Sélections

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 […]

Thinking for oneself and with others from an early age: this is the ambition of Philosophy for Children (PPE). Every autumn since 2019, Alexandrine Schniewind, Professor at UNIL’s Philosophy Department, has been offering a course for Master’s students wishing to discover and practice philosophy for children. This new philosophical practice, which until now has had […]

The BCUL is pleased to be associated once again with the Lausanne Bach Festival, offering a targeted selection of documents directly linked to the program of this 24th edition. Bach and his works will no longer hold any secrets for you! The BCUL puts music in the spotlight on the Riponne site: books, sheet music, […]

With the ecological transition, climate issues and biodiversity, cities are going to have to adapt and reinvent themselves. How can public spaces be designed to meet the challenges ahead? Scorching summers, heat islands: this year, cities are feeling the full brunt of climate change. It’s hard to escape the ambient heat of concrete and tar. […]

“You really should read Proust, it’s magnificent!”“But nobody cares about Proust!”“Never read it, I only know the famous madeleine!”“Proust… it’s an inimitable style, it’s 300 pages to talk about a bedroom!” Such were the reactions I received from my colleagues when preparing this article! Marcel Proust’s work seems to fascinate, bore or intimidate… in any […]