University of Bordeaux

Developmental psychology describes and explains the changes that occur at different stages of life across various domains (social, cognitive, emotional, etc.). Beyond the average trends of human development that can be identified, this course introduces the issue of developmental diversity and variations in individual functioning in interaction with their living environments. The different levels of variability in the study of development are introduced and illustrated throughout the course with concrete examples of typical and atypical developmental trajectories in children and adolescents.

This course introduces the concepts and methods of comparative public law to provide tools to analyze existing juridical systems and also to challenge existing definitions and classifications. Comparing different approaches to separation of powers, federalism, judicial review and rights, the course also gives an understanding on how different constitutional orders have addressed some common issues in public law and contemporary democracies and how they could face contemporary challenges.

This course includes lecture and discussion sessions which offer an opportunity for advanced exploration of documentary cinema from the second half of the 20th century and the early 21st century. It builds upon a previous course covering the early 20th century. From the early films of Nicole Védrès, Agnès Varda, or Shirley Clarke to the works of Anderson, Marker, Lanzmann, Van der Keuken, or Wiseman, among others, this course considers why documentary production has been steadily increasing for nearly 10 years—for example, in France—and why the presence of documentaries on the big screen has continued to grow over the last decade. The discussion  sessions allow students to present historical and analytical work related to films viewed in class.

This seminar is divided into two parts exploring the relationship between literature, history, gender, and cultural representation from the early modern period to the present. The first part on revolution, utopia and gender examines utopian thought from Thomas More’s UTOPIA (1516) to the revolutionary era. Focusing on the English and French Revolutions, the course analyzes how utopian writing and political upheaval challenged—or reinforced—gender norms, women’s agency, and patriarchal structures. Through a range of texts by men and women, it assesses the emancipatory and oppressive dimensions of utopian imaginaries. The second part of the course focuses on contemporary film and television portrayals of Shakespeare and his circle from 1998-2025. From SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE to recent series and films, the course explores biofiction, authorship, historical imagination, and the place of Shakespeare in modern visual culture, in dialogue with major screen adaptations of his plays. Together, the course investigates how literature and media reimagine alternative social worlds and canonical figures across time. 

This advanced translation course teaches and consolidates grammar points, with French-to-Chinese translation used as one of the methods for applying them.

This is a translation workshop where students translate and do research on activism. It includes several guests speakers, including a certified court interpreter, a Translation Studies specialist on gender, a sociolinguist, and representatives from the U.S.'s Montclair State University Human Trafficking Center. Students are also introduced to a free language corpus analyzer software.

Starting from the assumption that gendered differences are at the basis of an unequal gendered system, to which are added other forms of domination, such as race and class, and that this inequality results from a social construction based on prejudices and stereotypes, this course explores how these mechanisms of gender assignment are reflected, constructed but also challenged in literature. It reflects upon the processes of construction and deconstruction of gender in a corpus of Anglophone and Francophone literary texts, and also in the back-and-forth movement between languages and cultures, insofar as geographical displacement very often induces a displacement of gendered and textual issues: how is gender inscribed in literature and how is it translated? The course considers the literary space as a symbolic space where gendered models can be transgressed and undermined. To do this, it alternates theoretical readings and textual analysis of literary texts in English and French. These texts are systematically contextualized and historicized in order to show how literary writing and translation are determined by ideology. Finally, the course tries to define what “feminist” literary translation is and investigates how queer theory has transformed literary and translation studies.

This course examines the evolution of British imperial power from the early 19th century to World War I, focusing on its maritime foundations, global ideology, and inherent contradictions between humanitarian discourse and military conquest. It then shifts to a contemporary perspective, analyzing Australia and New Zealand as middle powers in the Indo‑Pacific region, with attention to strategy, security alliances, diplomacy, economic interests, and environmental challenges.

This course explores specialized areas of contemporary anthropology, including the anthropology of health, illness, and misfortune; social worlds in transition; and the anthropology of everyday life. Through selected ethnographic case studies, it engages with key theories, concepts, and methodologies used to analyze contemporary social experience.

This course introduces applied psychology in the context of counseling and supporting individuals along their educational and professional pathways. It presents the field of counseling professions (guidance, support, and career transition assistance), as well as the theoretical and practical principles used to understand, assess, and help individuals make informed career choices.