Meetings with Krikor Beledian
Argumentary of the scientific event
les Rencontres avec Krikor Beledian offer an exceptional cycle of four public interviews, two in French and two in Armenian, devoted to the author's literary, critical and philosophical work.
Each interview, lasting one hour, will be followed by an exchange with the audience.
The meetings will be accessible on site and via Zoom and recorded for later broadcast.
Krikor Beledian in the spotlight at Bulac (to find out more, click here).
The event will also be broadcast via Zoom, with the exception of the film. Registration link :
- December 5th https://zoom.us/meeting/register/-joy8xHaRpuI4ChXNc1XBw
- December 8th https://zoom.us/meeting/register/GxfrqWHfS9ao8YtBjNRtNw
Scientific event program
Friday, December 5th, 2025 from 2pm to 5pm
Inalco - Maison de la Recherche - Auditorium Dumézil
2 rue de Lille, Paris 7
- 2pm-5pm : Interviews in French and Armenian languages with Krikor Beledian
- Catherine Coquio, professor of Université Paris Cité, major specialist in comparative literature (speech in French language)
- Christian Batikian, writer and lecturer at Inalco (speech in Armenian language)
These meetings will address Beledian's poetics, the forms of testimony, the displacements of language, as well as the theoretical and translinguistic stakes of his work, considered at the crossroads of world literatures.
Monday, December 8th, 2025, 2pm-8pm
Inalco - Maison de la Recherche - Auditorium Dumézil
2 rue de Lille, Paris 7e
- 2pm-5pm : Interviews in Armenian and French languages with Krikor Beledian
- Marc Nichanian, philosopher and professor (speech in Armenian language)
- Valentina Calzolari, Professor of University of Geneva, specialist in Armenian literature (speech in French language)
These sessions will explore the philosophical, aesthetic and linguistic dimensions of Beledian's work, in direct dialogue with him, and place his work at the heart of contemporary critical debates.
- 5pm-6pm : Cocktail
- 6pm-8pm : Preview screening of the film Le jardin qui t'a rêvé
Le Jardin qui t'a rêvé, directed by Jasmine Razarian, with the support of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, offers an intimate and rare look at the intellectual journey, voices and places that run through Krikor Beledian's work.
Organization
- Christian Batikian (CREE, Inalco)
- Anaïd Donabédian-Demopoulos (SeDyL, Inalco)
- Adrineh Zinali (Bulac)