April 9 - 10: "From 'Grand Remplacement' to Great Replacement: Transnational Rhetorics and Intersectional Politics"

March 25, 2026

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From Grand Remplacement to Great Replacement: Transnational Rhetorics and Intersectional Politics

This workshop analyzes the transnational transmission of demographic theories between France and the United States to identify patterns of mainstream political adoption. By comparing historical legacies—e.g. the Algerian War and American settler-colonialism—the study examines how these frameworks shape modern discourses on national identity and social composition. The research further investigates the “poetics” of this exchange and its intersection with contemporary policies regarding immigration, gender, and the environment.

DAY ONE
Thursday, April 9, 2026
Geballe Room, Townsend Center for the Humanities, 220 Stephens Hall

  • 10:00 - 10:15 AM | Introduction to the Exchange
  • 10:15 AM - 12:15 PM | Genealogies and Rhetorics of Great Replacement
  • 1:30 - 2:30 PM | Right Wing Imaginaries in France/US
  • 3:00 - 5:00 PM | Replacement’s Intersectionality: Gender, Sexuality, Race, and Social Reproduction

DAY TWO
Friday, April 10, 2026
Geballe Room, Townsend Center for the Humanities, 220 Stephens Hall

  • 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | The Politics of Appropriation
  • 1:00 - 3:00 PM | Chain of Ideas: The Origins of Our Authoritarian Age
  • 3:30 - 5:00 PM | Great Replacement and Settler-Colonial Reason 

Updates will be posted on the program's webpage. For more information or for accessibility related inquiries, please contact info.cici@berkeley.edu(link sends e-mail).

Presented by the Center for Interdisciplinary Critical Inquiry. Co-sponsored by the France-Berkeley Fund, the Department of French, and the Townsend Center for the Humanities.  

Topics

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