Sélections

It’s that time of the day again. You’ve finished work, picked up the kids and all you want is a stiff Spritz lazing in a recliner watching your orchids grow. But reality hits home. You must put those little monsters to bed as quickly as you can ; feed them at six thirtyish praying they’ll […]

“The language of Europe, and perhaps the language of the world, is translation.” Barbara Cassin, 2019 The public, multi-voice course “Une langue, une littérature? Une relation qui ne va pas de soi”, organized by the Centre interdisciplinaire d’étude des littératures (CIEL) at the University of Lausanne, is dedicated to exploring the relationship between language – […]

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 […]

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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 […]