Entente Cordiale

This year marks the 120th anniversary of the Entente Cordiale and there is an exhibition on the first floor in Belmont where you can see photos and newspaper articles about it.

This term Entente Cordiale comes from a letter written in 1843 by the British Foreign Secretary, Lord Aberdeen. It’s a significant improvement in Anglo-French relations because it marked the end of almost a thousand years of intermittent conflict between the two states. The change had its roots in a British loss of confidence after the Second Boer War and a growing fear of the strength of Germany.

The divergent interests of the two colonial powers (Fashoda’s incidents and the Russo-Japanese war) could have put an end to the negotiations between the two countries but after an agreement on colonial matters, a convention was signed on 8 April 1904 and transformed into an Alliance in 1914.

The exhibition runs until mid-December, so you still have plenty of time to take a look!

Thanksgiving

 

Read about the history of this famous celebration from the United States in an article by Pierre Grange on Students' Corner.

Transitions

 

This Saturday, 30th November, from 2 pm to 5 pm, at CLIK Gallery (5 bd Gambetta) there will be guided tours in English of the photography exhibition Transitions.

Suzanne Porter will be sharing the stories behind her photographs of the Running of the Bulls ceremony in Ethiopia’s Hamar tribe—an ancient and symbolic rite of passage into adulthood.

You can also see the work of three other photographers:

Fabrizio Viglione, who captures the transformation of the same landscape in Norway under the changing light from day to night.

Jean-Baptiste Bornier, photojournalist for the Dauphiné Libéré who documents the changes experienced by farmers in France, reflecting the transformations in rural life.

Caroline Lebrun, with a powerful series of self-portraits exploring trauma, control, and mental and physical confinement.

If you love photography or just want to experience something a little different this weekend, why not pay a visit?

A memorable train journey

 

Edwige Brun has written about her train journey in China!

Read it here, on Students' Corner !

Hallelujah!

 

Two choirs in Grenoble and Oxford have been twinned for over 20 years. On Sunday 24th November, they will perform Haendel's Messiah together in Grenoble.

Treat yourself to an early Christmas present and book your tickets now!

 

A trip to Algeria

 

Elisabeth Piazza and Joëlle Troussier have written about their recent trip to Algeria.

You can read it and see the lovely photos on Students' Corner. 

Grand'Maison

 

Michèle Garlaschelli, Marie Pierre Jardillier and Robert Jacquemoud have written an interesting and illuminating 🙂 article about their visit to the Grand'Maison Hydroelectric power station.

You can read it on Students' Corner.