Commemorations; cultural, social and political news and events: key ingredients towards increasing your understanding of French society. C'est la vie's uniqueness lies in viewing a singular event from a wide-ranging standpoint, establishing links between past and present; between themes, people and places.

Seminars

• around a commemorative event

  8 May, the anniversary of the end of WWII, is an auspicious day to: go to the museum of the Resistance movement, consult war archives, meet survivors of the era…

• around a predominant theme of our time

  8 March, Women's Day. When to: watch a documentary about women residing in low-income neighbourhoods, meet women's rights advocates, visit a safe house…

• on a general topic

  - national education
  - French film trends
  - Edith Piaf
  - the French and Europe…

• debating current events and press clippings