Textes récents
Psychoanalysis: Becoming an Embodied Subject
Whereas psychoanalysis is based on the words of the psychoanalyst and the patient, on the exchange of words, Dr Kavi Vadamootoo proposes a theory based on his own experience with patients who are unable to situate themselves both physically and mentally, and who are unable to speak. Hence the use of the non-verbal medium of art as a “containing skin” to help them constitute themselves as subjects. This notion of art as “skin” in Dr Kavi Vadamootoo’s theory is acknowledged by Professor Joy Schaverien, Jungian psychoanalyst and psychotherapist, as an “innovative” concept. This is not the only originality of his
Etude sociolinguistique du bhojpuri à Maurice : Histoire, situation, survie.
La sociolinguistique, qui sollicite les acquis de la linguistique et les techniques d’enquête de la sociologie, est un outil indispensable pour étudier les rapports étroits et complexes entre les langues et les sociétés, pour répondre à la question : qui parle quoi, à qui, quand, où et pourquoi ? Comme l’avenir des langues minoritaires / indiennes, en particulier le bhojpuri, semble incertain, il est donc opportun de faire une étude sociolinguistique pour en dresser un véritable état des lieux. C’est ce que fait Anjani Murdan dans ce petit livre qui est une version abrégée de sa thèse de doctorat que j’ai eu
D'autres textes
“Empowering the Performer” by Daniel Labonne, Prologue by Dr. Issa Asgarally
At a time when the third globalization is unfurling, channeled by an unprecedented media revolution, as we grow aware of the necessity to “empower” certain key players of the social life, it seems to me that the project of Daniel Labonne comes at the right moment. Daniel Labonne has had a long and rich career first as comedian, then as director before becoming a playwright and, finally, an administrator of performing arts. On the basis of his strong and tremendous field experience coupled with years of study and reflection at the University of London, he set up ACTPA, an African
Dr Martha van der Drift, University of North Carolina
Dr. Issa Asgarally Dr. Issa Asgarally is a native of Mauritius, an island renowned for its diversity of ethnic groups and cultures. He is a highly regarded intellectual and a prolific writer in the international community. In addition to holding a Doctorate in Linguistics from the Université Paris V-René Descartes (Sorbonne), he is well known for his studies of the history of slavery in Mauritius. Dr. Asgarally is engaged in numerous academic, literary and social endeavors. While serving as a professor of Linguistics at the Mauritius Institute of Education, Dr. Asgarally is the editor for the Mauritian literary magazine, “Italiques”,
Prix Jean-Fanchette 2021- Les Mots du Coordinateur, Dr Issa Asgarally
Les Mots du Coordinateur, Dr Issa Asgarally Votre Honneur le Maire, Mesdames/ Messieurs les Conseillers, Mme Tania Diolle, Secrétaire parlementaire, Mme Florence Caussé-Tissier, Ambassadrice de France Monsieur Ramasawmy, Chief Executive p.i., Professeur Dhanjay Jhurry, Vice-Chancelier de l’Université de Maurice, Dr K. Sukon, Directeur général et M. Raj Pentiah, Président de l’OUM, Jean-Marie, Davina, Mesdames / Messieurs, Le Prix Jean-Fanchette a déjà 29 ans ! Et cette année, c’est la 14e fois depuis 1992 que j’ai l’honneur et le plaisir de vous adresser la parole dans cette salle du Conseil. Le Maire vient de rappeler les trois objectifs du Prix Jean-Fanchette. Comme l’auditoire n’est pas toujours la même au fil du temps, je voudrais revenir sur chacun