Bréhémont, clayn, chalamon or craponne… Never heard of them? These cheeses of old speak volumes about France’s history of cheesemaking.
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Researchers are advocating for an organisational memory to help companies fully encompass their past - the good, the bad and the ugly and avoid false narratives and cases of corporate amnesia.
The CEO’s splashy style, which some critics see as influenced by US philanthropy, contrasts with the traditional French preference for understated sponsorship. What is Arnault hoping to achieve?
Paris’s Notre Dame cathedral is set to reopen more than five years after a devastating fire. The blaze and its aftermath have fueled debates about the funding of France’s cultural heritage.
In the wake of sexual assault allegations, how can the Abbé Pierre Foundation and the Emmaüs organisations move on from the symbolic figure of their founder?
It wasn’t the only crimson-coloured attraction to open in Paris in 1889. Now, 135 years later, it has not lost its appeal.
With meticulous attention to food and how it is prepared, the film’s plot embraces simplicity.
An unusual and magnificent exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria allows us to see Bonnard like never before.
Africa, home to the largest number of French speakers, plays a key role in the present and future of the French language.
Matisse: Life & Spirit is a celebration of the creativity of the master of colour.
It’s one of the most common expressions used in French but also one of the most controversial. A linguist explains why “pas de souci” is no mere English import.
Recent polemical debates over French rappers Youssoupha and Médine show that rap is still not accepted by the political mainstream.
The tradition of performing in a mask, from china to France, shows how it can be just as evocative and entertaining.
Looking at his brilliant career is looking into Algeria’s relationship with its history and identity, but also questioning what it means to be exiled.
On the month of the Francophonie’s 50th anniversary, it’s time to think about the untold story of French connections across the Canada-U.S. border
In a turbulent period of French history, women’s journals started to agitate for legal, political and cultural rights.
An emerging genre of fiction in France is providing an unlikely brand of escapism.
The French writer’s work and life make perfect cinematic subjects.
Changes in the way we pronounce certain sounds tell us a lot about our changing values.
For the millions celebrating on the Champs-Elysées last month, Frenchness was not just an idea, it was an intense shared experience. But what happens to that identity when the celebrations end?
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Associate Dean, Centre for Responsible Entrepreneurship, EDHEC Business School
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Maître de conférences, LUMEN (ULR 4999), Université de Lille, Université de Lille
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Professor of French and Screen Studies, University of Warwick
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Professor of French, University of Leeds
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Adjunct Professor of Art History, Australian National University
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Reader in Fashion Narratives, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Bishop Wardlaw Professor in the School of Psychology & Neuroscience, University of St Andrews
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Senior Lecturer in French, Sheffield Hallam University
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Research Associate in Culture, Media and Creative Industries Education, King's College London
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Maîtresse de conférences HDR en psychologie sociale, spécialiste de la violence conjugale/contrôle coercitif, Université Paris Nanterre
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Professor emeritus of music, SOAS, University of London
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Doctoral Researcher in ethnomusicology, SOAS, University of London