At the table! Food and social sciences

In the spotlight in culinary blogs and magazines, diet books, television shows and competitions, food nevertheless holds an unsuspected place,

The genome in the making

What is epigenetics ? In this interview Edith Heard, professor at the Collège de France, explains the particularity of this

Being a slave

Olivier Grenouilleau delivers an important work on the history of slavery and the status of the slave, this “ border

The Catholic archipelago in France

They are in sparse ranks in certain parishes but they appear everywhere in “ Demonstrations “. We no longer know

Power to the Pikettys!

While confessing her admiration for Piketty, the American economist Nancy Folbre sets out three objections. What is the impact of

The Syriza phenomenon

Since Syriza’s victory in the legislative elections on January 25, all of Europe has been watching the first steps of

Historian imaginations

Is imagination a resource or a threat to the writing of history? ? An undeniable tool of knowledge, it above

Rediscovering Émile Meyerson

Although Émile Meyerson arouses interest today, he was long forgotten in favor of Gaston Bachelard, who based his philosophical positions

Worker erasure

Between the end of XIXe century and the last third of the XXe century, workers occupied an essential place in

Unrest in the working classes

Studies on the working classes have not always paid attention to gender relations. In a masterful ethnography, B. Skeggs shows