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In recent years, the need to slow down the pace of our lives has become increasingly apparent. Especially since the pandemic, our relationship with time has tended to evolve. This desire to slow down is not new. The Slow movement, for example, was initiated in the 80s in response to global acceleration. It invites us […]

When BCUL librarians are challenged, jostled, amused, transported or transformed by a document, they like to share it with users. They do this through “Bouches-à-oreille”, bookmarks placed in the documents available on our various sites. We've selected a few below to inspire you to pay us a visit.

In A Room of One’s Own (1929), Virginia Woolf writes that “a woman must have some money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction” (Woolf, A Room of One’s Own, trans. Clara Malraux, 2016: 8 ). This observation sums up what the British author develops in the rest of her […]

Michel Corboz, a choral and orchestral conductor from Fribourg who was born in Lausanne, died on September 2 at the age of 87. He leaves a deep and indelible mark on choral life in French-speaking Switzerland. Yes, because choirs and the human voice were certainly his passion! Founder of the Ensemble Vocal de Lausanne, which […]

Peu importe leur âge, la musique fait partie intégrante de la vie des enfants. Déjà dans le ventre de sa mère, le bébé est sensible à la musique, et durant les premières années de sa vie, il s’amuse à ressentir, à découvrir et à faire des sons. Cela représente les fondements d’une communication future avec […]

L’album Tibet: musique et prières aux monastères des Bonnets Jaunes a été réalisé par François Jouffa entre juin et juillet 2010. A Tashilhunpo, près de Shigatsé, il nous restitue l’atmosphère de la fête du déroulement de la Grande Thangka (le Festival de l’Ensoleillement du Bouddha). L’auditeur est littéralement plongé dans l’ambiance des lieux et entend […]