CFF Program, Winter Semester 2026/27
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CFF-Program flyer Fall/Winter 2026/27, page 1
CFF-Program flyer Fall/Winter 2026/27, page 2
On this page, you’ll always find the most up-to-date information about 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 and officially recognized by the University Executive Board as a research institute of TUD in October 2024, the Center for France | 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 of Civil Engineering, Biology, Chemistry and Food Chemistry, Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Medicine, Faculty of Mechanical Science and Engineering, Faculty of Physics, and Faculty of Environmental Sciences.
The CFF sees itself as
- a hub for German-Francophone academic and cultural exchange
- a hub for international cooperation
- a source of expertise on Francophone cultural regions.
It collaborates 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.
The promotion of early-career researchers is provided through the Franco-German Doctoral College “Thinking Differences” / Collège doctoral franco-allemand “Construire les différences, ” funded by the Franco-German University in Saarbrücken.
The CFF is a founding member of the network of university centers for France and the Francophonie in Germany, an association currently comprising thirteen academic centers located at the universities of Berlin, Bonn, Bremen/Flensburg/Rostock, Dresden, Freiburg, Leipzig, Mainz, Münster, Paderborn, Saarbrücken, Stuttgart, and Tübingen, as well as at the Mannheim University of Applied Sciences, and are committed to strengthening Franco-German university cooperation. Associated partners include the Centre Marc Bloch Berlin and the Institut franco-allemand de sciences historiques et sociales (IFRA-SHS) / Institut français Frankfurt.
It also serves as an organizer and venue for the Dresden Literature Network.
Contact / Legal Notice
Mailing Address:
TU Dresden
Faculty of SLK
Center for France | Francophonie (CFF)
Helmholtzstraße 10
01069 Dresden
Mailing Address:
01062 Dresden
Visiting address:
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Centrum Frankreich | Francophonie (CFF) |
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+49 (0) 351 463 32038 (Office) |
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cff_dresden[at]mailbox.tu-dresden.de |
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Image Sources / Copyrights
Flyer image: Gerd Altmann (Pixabay)
Review 09/24/26: Gerd Altmann (Pixabay)
Oct. 26, 26: T. Ullrich / M. Cuzon
November 3, 26: Marc Chalier
November 11, 26: franz26 (Pixabay)
December 3, 26: Le Lombard Publishing / Author Alix Garin
Dec. 10, 26: Franz Meier
January 20–22, 27: Reclam
Note Oct. 30–31, 26: RÊVE
Note Nov. 2–27, 26: Programmkino Ost Dresden
Design: Angelika Gleisberg
Accessible communication via:
the short link to the digital version of the flyer at https://tud.link/4datf5 or
via the QR code shown here:
Fall/Winter 2026–27 Events
Review: Exchange
2nd French Teachers’ Get-Together at TU Dresden
The Institute of Romance Studies at TU Dresden (JProf. Dr. Anne-Marie Lachmund / Dr. Torsten König) hosted its second gathering at TU Dresden to facilitate an exchange with French teachers from schools in Dresden and Saxony.
WHEN? Thursday, September 24, 2026, 5:30 p.m.
WHERE? SLK Faculty, Wiener Str. 48, 01219 Dresden, Room 0.01
Meeting / Rencontre
German-French Welcome Evening / Soirée de bienvenue franco-allemande
Poster on the occasion of the Franco-German Welcome Reception on October 26, 2026, at TU Dresden.
The German-French Welcome Evening is organized by students in the French teacher training program to welcome French Erasmus students to TUD. It’s a great opportunity for anyone looking to find a French tandem partner, experience a little bit of France in Dresden, or simply enjoy a nice evening with delicious snacks.
WHEN? Monday, October 26, 2026, 7:00 p.m.
WHERE? SLK Faculty, Wiener Straße 48, 01219 Dresden, Room 0.01
Lecture
Dr. Marc Chalier (Sorbonne Université, Paris): Boundaries in the Mind—Mental Maps and Perceptual Realities in Francophone Border Regions (VARIPOL Project)
Poster on the occasion of the online lecture “Borders in the Mind – Mental Maps and Perceptual Realities in Francophone Border Regions (VARIPOL Project)” by Dr. Marc Chalier (Sorbonne Université, Paris) on November 3, 2026, at TU Dresden.
The VARIPOL project (Linguistic VARIeties and POLitical Boundaries in the French-speaking World), presented in this lecture, examines how political national and provincial borders function as cognitive filters and structure the mental maps of speakers. Based on preliminary findings from field research conducted in the French-Swiss border region, subjective representations are compared with the actual linguistic patterns in speech.
