NDI 2021

Relive the 2021 edition

The 2021 edition produced a global Web TV program, 24 Hours of Night and Ideas, which allowed tens of thousands of Internet users to discover reports from cities around the world, major interviews with world-renowned creators and thinkers, as well as testimonies from experts, citizens, intellectuals and artists from all walks of life.

In the United States, an entirely virtual Night of Ideas 2021

Cultural Services of the French Embassy in the United States

The 6th edition of La Nuit des Idées was held on January 28, 2021 on the theme "Close by". In view of the health crisis, the format of the event has evolved towards a program...

"Creating to exist' by Daara J Family

French Institute of Senegal

Daara J Family, a leading group on the Senegalese hip-hop scene, is dedicating a song to the theme of "Proches" for the Night of Ideas 2021.

The Night of Ideas in the Netherlands: how to make society?

French Institute of the Netherlands

The 3rd edition of the Night of Ideas in the Netherlands, co-organized by the French Institute of the Netherlands and the Amsterdam Public Library (OBA), questioned French and Dutch thinkers, artists and writers on the place of the...

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    Portraits / Interviews

    On the French Institute's website, find the key figures of the 2021 edition of the Night of Ideas in the form of interviews or portraits.

    NDI 2021 - MAJOR INTERVIEW

    Hartmut Rosa: "A world completely under control becomes silent, dead and boring"

    The German sociologist, who is one of the most important of our time, is also a philosopher, professor at the University of Jena in Germany and author of Rendre Le Monde indisponible published in 2020 by La Découverte.

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    From Seoul to San Francisco, from Fiji to Peru ...
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    In Italy, a debate on feminist diplomacy

    French Institute of Italy

    On 8 March, on the occasion of the International Women's Rights Day, the French Institute of Italy dedicated a meeting to the theme "European Women and Diplomacy. Crossed views in Europe, France and the United States.

    In Montreal, a reflection on the role of artists in the making of urbanity

    Consulate General of France in Quebec City

    Artistic creation in the urban environment is changing. For a long time confined to shows, performances, objects or images placed in the city, without any connection with the place, it is becoming more and more intimately linked to the city...

    Philosophy Night 2021 in Israel: The future of democracy

    French Institute of Israel

    A flagship and recurring event organised by the French Institute of Israel (IFI), in partnership with the Goethe-Institut Israel, the Polish Institute in Tel Aviv and the Austrian Cultural Forum, the Night of Philosophy 2021 will be held on...

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    Find a selection of articles presenting the debates organized by the cultural network on the major issues of today's world.

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    Watch videos of experts, artists, personalities from around the world who think about our common world.

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    Listen to expert and unknown voices and take a tour of the world of ideas and thought.

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    Understanding the effects of the lockdown on the lives of the working poor in South Africa

    - A documentary by the French Institute of South Africa-Research

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