A Florence Gould Event
CAMUS NOW
An international conference to mark the 50th anniversary
of the death of Albert Camus (1913-1960)
In French and in English. Free and open to the public.
Thursday, April 8, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Location: La Maison Française of NYU, 16 Washington Mews (between Washington Sq. North and E. 8th St)
Opening Remarks: Tom Bishop (NYU); Denis Hollier (NYU)
Philip Watts (Columbia)
Camus and Film
KEYNOTE ADDRESS:
Raymond Gay-Crosier (University of Florida)
La Négation affirmative: paradigme de la pensée camusienne
Friday, April 9, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Location: La Maison Française of NYU, 16 Washington Mews (between Washington Sq. North and E. 8th St)
David Carroll (UC Irvine)
Justice Now: What Does a Mother Have To Do With It?
Elizabeth Hawes (writer)
In Pursuit of Albert Camus
Tom Bishop (NYU)
Camus: A Witness for Our Time
Friday, April 9, 4:15 - 5:45 p.m.
Location: La Maison Française ofNYU, 16 Washington Mews (between Washington Sq. North and E. 8th St)
Michel Contat (CNRS)
Camus or Sartre, Why Choose?
Ronald Aronson (Wayne State)
Camus, Philosopher of the Present
Friday, April 9, 7:30 p.m.
Location: Auditorium, 5 Washington Place, 1st floor (between Broadway and Mercer Street)
KEYNOTE ADDRESS:
Jean Daniel (Le Nouvel Observateur)
Comment un homme qui a connu Camus peut-il adapter ses souvenirs à la gloire qui lui est rendue aujourd’hui?
Saturday, April 10, 2:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m.
Location: La Maison Française ofNYU, 16 Washington Mews (between Washington Sq. North and E. 8th St)
Yves Hersant (EHESS)
"Je n’ai rien contre l’humanisme, bien sûr"
Paul Audi (philosopher)
"Pour en finir avec le jugement des hommes"
Françoise Gaillard (Paris VII)
Camus: Une mystique de la Justice
Saturday, April 10, 4:15 - 5:45 p.m.
Location: La Maison Française of NYU, 16 Washington Mews (between Washington Sq. North and E. 8th St)
Philippe Roger (EHESS)
La Méditerranée, avenir de “l’ignoble Europe"?
Denis Hollier (NYU)
Inactuelles
This conference is made possible by the generous major support of the Florence Gould Foundation, with additional support from the Humanities Initiative, NYU, and the Cultural Services of the French Embassy.
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