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8. Centenary of Roland Barthes' birth, one of Jiang Fangzhou's three favorites

On the occasion of the centenary of Roland Barthes' birth, you are invited to rediscover the thinking – critical, singular, rich and copious – of a man who was a language and literature theorist, an intellectual and a writer. Workshops on new Chinese Mythologies, Fu Lei training for translators, conferences, seminars and debates with three French specialists on the works of the great man will shape the 'Roland Barthes Week'.

Beijing: May 9-13, French Institute in Beijing

Chengdu: May 13 and 14, People's Theater

Shanghai, Nanjing, Guangzhou, Dongguan – Dates and locations to be confirmed