PICT Events
PICT stages a range of free and public events in Paris—most prominently, our three lecture series. PICT Honorary Lectures feature well-known researchers who communicate their work to the general public. PICT Faculty Lectures feature PICT course instructors who introduce their research to a broader audience. And PICT Visiting Lectures feature guest speakers who contribute innovative perspectives from beyond academia.
Saramago Conference Program Announced
The full program of the VII International José Saramago Conference, co-organized by PICT and hosted by the University of Vigo from 26 to 29 October
PICT Aegean Summer School 2022
It was our great pleasure and privilege to hold the first ever PICT Aegean Summer School in the Turkish coastal town of Ayvalik from 20
PICT Honorary Lectures VI: Critique in Critical Condition—Fascism on the Rise
The sixth installment in the PICT Honorary Lectures series was held on Wednesday, 8 June, at the Mairie de Paris Centre – Site Marais. Delivered
Wolfgang’s Wager: Thinking Crisis with Wolfgang Streeck
On 26 April 2022, the PICT Student Ambassadors staged their second live online discussion, welcoming the German economic sociologist Wolfgang Streeck. The event was convened
Kerri Maher Book Talk
PICT held its second Book Talk and Signing event, featuring novelist Kerri Maher, on Saturday 21 May 2022. The event at the Maison de la
Book Talk and Signing by Kerri Maher
On Saturday, 21 May 2022, PICT will organize its second Book Talk and Signing event. Our speaker will be US novelist Kerri Maher, who will
PICT Honorary Lectures V: The Shadow of Kant: Reconsidering the Modern Self
The fifth PICT Honorary Lecture, and the first post-pandemic PICT public event, took place on Tuesday, 19 April, at the Goethe Institut Paris. Delivered by
PICT Honorary Lectures VI
On Wednesday, 8 June 2022, we invite the entire PICT community to the sixth PICT Honorary Lecture: “Critique in Critical Condition–Fascism on the Rise,” a
PICT Co-organizes Saramago Conference
PICT will co-organize the VII International José Saramago Conference, to be held from 26 to 29 October 2022 at the University of Vigo. The conference,
PICT Honorary Lectures V
We are pleased to announce the fifth event in the PICT Honorary Lectures Series: “The Shadow of Kant: Reconsidering the Modern Self,” a talk by
PICT Faculty Greet Public at Paris Centre Association Fair
On 11 September 2021, PICT opened a stand at the Fête de la Vie Associative et Citoyenne de Paris Centre. From 10:00 until 17:30, our
PICT Joins Paris Centre Association Fair
The entire PICT community is warmly invited to join us in person on Saturday, September 11, 2021, as PICT opens a stand at the Fête
Exclusive Film Screening: “Amparo”
The Paris Institute for Critical Thinking cordially invites PICT members to a special screening of Amparo (Simón Mesa Soto, 2021) in celebration of the Rising
SAP Debate: Anti-Education
Image: “Geography,” courtesy of the Boston Public Library On May 22, 2021, the PICT Student Ambassador Program (SAP) organized an online debate on “Anti-Education,” inspired
Corruptio Optimi Pessima: A Dialogue with David Cayley on Ivan Illich
On June 17, 2021, the PICT Student Ambassador Program (SAP) staged a live online discussion with writer and broadcaster David Cayley on the life and