kreuzstr. 6, 01067 Dresden
Reading by Mathias Énard, *Dance of Betrayal*
Poster on occasion of the reading in German and French of Mathias Énard: Dance of Betrayal on November 14, 2024, at the Dresden Central Library.
In his new novel, Goncourt Prize winner Mathias Énard revisits his central theme: violence, weaving together the present and the past in two narrative strands.
Mathias Énard studied art history, Arabic, and Persian, and after extended stays in the Middle East, he now lives in Barcelona, where he teaches Arabic at the Autonomous University of Barcelona. His novels have won numerous awards.
Moderator: Dr. Torsten König (CFF)
German voice: Hans-Werner Leupelt, Staatsschauspiel Dresden
A collaboration with the Dresden Municipal Libraries, the Institut français Dresden, and the Staatsschauspiel Dresden.
Admission €9 / €6 with a valid library card. Tickets available online or at the service desk on the 2nd floor of the Central Library.
Students of TU Dresden receive free admission upon presentation of a valid student ID.
WHEN? November 14, 2024, 7:30–9:00 p.m.
WHERE? Dresden Municipal Libraries, Central Library, Kulturpalast (1st floor), Schloßstraße 2, 01067 Dresden
Lecture - Prof. Dr. habil. Sonja Hnilica (TU Dresden): The Haussmannization of Paris
Poster for the lecture “The Haussmannization of Paris” by Prof. Dr. habil. Sonja Hnilica (Dresden) on November 26, 2024, at the Faculty SLK at the TU Dresden.
Prof. Dr. habil. Sonja Hnilica (Chair of Architectural History and Architectural Theory, Faculty of Architecture) teaches and conducts research on 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 serves as an exhibition curator.
She will speak about the modernization of Paris by Baron Haussmann in the 19th century, whose radical urban planning was fiercely criticized by many contemporaries.
In addition to the emergence of metropolitan boulevards, the lecture will also examine the Paris World’s Fairs, the exhibition halls, the railway, and other innovations.
As part of the lecture series “Paris, Cultural Capital of the 19th Century ” by PD Dr. Bettina Lindorfer.
Interested guests are warmly welcome.
WHEN? November 26, 2024, 2:50–4:20 p.m.
WHERE? Faculty of Linguistics, Literature and Cultural Studies, Wiener Straße 48, 01219 Dresden, 1st floor, Room 1.01
GUEST LECTURE BY CHRIS LEWIS MOUMBOUNOU (Brazzaville / Republic of the Congo) - Brazzaville - Contemporary Art, Culture, and Society / Brazzaville - Art contemporain, culture et société
Poster on the occasion of the lecture “Brazzaville – Contemporary Art, Culture, and Society” by Chris Lewis Moumbounou (Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo) on December 3, 2024, at the SLK Faculty of the TU Dresden.
Lecture and discussion in French with German translation
Journalist and cultural manager Chris Lewis Moumbounou will speak about current trends in contemporary art as well as social and cultural developments in his hometown of Brazzaville (Republic of the Congo). Chris Moumbounou is currently spending several weeks in Dresden as part of the Dresden-Brazzaville city partnership.
WHEN: Tuesday, December 3, 2024, 6:30 p.m.
WHERE: Wiener Straße 48, 01219 Dresden, 1st floor, Room 1.01
Admission: free
A collaboration between the Center for France and Francophonie, the Chair of Visual Culture in the Global Context at the Institute of Art History at TU Dresden, the Institut français Dresden, and the City of Dresden.
Lecture - Dr. Maria Weilandt (University of Potsdam): The Image Itself or Merely the Frame? Representations of “the Parisian Woman” in the 19th Century
Poster on the occasion of the lecture “The Image Itself or Merely the Frame? Portrayals of ‘the Parisian Woman’ in the 19th Century” by Dr. Maria Weilandt (Potsdam) on December 10, 2024, at the Faculty SLK at TU Dresden.
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 examines stereotypical depictions of “the Parisian woman” from a comparative literary and artistic perspective and interprets them as an ensemble of interwoven narratives. For the figure appears not only in literary texts and works of art, but also promotes Parisian department store culture or, for example in the context of the 1900 World’s Fair, stands for an intersectional concept of nation.
As part of the lecture series “Paris, Cultural Capital of the 19th Century ” by PD Dr. Bettina Lindorfer.
Interested guests are warmly welcome.
WHEN? December 10, 2024, 2:50–4:20 p.m.
WHERE? Faculty of Linguistics, Literature and Cultural Studies, Wiener Straße 48, 01219 Dresden, 1st floor, Room 1.01
Lecture - Dr. Torsten König (TU Dresden): Transformations of a Colonial Capital: Urban Structures, Institutions, Popular and Everyday Culture
Poster for the lecture “Transformations of a Colonial Capital: Urban Structures, Institutions, Popular Culture, and Everyday Life” by Dr. Torsten König on January 7, 2025, at the SLK Faculty of TU Dresden.
Over the course of the 19th century, France established a colonial empire that spanned all continents. Paris became the capital of this empire.
What does this development mean for the city? How does colonial expansion alter the urban structures of Paris, and what traces does it leave behind?
In what ways did it shape popular and everyday culture? What was the relationship between the center, as perceived by the French, and the empire’s many peripheries? How did Paris present itself as a colonial capital?
Dr. Torsten König is the Research Coordinator at the CFF. His research focuses, among other things, on the cultural history of colonialism.
As part of the lecture series “Paris, Cultural Capital of the 19th Century ” by PD Dr. Bettina Lindorfer.
Interested guests are warmly welcome.
WHEN? January 7, 2025, 2:50–4:20 p.m.
WHERE? Faculty of Linguistics, Literature and Cultural Studies, Wiener Straße 48, 01219 Dresden, 1st floor, Room 1.01
Poetry Evening – “Poèmes embarbelés / Poems Behind Barbed Wire”
Poster for the poetry evening “Poèmes embarbelés. Poems Behind Barbed Wire,” held as part of Franco-German Week on January 27, 2025, at the Institut français Dresden.
On January 27, the Day of Remembrance for the Victims of National Socialism, poems by prisoners of war from the Oflag IV-D camp (Hoyerswerda) will be read during a memorial evening at the Institute français Dresden.
“Oflag IV-D”— behind this official designation lies the name of one of the largest prisoner-of-war camps for officers in Elsterhorst (now Nardt) near Hoyerswerda in Saxony, which existed from 1939 to 1945.
Among others, 6,000 French officers were imprisoned here during World War II.
On January 27, the Day of Remembrance for the Victims of National Socialism, poems written by these officers during their captivity will be recited in the original language with a summary in German. In addition, the authors and their lives in the “Elsterhorst” camp will be presented.
A collaboration between the Centrum Frankreich | Frankophonie, the Institut français Dresden, Francophonie Dresden e.V., and REVE e.V.
An event as part of Franco-German Week 2025.
Admission: Free
WHEN? January 27, 2025, 7:00–8:30 p.m.
WHERE? Institute français Dresden, Kreuzstraße 6, 01067 Dresden
