Sélections

On November 3, the 59th U.S. presidential election will be held. Every election eve is a special moment, reflecting events since the previous election and the mood of a population. The United States is about to play out a political seesaw that is more uncertain than ever. Against a backdrop of political, economic, social and […]

Are you interested in international relations, understanding systems of representation or learning about political philosophy? Unithèque’s political science collection, comprising several thousand documents, is at your disposal. Find here books borrowed more than 100 times in recent years.

Created in 2018, the Centre d’Etudes Théâtrales (CET) is an interdisciplinary center attached to the Faculty of Arts at the University of Lausanne. It brings together people interested in teaching, research and cultural mediation in the field of theatre studies. For students, the creation of this Center has made it possible, from the start of […]

Exotic: from the Greek “exô” outside, and foreign “exôtikos”. From the 17th century onwards, Western society became passionate about travel, discovering colonial fruits and vegetables, tomatoes, corn, potatoes and chocolate. The 18th century brought the Thousand and One Nights, the Persian Letters and Bougainville’s voyages to France. Asian fabrics and motifs (Indians) were adored. Mme […]

The term traditional music refers to music rooted in a culture, passed down from generation to generation, usually orally, and evolving over time. Traditional music generally has a strong identity component. After the recordings of a few pioneers (ethnomusicologists Constantin Brailoiu, Alan Lomax, and closer to home Marcel Cellier) who travelled to more or less […]

Are you familiar with contemporary stoicism? This ancient philosophy is back in the news. What’s more, it’s a lifeline in the middle of the storm. Marcus Aurelius (121-180), Roman emperor and author of Thoughts for Myself, is generally regarded as the last Stoic philosopher. Indeed, since the end of Antiquity, there has been no Stoic […]