{"676644":{"#nid":"676644","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Spaces of the Soul: Felwine Sarr on Literature, Music, and Dreams in conversation with St\u00e9phanie Boulard","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJoin us for a stimulating conversation with Felwine Sarr about the profound connections between music, literature, and dreams. In dialogue with St\u00e9phanie Boulard, Sarr will reflect on his personal creative practices, examining how artistic forms \u2014such as musical composition, poetry, and narrative fiction\u2014 shape and express our emotional and intellectual landscapes. This conversation will offer an opportunity to delve into themes such as the interplay between reality and imagination, the practice of reading, writing, and storytelling, and the significance of friendship and community. Together, they will also explore how identity and relationships inform our connection to the world and inspire the creative process.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe French Speaker Series at Georgia Tech brings renowned French writers, scholars, and artists to campus, offering unique opportunities for students, faculty, and the broader community to engage directly with influential figures in French literature and culture. This series promotes cross-cultural understanding and intellectual enrichment, fostering a deeper appreciation of French arts and ideas within the university and the wider Atlanta community.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe conversation will be in French and English. The event is free and open to the public, but \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/forms.office.com\/r\/TK2G0u6j3p \u0022\u003Eregistration\u003C\/a\u003E is required.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThis event is presented by the School of Modern Languages at Georgia Tech, Villa Albertine, the French Institute for Culture and Education, and France-Atlanta, with the support of the Atlanta Global Studies Center, the Office of the Vice Provost of International Initiatives, and the Georgia Tech Library.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThis event is the second part of a series of two exceptional conversations with Felwine Sarr in Atlanta initiated by Villa Albertine. The first\u0026nbsp;program, Decolonizing Knowledge: A Conversation with Felwine Sarr and Lauren Tate Baeza, will be held on Thursday, Nov. 21 at 4 p.m. at the Emory University Carlos Museum.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\u003Ch2\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EAbout Felwine Sarr\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFelwine Sarr\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003Eis a Senegalese academic and writer. He is Anne-Marie Bryan Distinguished Professor of Romance Studies at Duke University in North Carolina, after teaching at the Universit\u00e9 Gaston Berger in Saint-Louis, Senegal, where he is Professeur Titulaire des Universit\u00e9s and agr\u00e9g\u00e9 in economics. His academic work focuses on economics, the ecology of knowledge, contemporary African philosophy, economic policy, epistemology, economic anthropology, and the history of religious ideas.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHe has published \u003Cem\u003EDahij\u003C\/em\u003E (Gallimard 2009), \u003Cem\u003E105 Rue Carnot\u003C\/em\u003E (M\u00e9moire d\u0027Encrier 2011), \u003Cem\u003EM\u00e9ditations Africaines\u003C\/em\u003E (M\u00e9moire d\u0027Encrier 2012), \u003Cem\u003EAfrotopia\u003C\/em\u003E (Philippe Rey, 2016),\u003Cem\u003E Ishindenshin\u003C\/em\u003E (M\u00e9moire d\u0027Encrier, 2017), \u003Cem\u003EHabiter le Monde\u003C\/em\u003E (M\u00e9moire d\u0027Encrier, 2017), \u003Cem\u003EEcrire l\u0027Afrique-monde\u003C\/em\u003E (collective work co-edited with Achille Mbembe, Philippe Rey\/Jimsaan, 2017), \u003Cem\u003ERestituer le patrimoine Africain\u003C\/em\u003E (Philippe Rey\/Seuil, 2018) with B\u00e9n\u00e9dicte Savoy, \u003Cem\u003EPolitique des Temps\u003C\/em\u003E (co-edited with Achille Mbembe, Philippe Rey\/Jimsaan 2019), \u003Cem\u003ELa Saveur des derniers m\u00e8tres\u003C\/em\u003E (Philippe Rey, 2021), \u003Cem\u003ETraces\u003C\/em\u003E (Actes Sud, 2021, translation into Wolof\u003Cem\u003E Watit,\u003C\/em\u003E 2023, \u00e9ditions EJO), \u003Cem\u003El\u0027\u00c9conomie \u00e0 venir\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003E(Les liens qui Lib\u00e8rent, 2021) with Ga\u00ebl Giraud, \u003Cem\u003ELes Lieux qu\u0027habitent mes R\u00eaves\u003C\/em\u003E (Gallimard, 2022) and \u003Cem\u003ELe Bouddhisme est n\u00e9 \u00e1 Colobane\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003E(Philippe Rey \/Jimsaan, 2024).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch2\u003EAbout St\u00e9phanie Boulard\u003C\/h2\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003ESt\u00e9phanie Boulard is a professor of French literature and visual arts at Georgia Tech. Her research focuses on the relationship between word and image, as well as the aesthetic and political dimensions of literary and artistic thought. She is the author of\u003Cem\u003E\u0026nbsp;Rouge Hugo\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;(Septentrion, 2014) and co-author of\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EHugographies: R\u00eaveries de Victor Hugo sur les lettres de l\u2019alphabet\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;(Hermann, 2022). 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