Visiting professorship in France
Pelicot case: BUW podcast sheds light on the background to the mass rape trial
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In the long proceedings surrounding the case of years of rape in Mazan in the south of France with 51 defendants, the court handed down a judgement on Thursday morning after 14 weeks of hearings. What remains are debates and unanswered questions that occupy and challenge society and science alike.
In the podcast of the Maurice Halbwachs Visiting Professorship at the University of Wuppertal, Kolja Lindner focuses on these: in conversation with political sociologist Emeline Fourment from the University of Rouen, the rape case is summarised once again and explains why the trial has taken on such significance. The focus is on established structures and their backgrounds, as well as the conclusions that can be drawn from a sociological perspective from the statements made in the trial about real social power relations and consensual sexuality. Finally, the sociologist provides food for thought on her research topic of justice in connection with sexualised violence.
Listen now
The episode "The debate on sexualised violence in France" is available on the Spotify and Soundcloud platforms. You can also listen to the first episode there, which is about right-wing extremism and the crisis of French democracy.
More background
The University of Wuppertal is strengthening its activities in France by establishing the Maurice Halbwachs Visiting Professorship in the School of Humanities and Cultural Studies in 2023. This ten-year, interdisciplinary and intercultural professorship will be filled annually by academics from French universities and non-university research institutions. The invited experts from the disciplines of general literature, German studies, history, philosophy and French Romance studies not only contribute their specialist knowledge to teaching and research, but also promote active dialogue with the public.
After Dr Agathe Mareuge, Dr Kolja Lindner is now the second visiting professor. He is Associate Professor of Political Theory at the University of Paris 8 and his interests cover a broad spectrum of theoretical thinking about social inequalities and corresponding epistemological issues (social epistemology, global history, postcolonial theory, etc.). In the winter semester, Lindner holds a lecture and a seminar at the University of Wuppertal.