WHEN? Tuesday, November 3, 2026, 9:20–10:50 a.m.
WHERE? Online: Participation requires prior registration at
Presentation
Dr. Tanja Schwan (Leipzig): “What’s Up with You, Girl?” Narratives of Female Adolescence in Bildungsromane and Coming-of-Age Films
Poster on the occasion of the lecture “What’s Up with You, Girl?” Narratives of Female Adolescence in Bildungsromane and Coming-of-Age Films by Dr. Tanja Schwan (Leipzig) on November 11, 2026, at TU Dresden.
Drawing on the two highly divergent educational concepts—one for each gender—found in the Bildungsroman (Rousseau’s *Émile*, 1761) as well as contemporary alternative approaches to girls’ education, this lecture examines the unequal starting conditions for female and male teenagers in the process of becoming subjects and during adolescence, and compares, using contemporary film examples (Rohrwacher’s *Corpo celeste*, 2011, and Djukić’s *Little Trouble Girls*, 2025).
WHEN? Wednesday, November 11, 2026, 1:00–2:30 p.m.
WHERE? TUD Auditorium Center, Bergstr. 64, 01069 Dresden, Room HSZ/105
Lecture
Graphic Medicine: Comics as Intervention—The Case of Aging & Dementia
Poster on the occasion of the lecture “Graphic Medicine: Comics as Intervention - The Case of Aging and Dementia” by Prof. Dr. Irmela Marei Krüger-Fürhoff on December 3, 2026, at TU Dresden.
Comics with a medical focus center on personal experiences and their impact on interpersonal relationships. They reflect on our relationship with our own bodies and their significance in sociocultural contexts.
Irmela Marei Krüger-Fürhoff, Professor of Modern German Literature at the Free University of Berlin, explores in her lecture the extent to which graphic narratives open up new avenues for reflection on aging and the physical and mental limitations that accompany it.
WHEN? Thursday, December 3, 2026, 11:10 a.m.–12:40 p.m.
WHERE? Office building at Strehlener Str. 22/24, 01069 Dresden, Room BSS/E49
Lecture
PD Dr. Franz Meier (Dresden): Between the Center and the Periphery: Metalinguistic Discourses on Belgian French in the Language Chronicles of the Brussels Daily Newspaper Le Soir (1954–2010)
Poster on the occasion of the lecture “Between the Center and the Periphery: Metalinguistic Discourses on Belgian French in the Language Chronicles of the Brussels Daily Le Soir (1954–2010)” by PD Dr. Franz Meier on December 10, 2026, at TU Dresden.
The notion of Paris as a linguistic center and Belgium as a linguistic periphery long shaped the metalinguistic discourse on Belgian French.
Drawing on the language columns of the Brussels daily newspaper Le Soir, this presentation traces key developments in Belgian linguistic consciousness between 1954 and 2010, ranging from linguistic uncertainty to increasing emancipation.
WHEN? Thursday, December 10, 2026, 9:20–10:50 a.m.
WHERE? Online: Participation requires prior registration at
Event Series
Victor Klemperer’s LTI in the Age of AI
Cover of the book “LTI” by Victor Klemperer, 1975 edition, published in Reclam's Universal Library, Leipzig.
As part of the Dresden-Strasbourg city partnership and the Festival Bibliothèques Idéales, a series of events (reading, colloquium, panel discussion) will take place from January 20–22, 2027, featuring partners from Strasbourg and Dresden. Building on Victor Klemperer’s analysis of political language during the Nazi era, the series will examine the challenges and opportunities of social and political communication in contemporary media and technological contexts. Participants will include the renowned translator and journalist Olivier Mannoni. Further information on the individual events will be available on this page in due course.
Related Links / Notes
- Oct. 30–31, 2026 – Seminar“Approfondir l’Europe | Deepening Europe, ” RÊVE - Réunir l’Europe|Europa verbinden e.V.
- November 2–27, 2006 – 26th Cinéfête – The French School Film Festival at the Programmkino Ost in Dresden
Thank you for supporting the work of the CFF
Donation account:
Recipient: TUD Dresden University of Technology
IBAN: DE52 8504 0000 0800 4004 00
BIC: COBADEFF850
Please include the following reference: F-005010-539-000-1070307, CFF donation
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As of: October 21, 2026 (subject to change or amendment)