University of Bordeaux

This course introduces the fundamental concepts of continuum mechanics, with a particular focus on the mechanics of deformable solids. Emphasis is placed on the formulation and application of the governing equations of linear isotropic elasticity under small deformations. It studies the continuum approach to modeling materials, including kinematics of deformation, stress and strain analysis, balance laws, and constitutive relations. The course then focuses on elastic solids, covering equilibrium equations, elasticity theory, and the mechanical behavior of one‑dimensional structures such as beams. Energy methods and elastic limit criteria are also introduced. Through theoretical instruction and individual problem-solving activities, students develop the tools needed to analyze and solve classical problems in solid mechanics and structural analysis.

This course introduces students to philosophical texts in their original English through a close reading of Bertrand Russell’s THE PROBLEMS OF PHILOSOPHY (1912). Its primary focus is not linguistic mastery, but the understanding of philosophical concepts as they are constructed, argued, and refined through language. Students learn how to read, analyze, and interpret philosophical arguments in English by working directly with short textual fragments. Through guided collective reading, group discussion, and oral presentations, the course develops key skills such as identifying central problems, reconstructing arguments, clarifying concepts, and engaging critically with philosophical texts. Particular attention is paid to the relationship between language and thought, emphasizing how meaning, reasoning, and conceptual precision are shaped by linguistic choices. Designed to be inclusive and accessible, the course fosters confidence in working with English‑language texts while strengthening analytical rigor, oral expression, and critical reflection in philosophy.

This course covers basic knowledge in differential psychology of personality and to be able to apply it to various fields, such as the study of health processes and adaptation to stress.

This course provides an analysis of the Russia-Ukraine War through the lenses of International Relations theories in general and the realist tradition more specifically. Based on a Weberian non-positivist epistemology consisting in an interpretive understanding of social action in order to provide a causal explanation of its origins, course and effects, it looks at why the war broke out, what course it has been going through, and which consequences it may have.

This course provides a basic theoretical and empirical understanding the functioning of the global economy. More specifically, on the one hand, it seeks to give an overview of the main problems of the global economy. It places them in a historical perspective and highlights the role of institutions. On the other hand, it presents the fundamental concepts and reasonings of economic analysis and applies them to the mechanisms at work in the world economy. The lecture is based on four major issues: international trade flows, international capital flows, international money flows and international economics beyond money.

This course covers fundamental concepts such as cohesion and coherence, relevance, anaphora and cataphora, isotopy, sentence, and utterance. It also distinguishes between types of discourse, text genres, styles, and tones, as well as several types of textual configurations (description, narration, argumentation, etc.).

This course is designed to introduce and discuss some of the key debates and on-going processes at the interface of politics, economy and security across the globe. In the light of international corruption and financial scandals, as well as the prevalence of terrorism, its financing, and the laundering of "dirty money" in relation to criminal networks, there is a specific focus on the making of global policies against economic, financial and white collar crimes, from tax evasion to proliferation financing of weapons of mass destruction.

This course presents fundamental elements for the numerical approximation of mathematical models used in mechanics, particularly partial differential equations (PDEs). The focus is limited to linear diffusion and advection phenomena, which are common to many equations encountered in mechanics. Most of the course is devoted to the finite difference method for one‑dimensional problems. Key concepts such as accuracy, stability, convergence, numerical diffusion, and numerical dispersion are studied in detail. Practical examples are used to illustrate these concepts, including the heat equation, pollutant advection in a river, and acoustic wave propagation.

This course introduces, discusses and works with the key concepts, wide-ranging debates and on-going processes in the realm of international security. It revisits classic security issues and explores newer ones – from terrorism and pandemics – to highlight continuities and discontinuities in international security. The course pays special attention to the proliferation of the types of actors, sectors, rationales and technologies now associated with security practices. It sees that these developments have consequences as they further cut across and reconfigure well-known divides between internal and external security concerns, between policing and military operations, and between public and private spheres to name a few. In order to address these questions, among others, the course is organized in two sections, with weekly debates as a common thread. The first section looks at both the diversity of international security institutions and theoretical foundations of security studies. The second section confronts new international security issues and related developments.

The first part of the course introduces American art and artists, with a focus on the second half of the 20th century. It includes a survey of American art from Abstract Expressionism to Land Art, through Minimalism, Conceptual Art, Pop Art, Graffiti Art, Hyperrealism, Body Art. The course highlights the interplay between artistic practices and discourses. It brings to the fore the textual dimension or discursive component in a selection of postwar American artistic practices and artworks while examining the status of commentaries in their relationship to the artwork, be they statements by artists or by other commentators (reviewers, critics, writers, scholars). The second part of the course focuses on the Ekphrastic poetry of Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-1882), the leading figure of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, particularly on some of his most significant double works. Close reading is also essential in showing the fruitful relations between art and poetry in the Victorian Age.