Julia Kristeva accepts invitation to Assisi III

According to Catholic new services, Julia Kristeva has accepted an invitaiton from Pope Benedict XVI to participate in a religious peace gathering in Assisi on October 27th. The theme for the event is "Pilgrims of Truth, Pilgrims of Peace." The gathering commemorates the 25th anniversary of Pope John Paul II's World Prayer Day in 1986. Kristeva is one of a handful of "non-believers" to be invited. Others include Remo Bodei, Guillermo Hurtado, and Walter Baier. You can read more about the event at the New Statesman, the Independent Catholic News Service or Kristeva's Official Website. 

Call for Abstracts

The Kristeva Circle is happy to invite abstract submissions for our 2012 inaugural conference! More information can be found on the Call for Abstracts  page. Please consider submitting something and distribute widely to your friends, colleagues, and students.

MEDEF Panel, "Feminism and Humanism"

On September 1st, Kristeva participated in a plenary panel on the topic of "feminism and humanism" organized by Mouvement des Entreprises de France. A video of Kristeva's selected comments can be found on her official website.

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Kristeva, Etrange Etrangere, film de Francois Caillat