Social and political representations

Coordinator : David Waterman, Professor, La Rochelle Université Members : Zhimin Bai (Associate Professor LRUniv, permanent), Maylis Bellocq (Associate Professor UBM, permanent), Rémi Castets (Associate Professor UBM, permanent), David Waterman (Professor LRUniv, permanent), Paul Veyret (Associate Professor UBM, associate), Elli Suzuki (Associate Professor UBM, associate), Christine Lévy (Retired, Associate Professor, associate), Corinne Dutilleux (PHD, lecturer UBM, associate), Fabienne Duteil-Ogata (Associate Professor UBM, associate), Catherine Pascal (Associate Professor UBM, associate), Martine Raibaud (Associate Professor LRUniv, permanent). Scientific description of the program The subject of study in this program is approached from a variety of different theoretical angles. Through various case studies, the program team highlights different interactional configurations. A first angle of approach, in line with the work begun in the 2019-2021 period, considers the link between thought-perception-expression. It deciphers the cause-and-effect relationship that links thought and perception to expression – the creation of knowledge, meaning and even reality – all the more so as subjects create reality as members of a group (symbolic interactionism). Social representations don’t just describe, they also bring into being, and often do so by appealing to tradition, where a “certain past” is normative, recalling the importance of memory in the formula of collective representation. A second approach tackles the question of the link between states and systems of representation in Asian societies. The scientific dynamic in question will seek to deconstruct forms of control or instrumentalization of the latter for ideological purposes or to meet material rationalization objectives/imperatives. Another objective of the program will be to consider the influence of various systems of representation from Asia, through a scientific approach working alongside the research programs within the “Circulations and Influence” group. Members’ scientific interests : Zhimin Bai (Associate Professor LRUniv, permanent): Cultures in motion and interculturality. Maylis Bellocq (Associate Professor UBM, permanent): Funerary practices, spaces and policies in China. Tourism, heritage and the use of history. Rémi Castets (Associate Professor UBM, permanent): Modernity and ideological systems among the Uyghurs of Xinjiang. The internationalization of Uyghur jihadism. Corinne Dutilleux (PhD, UBM lecturer): Modernity and the education system in China at the turn of the 20th century. Fabienne Duteil-Ogata (Associate Professor UBM, associate) Christine Lévy (retired Associate Professor, associate): Feminism and gender in Japan. History of political ideas since Meiji. Pacifist and socialist movements of the Meiji period. Catherine Pascal (Associate Professor UBM, associate): Digital humanism, digital interactions, interactions. Martine Raibaud (Associate Professor LRUniv, permanent): Cultures in movement and interculturality. Elli Suzuki (Associate Professor UBM, permanent): Japanese didactics, language policy, plurilingualism, representations. Paul Veyret (Associate Professor UBM, associate): Pakistani historical fiction. Geocriticism. David Waterman (Professor LRUniv, permanent): Cultural memory. State and civil society interactions. Pakistani historical fiction.