Sélections

Spend a brilliant summer with the selection of documents prepared by the Riponne site librarians on the theme of color. Primary or complementary, simple visual perception or highly symbolic notion, colors are constantly occupying both our visual field and social space. They allow us to express our emotions, indicate our state of health, are either […]

Is there anyone who hasn’t heard at least one of the preludes and fugues that make up Johann Sebastian Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier? Probably not! In 1722, 300 years ago, the Leipzig Cantor composed the first part of his famous Wohltemperierte Klavier (BWV 846-869). The second book (BWV 870-893) was published 22 years later, in 1744. […]

Discover the third episode in our series From Sign to Sound, dedicated to the art of interpretation. In the spotlight this time, one of the most famous pianists, who died 10 years ago: Sviatoslav Richter. “The performer is really an executor, having to reproduce the composer’s intentions to the letter; he must add nothing that […]

The most famous spy on the silver screen is undoubtedly Ian Fleming’s Agent 007. However, his popularity would probably not be as great without the directors who opened the doors of cinema to him! On September 16, 2022, the second of these directors, Guy Hamilton, would have celebrated his 100th birthday. We take this opportunity […]

Which book would you take with you on your climate exile? Or, more seriously, in what ways do the human sciences, and literary disciplines in particular, take up the issues surrounding the environment, the ecological crisis and sustainability? How can the study of literature help us to take stock of the social and symbolic dimensions […]

September means back to school and back to the daily grind for older children… The vacations seem like a distant memory, with the songs of the cicadas and the steady hum of the fans lulling us to sleep on warm summer nights… Although the summer season doesn’t seem to be giving way any time soon […]