LA NUIT DES IDÉES 2022 - THE NIGHT OF IDEAS 2022
Night of Ideas – May 9 – Europe Day: Where are we going? Southern California – Arizona - Colorado
The Night of Ideas is a cultural event proposed each year since 2016 by the French Institute in Paris and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The theme of the 2022 edition is " Where are we going? ". On the occasion of this cultural event in France and abroad, in universities, associations, embassies and Alliances françaises, along with museums, theaters and libraries, offer festive and participatory meetings and debates, with conferences and forums, round tables and workshops, artistic creations, screenings or concerts.
ABOUT the SPEAKERS
Joseph Kochman, Writer and translator
Cecile Cognet, Author, singer & professor of literature
Cecile Cognet, Author, singer & professor of literature
Joseph Kochmann is a French-American writer. After three years in film school in Paris, he moved to the United States and became a professional translator/subtitle editor in the Hollywood industry. He is the author of the " Trilogy of the monkeys of stupidity": Mute, Blind, Deaf.
Cecile Cognet, Author, singer & professor of literature
Cecile Cognet, Author, singer & professor of literature
Cecile Cognet, Author, singer & professor of literature
Cécile Cognet is a French-American author. After having worked for more than 10 years in Communications, she became a teacher of French and literature following her expatriation to the United States, in Phoenix, Arizona. Passionate about writing, she became a singer-songwriter, recording two albums under the artist name of Cécile Hortensi
Cécile Cognet is a French-American author. After having worked for more than 10 years in Communications, she became a teacher of French and literature following her expatriation to the United States, in Phoenix, Arizona. Passionate about writing, she became a singer-songwriter, recording two albums under the artist name of Cécile Hortensia between 2012 and 2016. In 2020, Cécile wrote her first novel inspired by her American life: Le phoenix, les albatros et le colibri.
Billy Pierre, Poet and translator
Cecile Cognet, Author, singer & professor of literature
Billy Pierre, Poet and translator
Billy Pierre was born in Port-Salut, Haiti. He was one of the winners of the 2011 International Contest "Poésie en liberté" (France). A resident of Arizona, Billy is also a correspondent for this association. He holds a master's degree in global management and a degree in political science. Published in 2021 by Editions Saint-Honoré in Paris, À l'autre bout d'un rêve is his first novel.
Mark Cruse, Professor of French
Cecile Cognet, Author, singer & professor of literature
Billy Pierre, Poet and translator
Markus Cruse is associate professor and director of Graduate studies in the School of International Letters and Cultures at Arizona State University. His research focuses on the relationship between writing, performance, travel, and material culture in the European Middle Ages. His current book projects focus on a manuscript of Christine
Markus Cruse is associate professor and director of Graduate studies in the School of International Letters and Cultures at Arizona State University. His research focuses on the relationship between writing, performance, travel, and material culture in the European Middle Ages. His current book projects focus on a manuscript of Christine de Pizan’s Epistre Othea (co-authored with Gabriella Parussa); and on the representation of the Mongols in late medieval France.
Teresa Derbez-Brown, Painter and art teacher
Tere Derbez has been a professional artist since 1970 and she has been producing fine art fulltime since 2003. Her painting is open to nourish from several influences and styles sustaining a very personal way of experimentation in his themes, although her technique and her work is characterized by an original use of color and light in it. Dreams and realities mix in canvas and other supports open her windows into new worlds full of fantasies.
Some of her paintings will be exhibited at the location of the conference.