The Institute of Interdisciplinary Research Man-Society of the University of Rouen Normandy, in partnership with the Academy of Normandy, the French Institute of Tunisia, the Alliance française of Normandy, the Association Baraques Walden, organizes from 13 to 17 March 2023 the international "Semaine de la Francophonie".
"Tunisia being the country which was at the origin of the Arab Spring and which hosted the XVIIIth Summit of the Francophonie in Djerba, in 2022, we wanted, while celebrating the "Semaine de la Francophonie", to focus on the situation of the French language in the country of Habib Bourguiba, one of the emblematic figures and one of the founding fathers of the institutional Francophonie, 23 years after his death." - Foued Laroussi, director of the Institut de Recherche Interdisciplinaire Homme-Société at the University of Rouen Normandie.
This "Semaine de la Francophonie" includes conferences, exhibitions, concerts, film screenings and symposiums. The show "My Weavings" by Wafa Ghorbel (academic, novelist and singer-songwriter) and pianist Mehdi Trabelsi promises to be the highlight of the week. The concert promises famous songs, mainly in French and in Arabic. The screening of the critically acclaimed film "Arab Blues" by Manele Labidi is also scheduled.
"La Semaine de la Francophonie" also happens in Tunisia, with a French-speaking film week scheduled from 13 to 18 March, screening fourteen films, including Tunisian ones.