Regards humanistes - La refondation du vivre-ensemble

La voie tuinisienne
Wednesday, 12 October 2016 - 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Location
Where: 
Desmarais Building, 55 Laurier Avenue East (map)
Room number: 
DMS 4101
Registration
Registration required: 
No
Cost to attend: 
Free of charge
Event type: 
Lectures & conferences, Lecture/talk, Theme, Francophonie
Event organizer: 
Faculty of Social Sciences, School of Sociological and Anthropological Studies, Department of Criminology, Centre for Interdisciplinary Research on Citizenship and Minorities, Institute of Feminist and Gender Studies, Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, Centre for Research on Educational and Community Services, Department of Economics, Chaire de recherche sur la francophonie et les politiques publiques, School of International Development and Global Studies, School of Social Work, School of Psychology, School of Political Studies
Event language: 
French
Intended audience: 
Open to all, Students, Undergraduate students, Graduate students, Professors, Staff, Alumni, Public
Supporting website: 
https://sciencessociales.uottawa.ca/circem/

Borni in 1948, Hélé Béji is a Tunisian writer.A specialist in modern literature, she taught literature at the University of Tunisia before taking a position with UNESCO. During the coup d’état in 1987, she was banned from teaching at the university. In 1998, she founded the International College of Tunis, of which she is the head. The author of a novel, stories and journal articles, she also published a series of essays on political and cultural issues (Désenchantement national : Essai sur la décolonisation, L'imposture culturelle,Nous décolonisés, Islam Pride: Derrière le voile and Béji Caïd Essebsi: L’inspiration tunisienne). Hélé is a renowned literary figure from a well-known family in Tunisian politics: her father was a minister under Bourguiba.