Comedy in American Film and Media (1900 – 1950) – intensive course
27-31 May 2024 Paris 8 University Paris 8 University is announcing a course focused on Film and Media Studies. The course will take place on-site in Paris from the 27th until the 31st of May 2024. It will be led by Noah Teichner. The course is aimed to make students gain the following […]
Another version of myself – or Learning English through the art of puppetry
10 – 14 June 2024 Paris 8 University Paris 8 University is announcing an upcoming workshop “Another version of myself – or Learning English through the art of puppetry” designed to invigorate language learning through creativity and playfulness. The course will take place in Paris between the 10th and 14th of June 2024 and will […]
Artistic thought and visualisation of time – Documents, archives and collage (course in Spanish)
Pensamiento artístico y visualización del tiempo – Documentos, archivos y collage. 27-31 May 2024 Paris 8 University In resonance with the Écologie des arts et des médias (EDAM) (Ecology of Arts and Media) master’s degree, this course offers an immersion in collage and reflections on its contemporary relevance. Collage will be understood here as […]
Art in public spaces
27-31 May 2024 Paris, France Between the 27th and the 31st of May, an intensive course “Art in public spaces” will take place in Paris 8 University. In this course students will have the chance to study the relationship between artworks and their environment. Starting from the observation of historic and contemporary works – ranging […]
ERUA Spring school “European capitals of psychoanalysis: Paris” 26 April – 1 May 2024, Paris
Do you want to meet in person Julia Kristeva, a legendary figure of psychoanalysis and semiotics, and learn more about the history of psychoanalysis in France? What about exploring Freud and Lacan’s fascinating theories, together with some of the major professors from Paris 8 University, and visiting some of the most remarkable places associated with […]
Bambara Copular Sentences
A multi-copular language is a language that possesses more than one copular. The multi-copular languages we know hitherto have two copulas: (Spanish: ser/estar), (Irish:bì/is). Mono-copular languages exist too: (French: être), (English: be). When it come to Bambara, there are four copulatives elements: dòn, bɛ́ yé, ká. Each form requires a specific usage. In order to […]
Corpus Methods in Linguistics – compilation, annotation, and quantitative analysis
Paris 8 University is pleased to announce their upcoming Summer Intensive Program “Corpus Methods in Linguistics–compilation, annotation, and quantitative analysis”, to be held 5-9 June 2023. This will be a 30h week-long course consisting of: –morning sessions devoted to data collection, extraction and organization, as well as DIY corpus building –afternoon sessions focusing on statistical […]
Introduction to cultural studies: bodies in cinema
This class is an introduction to Cultural Studies and their application to visual film practice through an analysis of the staging of the bodies. The class is taught entirely in English. Students will need to submit a written assignment in English. Duration: 4 days
Art in public spaces
In this course students will have the chance to study the relationship between artworks and their environment. Starting from the observation of historic and contemporary works – ranging from monuments to street art- we will question the different forms of dialogue between art and public space, including their urban, cultural and political context. Students are […]
Comedy in American Film and Media (1900 – 1950)
We will study the history of comedy in the United States from a perspective that is at once aesthetic, cultural, and institutional. Examples of early cinema, slapstick comedy, and musicals will help to examine the role of gag, character, and narrative in both short and feature films. The circulation of jokes, performers, and comic routines […]