A new cycle of debates online between French and American experts will begin on 10^th February with the participation of the American Embassy in Paris. These debates will be broadcast live on the museum facebook page at 18h local French time. Afterwards they will be available on special podcasts.
 
French or American philosophers, sociologists, writers, directors of scientific and cultural institutions or activists will exchange views about society and culture.
 
 

Participants include François Noudelmann (Philosopher, professor at the University of Paris 8 and at New York University where he is director of Maison Française), Magali Besson (Professor of political philosophy at the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne), Mame-Fatou Niang (Assistant professor of French and French-speaking literature at Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh) and Adam Schatz (Journalist and visiting professor at Hagpo Kevorkian Center for Near-East studies, University of New York). The debate will be moderated by Dominic Thomas (Professor and Director of French and French-speaking studies, University of California in Los Angeles).

Between Metoo and Blacklivesmatter, American society is the laboratory and play-ground of the struggle of equality and all forms of discrimination. The multiplication of the demands of minorities in France and the United States of America turn the spotlight on these two societal models. Are the French models of republican universalism and the American multi-cultural model currently experiencing a serious crisis and can one still talk about valid models of integration in each of these countries?
 

For over a century American cultural productions such as film and series have influenced the collective imagination of European youth, what are the dangers of the clichés propelled by these productions on their life-style ? Do European forms of aesthetics have any influence on contemporary American forms of life-style ?
 

How to convey the history of cultural institutions and avoid clashing with personal memories ? In this era of canceling cultural concepts, how to avoid creating a vacuum while assessing the history of present diversity in France and America, and also respect the various minorities ?
 

Situated at 293, avenue Daumesnil 75012 Paris, this pluri-disciplinary institution carries out the mission of informing the public about the history of immigration in France and how it helped forge the construction of contemporary French society. It provides exhibition spaces, a center of information, and venues for cultural performances, academic conferences and seminars. The debates will be broadcast live on each of the above dates on the museum facebook and will also be available later in podcasts and on the You Tube site of the museum.