PICT News
PICT Book Reviewed in Athens Voice
The 17-23 October 2024 issue of Athens Voice magazine has devoted an extensive book review to Gender in Ottoman Constantinople by David Selim Sayers (PICT
French Ministry of Culture Awards Grant to Translate PICT Book
The French Ministry of Culture has awarded a full grant to PICT faculty member Macha Matalaev to translate The Veil of Depiction: Painting in Sufism
PICT Joins Jangada Network
The Jangada Network, dedicated to developing the thought and work of author José Saramago, has just launched its official website. Initiated by Burghard Baltrusch, International
“La Passante” to be Screened at the Coté Court Film Festival
La Passante, the debut short film by French director Guillaume Namur and starring PICT faculty member Yonca Talu, will be screened as part of the
PICT Translations Featured by Boston University
The Geddes Language Center at Boston University has launched a new website entitled Artichoke: Ottoman & Turkish Literature in English Translation. The website prominently features
Mortaza Behboudi Is Free!
We are overjoyed to announce that our dear friend and PICT collaborator, award-winning journalist Mortaza Behboudi, has regained his freedom on 18 October 2023, after
Beau Davis Releases Music Video
On 13 February 2023, PICT’s very own Beau Davis released his first music video, “OKAY.” The video signals the launch of Beau’s audio-visual project, “It
Free Mortaza Behboudi
Award-winning refugee journalist, photographer, and PICT contributor Mortaza Behboudi has been detained and imprisoned by the Taliban regime in Afghanistan since 8 January 2023. His
PICT Ranks #1 Among “Best Paris Podcasts”
The podcasts of the Paris Institute for Critical Thinking (PICT) have taken the #1 spot on FeedSpot’s list of “15 Best Paris Podcasts worth listening
PICT Humanities Program Goes Free!
From Spring 2023 onwards, PICT’s entire humanities program will be absolutely free for our members—this includes courses, children’s ateliers, and tours! PICT’s humanities program allows
PICT Gets the French Touch!
(version française ci-dessous) PICT has always built bridges between our native Paris and the Anglophone world. We have lectured on Parisian landmarks from the Eiffel
PICT Featured in Premier Magazine
The Paris Institute for Critical Thinking (PICT) has been featured in Premier, a digital magazine published out of the Philippines. The feature includes a five-page
PICT in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
On Wednesday, 18 May 2022, the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ), a leading German daily newspaper, featured an article devoted to the PICT publication, “The Real
PICT Slashes Course Enrollment Fees
When we created the Paris Institute for Critical Thinking (PICT) back in 2018, our dream was a space in which intellectual adventurers of all backgrounds
Public Statement: “The Real Academy in Exile”
For the past three months, the Paris Institute for Critical Thinking (PICT) has confronted a legal process by Prof. Dr. Kader Konuk of the University