EVENTS
Thursday,
February 11
The Non Proliferation Issue within the Iranian
Context
Address by Ambassador Gerard Araud, French Ambassador to the United Nations,
with a discussion moderated by Professor
Richard Bulliet (Columbia University).
This event is
co-sponsored
by the Center for the Study of Democracy, Toleration,
and Religion (CDTR); the Institute for Religion, Culture
and Public Life (IRCPL); the Middle
East Institute (MEI); the School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA)
and the UN Studies Program.
> 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
> Room 1501, International Affairs Building
> Please RSVP to: mj2412@columbia.edu
Saturday, February
6
Desiring the Good in Plato
Day conference featuring presentations by: Matthew Evans (NYU), Melissa
Lane (Princeton), Dimitri El Murr (Universite Paris 1),
Iakovos Vasiliou (CUNY) ; and comments by Columbia professors:
Taylor Carman, Wolfgang Mann, Christiana Olfert,
Melissa Schwartzberg. Introduction by Katja Vogt (Columbia). Co-sponsored by
the Center
for the Ancient
Mediterranean.
> 11:00 am - 6:30 pm
> Philosophy Hall, Room 716
More info on the program here
Tuesday, February 9
> French Cinema
and American Audiences: Changing Tastes (1960-2010)
A panel discussion featuring: Francois Garcon (Universite
Paris I),
Julien Rouch (French Association of Cinema Producers),
Phil Watts (Columbia University). Co-sponsored by the Maison
Francaise at Columbia University.
>
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
> East Gallery, Buell Hall, Columbia University
> Please RSVP to: mj2412@columbia.edu
> Writing,
Producing and Promoting Movies in France: Is There a New
Agenda?
A panel discussion featuring : Etienne
Augé (Professor, FAMU, Prague),
Kristian Feigelson (Associate Professor, Universite Paris
III Sorbonne Nouvelle),
Stéphane Goudet (Associate Professor, Universite
Paris I Pantheon-Sorbonne and Director of the Melies Theater),
Denis Offroy (CEO, Cofiloisirs),
Mehdi Sabbar (Financial Director, Soficinema). Co-sponsored
by the Cultural Services of the French Embassy.
> 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
> Cultural Services of the French Embassy, 972 Fifth Avenue
(between 78th and 79th street)
> For more information and for
RSVP, please contact: sandrine.butteau@diplomatie.gouv.fr
WEB
VIDEOS
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our Videos 
> Christophe de Margerie, CEO of Total
November 12, 2009, at Columbia University
"A
Conversation with Christophe de Margerie, John Coatsworth
and Robert Pelletreau"
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> Christophe Jaffrelot,
Sciences Po, Alliance Visiting Professor at Columbia University
November 10, 2009 at the Consulate General of France
"From AfPak to PakAf?:
Pakistan and the Regional Security Issue in South Asia"
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> Margot Wallström,
Vice President of the European Commission
October 15, 2009, at Columbia University
"Women, Peace and Security:
Challenges Ahead"
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> Bernard
Kouchner, Minister for Foreign and European Affairs for
France
September 24, 2009, at
Columbia University
"Europe's
Power in the 21st Century: Overcoming
the Challenges of Globalization and Geopolitics"
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> Christine Lagarde,
Minister of Economy and Finance for France
February 20, 2009, at Columbia University
"A conversation with Christine Lagarde"
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> Bruno Latour, Professor of Sociology, Sciences Po
February
5, 2009, at Columbia University
"Globalization:
Which Globe? Which Politics?"
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> John
Coatsworth, Dean of the School of International and
Public Affairs at Columbia University
February 2, 2009, at Sciences Po in Poitiers
“Inequality, Institutions and Economic
Backwardness in Latin America"
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