PICT News
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
Public Statement Concerning Zehra Sayers
UPDATE (21 November 2023): PICT is now able to confirm that the Turkish state has discontinued the “Unmarried Female Orphan Monthly Pension” received by Zehra
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
Jörg Eschenauer Named Knight of the Ordre des Palmes Académiques
Jörg Eschenauer, Association President of PICT, has received the Ordre des Palmes académiques, an honor awarded by the French state since 1808 for distinguished service
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 Elects New Association Board
On Sunday, 8 January 2023, the Paris Institute for Critical Thinking (PICT) held its Annual General Assembly. All PICT members were invited to the meeting,
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
Carlo Salzani Publishes New Book
The latest book by PICT faculty member Carlo Salzani, Walter Benjamin and the Actuality of Critique: Essays on Violence and Experience, has come out from