Saturday, October 25, 2025
10:00 AM – 3:00 PM @ The French Library
Join us for a day of engaging conversations, thought-provoking ideas, and book signings with some of today’s most celebrated French authors and thinkers. This special event will feature three talks, inviting participants to explore contemporary literature, philosophy, and culture from multiple perspectives. From Marie NDiaye’s award-winning fiction to Bruno Perreau’s bold political thought and Miguel Bonnefoy’s powerful storytelling, the program highlights the diversity and vitality of contemporary French literature and ideas.
Format: 50 min panel discussion with a moderator followed by a 10 min Q&A with the public and a book signing.
Language: English
This is a free event, available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Learn more about the event here…
How Minority Rights Shape Us All
Bruno Perreau, with Théo Mantion
How can the fight against discrimination serve everyone? In his latest book, Professor Perreau argues that minority issues concern us all and that solidarity, rather than competition, can revitalize our political and social life. In Spheres of Injustice: The Ethical Promise of Minority Presence, Perreau introduces the concept of intrasectionality, a new legal approach that shows how protections for one group can extend to others. Drawing on concrete cases, he demonstrates how minority experiences can foster responsibility, and lead to better environmental protection, and more democratic institutions.
Bruno Perreau is the Cynthia L. Reed Professor of French Studies at MIT and a Faculty Affiliate at Harvard’s Center for European Studies. He has written widely on politics, culture, and social change in both France and the U.S. Bruno Perreau will discuss his work with Ph.D. candidate in French literature at Harvard University Théo Mantion.
Talk: 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM | Book Signing Following the talk