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The Department of French and Italian will be hosting Éric Fassin, Professor of Sociology and Gender Studies at Université Paris 8 Vincennes-Saint-Denis, for a talk entitled "State Anti-Intellectualism in France and the United States. Gender, Race, and Academic Freedom." A reception will follow.

In addition to his work at Université Paris 8, Éric Fassin is affiliated with the research center Sophiapol and a Senior Member of the Institut Universitaire de France. His recent publications include:

State Anti-Intellectualism & the Politics of Gender and Race. Illiberal France and Beyond, Central European University Press, Budapest, 2024.
 

Misère de l’anti-intellectualisme. Du procès en wokisme au chantage à l’antisémitisme, Textuel, 2024.
 

« Libertés académiques et démocratie : tout dire, mais pas n’importe quoi », Revue des droits de l’homme, n°26, 2024.