Summer Closure • A Summer with the FMSH

The Foundation will be closed from 11 to 15 August 2025 inclusive

The Fondation Maison des Sciences de l’Homme invites you to explore a curated selection of content: articles, podcasts, videos, new publications, and scientific events. Get ready for the new academic year with the latest from the FMSH!

Below, you’ll find a selection of resources to read, watch or listen to throughout the summer, along with a preview of key highlights for the new academic term at the FMSH and at the Maison Suger.

Back-to-school Highlights

From September onwards, scientific programming resumes at the FMSH and the Maison Suger:

Faire art pour faire politique

11 September | A Tribute to Dominique Malaquais, on the occasion of the publication of her book by Éditions de la MSH

Gouvernance internationale de l’Océan : les défis post-UNOC 2025

International Ocean Governance: Challenges Beyond UNOC 2025

16 sept. | Cycle "Oceans: common heritage, shared challenges"

Objects and the Construction of Gender Identities in Eighteenth-Century France: An Overview of Current Research

18 September | Sihem Kchaou Seminar

Le corps du genre

25 September | « Livres en dialogue » evening presentation of the book

Memory policies on COVID-19 in France and beyond

25 September | Deisy De Freitas Lima Ventura Seminar

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The "Oceans: common heritage, shared challenges" series continues

A series of events to rethink conservation, governance and sustainable ocean management.

As part of the 3rd United Nations Ocean Conference, the Fondation Maison des Sciences de l’Homme is hosting a series of events from 11 March to 9 December 2025 to explore new approaches to ocean conservation and governance.

Watch past talks on replay, explore the speakers’ insights, read summaries and save the dates for upcoming events!

To Read, Watch and Listen To

Discover the latest FMSH productions: articles, publications, podcasts and videos:

Researching Freedom and Sovereignty in South Asia

A word from Sarbani Sharma: an ethnographic study of everyday life situated within the contemporary right to self-determination movement in Kashmir

Collection Histoires de mobilité, podcasts FMSH

Heritage Cosmopolitics in the Hindu Kush Himalaya region by Zahra Hussain

Histoires de mobilité #11

Conversation with Elhadj Ould Brahim

2023 laureate of the Atlas mobility programme

Voukoum. Esprits rebelles du carnaval guadeloupéen

Interview (in french) with Flore Pavy on the occasion of the publication of her book in the "Ethnologie de la France et des mondes contemporains" collection by Éditions de la MSH.