Description
The University for All offers a variety of lectures throughout the year on a range of topics, including economics, science and society, music and instruments, as well as art, film, and more.
The 2026–2027 lecture series of the University for All, at 6:00 p.m. at the Théâtre des 2 Mondes:
. Thursday, October 8, 2026:
Entering the World of the “Roaring Twenties,” Antoine Abou, Honorary Lecturer, & Emji Giletti, philosopher.
. Thursday, October 22, 2026:
Exploring the Otherworld: The World of Science Fiction and Fantasy (Tolkien, Lovecraft, Rosny aîné, etc.), Alexandre Abou, magistrate, Ph.D. in public law.
. Thursday, November 12, 2026:
Art Deco in the Regions: Little-Known Forms of Modernity, SungMoon Cho, Ph.D. in art history, professor at the École des Arts Joailliers.
. Thursday, November 26, 2026:
Cinema in France: The Roaring Twenties, the Silent Era. Christophe Gauthier, Director of Studies at the École nationale des Chartes.
. Thursday, December 10, 2026:
Ravel—The Waltz of Time, Pierre Boitet, professor of music education and honorary principal.
. Thursday, January 7, 2027:
George Gershwin (1898–1937), the American Schubert, Éric Breton, pianist and composer.
. Thursday, January 14, 2027:
The 1920s in Vasio, in the Footsteps of Hadrian, Benoît Rossignol, professor at the University of Avignon.
. Thursday, January 28, 2027:
Igor Stravinsky (1882–1971): From the Russian Period to Neoclassicism, Lucie Kayas, professor of music culture at the Paris Conservatory of Music and Dance.
. Thursday, February 4, 2027:
Emerging from the War: From the Treaty of Versailles to the Crisis of 1929, Christophe Prochasson, professor at Sorbonne Nouvelle.
. Thursday, February 18, 2027:
Women Conquering the Sports Field, Marine Nédélec, Ph.D. in Art History.
. Thursday, March 11, 2027:
Educating for Peace After the War, Emji Giletti, philosopher.
. Thursday, March 18, 2027:
The Role of War in Women’s Emancipation, Annie Torqueo, former general secretary of a Banque de France union.
. Thursday, March 25, 2027:
The Chanel Look: From Haute Couture to the Streets, Annie Blazy, human resources consultant and director of Repères en Vaucluse.
. Thursday, April 8, 2027:
Singing and Dancing in the 1920s, Antoine Abou, honorary lecturer.
. Thursday, April 15, 2027:
Science and Medicine to the Rescue of Surgery During the Roaring Twenties, Daniel Picard, former chief of surgery.
. Tuesday, May 11, 2027: (exceptionally at the Espace culturel)
Arnold Schönberg (1874–1951): Discovering “Verklärte Nacht,” Sébastien Singer, cellist.
. Thursday, May 13, 2027:
“Schönberg Remains…,” Omer Corlaix, music columnist.
University for All:
Antoine Abou, president of the association, is a philosopher by training, having earned a Ph.D. in sociology with a dissertation on “Schools in Colonial Guadeloupe.” He established a bachelor’s and master’s degree program in educational sciences at the University of the Antilles and French Guiana.
