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On the night of November 8, Americans in Paris were glued to their screens as they followed the voting in the U.S. The Paris Center offered an election day livestream of CNN and broadcast of France 24, to allow people to watch the big day from both French and American perspectives. Afterwards, in coordination with Columbia Undergraduate Programs in Paris and the Columbia Alumni Club in France, the Center hosted events for students, alumni, and the public in which participants could discuss the results, and what a Trump presidency would mean for the United States and the rest of the world.
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Race and Racism: Global Perspectives
The Paris Center seized on the presence of Marcellus Blount, Columbia Professor of Comparative Literature and English, and the class he was offering for the Columbia MA Program in History and Literature, "Writing from France: Black Expatriates in Paris," to partner with the program and to dedicate a series of events to the topic of “Race and Racism: Global Perspectives.” This initiative was particularly timely given the American elections and the urgency of the Black Lives Matter movement. More
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Can Science Save the World?
What response can science bring to the major issues of our times? And how do we put these responses into action? These are just some of the questions that our new series, “Can Science Save the World?/La science peut-elle répondre aux grands défis du monde,” hosted by the Paris Center and its partner De vive voix, hopes to answer.
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Thirteen Ways to Look at Nietzsche
Can re-reading Friedrich Nietzsche shed light on our troubled times? A new reading group organized by the Paris Center and the Columbia MA in History and Literature thinks so.
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Columbia Sounds
Following a successful debut season in 2015-2016, the Columbia Sounds concert series continued this fall with the performances of two innovative artists and champions of contemporary music.
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Reid Hall Students Present Fall 2016 Cabaret
Under the direction of a team of local singers, actors and musicians, undergraduates from the programs of Columbia, Smith, Vassar-Wesleyan, and Sweet Briar rehearsed for more than a month to fine-tune the songs and spectacles of the Fall 2016 Cabaret.
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Gérard Koch: A Retrospective
From September 21-October 20, Columbia Global Centers | Paris hosted an exhibit dedicated to the works of sculptor Gérard Koch, a long-time resident of the Montparnasse neighborhood and student of Zadkine and Auricoste.
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A Surprise Visit from a Former President
Former French President, Valéry Giscard d’Estaing, made a surprise visit to the Paris Center on November 30th.
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Alumni Club Honored
On October 8, the Columbia University Alumni Club of France was honored at the annual Columbia Alumni Leaders’ Weekend for its dedication and creativity in connecting the French alumni community with the Alma Mater. Four board members accepted the award at the annual gala dinner at Low library, including President Jean-Pierre Reichenbach, Vice President Sophie Dorrer, Treasurer Anne Nouviaire, and Vincent Wong.
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Upcoming events
Tuesday, December 13, 18:00, Grande Salle
Panel Discussion: "Mis/Representing French Suburbia" with Arnau Bach (VII Photo Agency); Gwénaële Calvès (Université de Cergy-Pontoise); and Balla Fofana (Libération). Organized by the Columbia Masters in History and Literature and the Paris Center. (French)
Wednesday, December 14, 9:00, Grande Salle
Colloquium: "Thinking in the Digital Era." A reading of Exposed by Bernard Harcourt (Columbia Law School). Organized by the Columbia Center for Contemporary Critical Thought (CCCCT) and the Paris Center. (French)
Thursday, December 15, 19:00, Salle de Conference
Panel Discussion:"Césaire, Nietzsche and the Struggle Against Colonialism." with Bernard Harcourt (Columbia Law School), Jésus Velasco (Columbia Department of Latin American and Iberian Cultures), Bachir Diagne (Columbia Department of French and Romance Philology), Romuald Fonkoua (Sorbonne), and Françoise Vergès (Fondation Maison des Sciences de l'Homme). Organized by the Columbia Center for Contemporary Critical Thought (CCCCT), the Columbia Masters in History and Literature, and the Paris Center. (French)
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