Tag: Culture
Jeanne Benameur, daughter of the Mediterranean and sister of Isis
Jeanne thinks, even when she dances, she thinks. She has Atlantic thoughts, also turned towards the Aegean Sea. That’s how in his bag, the undertow of a story begun in…
in Juba, the French Institute celebrates the Francophonie
In South Sudan, we celebrated the Francophonie week, which ended with a ceremony on Saturday, March 19, at the French Institute in Juba. However, this East African country is not…
Isaac Joachim Pantaléon and Zacometi: more than a style, an identity
Today, men’s fashion with Isaac Joachim Pantaléon. Born in Haiti, into a family of fashion designers, inspired by the elegance of the Dandies, he pays particular attention to his style…
“there is no conflict between French and the national languages”
French remains the 5th most spoken language – after English, Chinese, Hindi and Spanish – and the second most taught foreign language in the world. This is what results from…
“Writing in French to heal my wounds”
” This story was so painful, that the words of my mother tongue had lost their meaning to tell it “. For Aliona Glukhova, a 37-year-old French-speaking Belarusian, writing a…
The webtoon, the future of comics?
We’re off to Angoulême, where the 49th International Comics Festival ends this Sunday. It’s the meeting place for all comics: Franco-Belgians of course, American comics and Japanese manga – the…
Zainab Fasiki, from mechanical engineering to queer “artivism”
The Artistic Courage Prize rewards each year on the sidelines of the Angoulême International Comics Festival an author who stands out, in his country, for his bravery, whether through comics,…
Dorothée-Myriam Kellou, seated on the blanks of History
To all those who know only the silence of their story, Dorothée-Myriam Kellou dedicates her work as a journalist and independent director. Because when the file of colonial Algeria is…
In Ukraine with Andreï Kourkov and in Quebec with Paul Serge Forest
Special program with the Ukrainian writer Andrei Kurkov who bears witness to the war in his country. And in this Week of the French Language in the world, meeting with…
“The last empire of the press”, a surprising sociology of journalism in Japan
The French sociologist César Castellvi has made the Japanese press his subject of study. In a book, he recounts the functioning of Japanese newspapers, the organization of the work of…