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Lecture and concert I The world tested by exile

29.05 - 30.05.2024

Des policiers interpellent un premier groupe de personnes en leur disant qu'ils ne passeront pas la frontière ce soir. Ie groupe fait demi-tour. Le 14 mars entre Clavière et Montgenèvre.


On May 29 and 30, 2024, Villa Medici is organizing a series of international meetings and artistic proposals on the question of exile, under the direction of Anne-Claire Defossez and Didier Fassin, as part of the cooperation between the Académie de France in Rome and the Collège de France.

Wednesday, May 29, 5 to 10 p.m.
Historic areas and gardens of Villa Medici

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THE WORLD TESTED BY EXILE

Over the past decade, as the displacement of populations forced by war, persecution, poverty and climate change has increased worldwide, states have developed increasingly repressive practices to counter it. This is particularly true of European countries, which have deployed human, material and legal coercive measures, and outsourced migration control across the Mediterranean, forcing exiles to take more dangerous routes and exposing them to the brutality of law enforcement agencies, armed groups and local mafias.

Le monde à l’épreuve de l’exil ” is an international meeting devoted to theanalysis of this political violence of the border, as it manifests itself in the Middle East, Africa, the Atlantic, the Mediterranean, and on the borders or within the European Union itself. Through this analysis, the aim is to understand what this violence reveals about contemporary inequalities in the value of lives and the ongoing upheavals in the moral order of the world, but also about the multiple forms of endurance, resistance and solidarity mobilized in response. The event combines human and social science research based on field surveys conducted on several continents, alternating public lectures, workshops and artistic events.

This international event is supported by the Nomis Foundation.

5PM – 7PM: CONFERENCE

Conference-discussion by sociologist and researcher Anne-Claire Defossez and anthropologist and professor Didier Fassinmoderated by journalist Annalisa Camilli(Internazionale)
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Anne-Claire Defossez (Institute for Advanced Study)
At the border, the test of violence

Fleeing violence, persecution or poverty, exiles from Africa and the Middle East are crossing the border between Italy and France in the Alps. In an attempt to stop them, the French government has deployed several hundred police and gendarmes above Briançon. With little effect in reducing the number of crossings, this policy puts people at risk and denies them their rights.

Didier Fassin (Collège de France and Institute for Advanced Study)
Journeys to the end of exile

For men and women forced to leave their homelands for a variety of reasons, exile is far from being a brief interlude in their lives; it becomes a way of life marked by uncertainty and insecurity. Their journey, which often lasts for years as they try to reach Europe, exposes them to the violence of the states they cross, and puts the foundations of human rights and international law to the test.

Anne-Claire Defossez is a sociologist and researcher in the School of Social Science at Princeton’s Institute for Advanced Study. She has conducted research in Colombia, Ecuador and France. Her recent work focuses on issues of migration and solidarity. She is coauthor of L’Exil, toujours recommencé. Chronicle of the frontier (Seuil, 2024)

Anthropologist, sociologist and physician, Didier Fassin is Professor at the Collège de France, where he holds the Chair in “Moral Issues and Political Challenges in Contemporary Societies”, and at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton. He has worked in sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and France. He has recently published Life. Critical instructions and edited La Société qui vient (both Seuil).

9PM – 10PM: DAFNÉ KRITHARAS CONCERT WITH PAUL BARREYRE

Songs of the Mediterranean
Concert by Dafné Kritharas with Paul Barreyre
10€ (7€ reduced rate for cardholders SOLO, DUO, TRIBE)
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Dafné Kritharas and Paul Barreyre sing of love, melancholy and joy. Dafné’s bewitching voice undulates and vibrates in Greek, while Paul unveils his sumptuous songs in French. Let yourself be carried away by the singular and beautiful current of this extraordinary duo.

Dafné Kritharas, part witch, part magician, part goddess, captivates an international audience with her unique musical charm, celebrating the richness of the Mediterranean heritage. In her allegorical, timeless world, reality is sublimated, true stories are transformed into mysterious tales where scorned women become fearsome mountain queens, where the roaring sea protects the oppressed, where sin unites with prayer to engender forgiveness.

→ Discover the musical world of Dafné Kritharas and Paul Barreyre

With her captivating voice, Dafné Kritharas transcends linguistic and cultural boundaries in her interpretation of Greek, Bosnian, Armenian and Turkish melodies. Winner of prestigious awards such as the Prix des Musiques d’ici-Diaspora Music Awards and the Prix de l’Académie Charles Cros, she has made a name for herself on today’s music scene.


In collaboration with Collège de France

Image credits:
Cover image: Border police stop exiles on the Montgenèvre pass between Italy and France © Samuel Gratacap, March 14, 2021
Photos Dafné Kritharas and Paul Barreyre © Chloé Kritharas Devienne

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Anne-Claire Defossez (Institute for Advanced Study)
At the border, the test of violence

Fleeing violence, persecution or poverty, exiles from Africa and the Middle East are crossing the border between Italy and France in the Alps. In an attempt to stop them, the French government has deployed several hundred police and gendarmes above Briançon. With little effect in reducing the number of crossings, this policy puts people at risk and denies them their rights.

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