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Interview

A discussion with Anne Alombert

On March 31 the Digital Writing Research Laboratory had the great pleasure of welcoming philosopher Anne Alombert on the occasion of the publication of her book De la bêtise artificielle
Calendar Days 2026-03-31
Interview

A discussion with Thierry Poibeau

The Digital Writing Research Laboratory welcomed a visit from Thierry Poibeau, a specialist in computational processing of natural languages and a researcher at the CNRS.
Calendar Days 2026-03-31
Conference

Seminar in Honor of Jean-Guy Meunier

Join Marcello Vitali-Rosati at UQAM on March 18 for a seminar on digital modeling, why malfunction matters, and computational approaches to literature.
Calendar Days 2026-03-18 
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