# French and Belgian academic seminar announcements

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/french-and-belgian-academic-seminar-announcements
> Updated: 2026-10-20T07:31:01.000Z. Sources: 4. Developments: 2.

Academic institutions in France and Belgium have released their seminar programs for the 2026-2027 academic year, covering a diverse range of historical, sociological, and digital research topics.

Initial announcements included programs from the Interdisciplinary Research Group on Fascisms (GRIF) in Paris, focusing on fascist ideology and trade unionism, as well as the Centre de recherche universitaire lorrain d’histoire (CRULH), which emphasized digital humanities and the use of generative artificial intelligence in social sciences. 

Subsequent announcements detailed specialized programs such as a hybrid seminar hosted by the University of Avignon and Paris-Est Créteil University regarding the spatial inscription of knowledge, and a historical sociology series at the ENS in Belgium examining Max Weber’s theories on charisma and symbolic revolution.

## Timeline

### 2026-10-20: Academic seminars announced at French and Belgian universities

New academic seminars will explore the spatial inscription of knowledge in France and Weberian theories of charisma and symbolic revolution in Belgium during the 2026-2027 period.

3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/academic-seminars-announced-at-french-and-belgian-universities

### 2026-10-12: Academic research centers announce 2026-2027 seminar programs

Academic research centers in France and Belgium have released their 2026-2027 seminar programs, covering fascism studies and digital humanities research.

3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/academic-research-centers-announce-2026-2027-seminar-programs

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