7th Annual Toksovo Readings in Local History Conference

Dec 7, 2021 | Conference, News

The 7th Annual Readings in Local History took place in Toksovo, a town in the Karelian peninsula in the vicinity of St.Petersburg, Russia, earlier this year. The Readings are an event which is organized and conducted independently, by a group of local historians,...

Sung resistance: the songs of resistance against apartheid

Nov 17, 2021 | News

In the context of the “International Decade for the Rapprochement of Cultures” (2013-2022) and the “Nelson Mandela Decade for Peace” (2019-2028), instituted by the United Nations,...

5th National Congress of Cultural Studies

Nov 17, 2021 | News

On November 9, 2021, fellows of the UNESCO Chair in Comparative Studies of Spiritual Traditions, their specific Cultures and Interreligious Dialogue took part in the 5th National Congress of Cultural Studies, the key topic of which sounded ‘Cultural Heritage: from...

The syndrome of the third mandate or unlimited mandates: an additional factor of political instability in Africa

Oct 20, 2021 | News

This reflection follows a communication by Professor Roger Koudé at the international symposium held at the French National Assembly on the theme: “Dialogue between enemies: Needs and obstacles to the resolution of armed conflicts in the world” (Paris, May...

Tribute to South African women’s long struggle for democracy

Oct 7, 2021 | News

A new opinion piece in La Libre from Roger Koudé, Professor of International Law, Holder of the UNESCO Chair “Memory, Cultures and Interculturality” at the Catholic University of Lyon. “The peaceful struggle of South African women for an egalitarian...

Update from UNESCO Chair in Memory, Cultures and Interculturality

May 19, 2021 | News, UNITWIN Network

Professor Roger Koude, UNESCO Chair in Memory, Cultures and Interculturality shares his latest publications in the French press. Apartheid as a variant of Nazism : A look back at apartheid, the South African variant of Nazism.Political and Parliamentary Review, 12...