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Association of Old Germanists

Creating links, building bridges to Germanic culture with rigor and passion: this was the major objective of the "Founding Fathers", Professors Martien J.G. de Jong, Michel Hanot and Léo Somers, who created the Germanic section in September 1961. A lot has changed since then, in academia as in the world at large, but no matter where our lives take us, we always retain this part of our Namur and German identity: "I'm from Namur", "Were you at the Facs too?", "Ah, we miss the 5th floor!"On this webpage, we'd like to share with our alumni a few tributes to our founding fathers and their successors. We also offer a look back at our 50th anniversary celebrated in 2011, and some photos of our more recent activities. Please don't hesitate to contact us if you'd like to add your contact details so we can get in touch with you about activities, and/or if you'd like to help us organize activities in the future! Read an Alumni testimonial 50 years of Germa Join my alumni association Find out more about the Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures SVG .cls-1 { fill: #323232; stroke-width: 0px; } Home See content SVG .cls-1 { fill: #323232; stroke-width: 0px; } The units See content SVG .cls-1 { fill: #323232; stroke-width: 0px; } Research See content SVG .cls-1 { fill: #323232; stroke-width: 0px; } Activities See content SVG .cls-1 { fill: #323232; stroke-width: 0px; } Mobility See content SVG .cls-1 { fill: #323232; stroke-width: 0px; } Contact See content
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Art history and archaeology studies

Set out to discover the privileged subjects of the archaeologist and art historian, and discover the works of art and material witnesses of the past and present! Training in art history and archaeology teaches you to identify all artistic and technical achievements, from their origins to the present day, to place them in context, to study the evolution of forms and their socio-cultural, political, economic, religious and aesthetic significance.
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Studies in French and Romance languages and literature

You're still under the spell of the book you've just finished. Such talent makes you dream. It gives you, once again, the desire to learn more about this beautiful French language, to discover its literature and authors, and to develop your analytical, critical and writing skills. Studying French and Romance languages and literature will give you the opportunity to develop all these skills and turn your passion into a powerful tool for professional integration.
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Studying Germanic languages and literature

"If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart." - Nelson Mandela Studying Germanic languages and literature offers you much more than mastering communication in Dutch, English or German. It also offers you a "journey" through the linguistic, literary, cultural, socio-political and media landscapes of Dutch-, English- or German-speaking countries, and enables you to acquire intercultural skills in high demand on the Belgian and international job markets.
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Studies in the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters

Dive into the vast heritage of the productions of the human mind in search of meaning and value. Explore the past, perceive art across the centuries, decode ancient and modern languages, and take a fresh look at the captivating world of cinema.Through works, languages, documents and currents of thought, journey through the cultural, contextual and temporal diversity of humanity's great questions.Your curiosity is the only limit. Welcome to the Faculty of Philosophy and Humanities at UNamur!
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Philosophy studies

Training rooted in the history of philosophy to serve an understanding of major contemporary issues: ecology, the commons, digital and technology, cinema, non-European thought...
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Service to society

Teachers and researchers at the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters contribute to developing the cultural dynamism of the Cité. Through cultural activities, publications and training courses, but also through interventions on request, their work is regularly embedded in the economic and social context of civil society.
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Organization

Discover how the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters works: its organization, departments, administration and much more.
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History Studies

History explores the human past in all its complexity: societies, economies, political systems, religions, ideologies, the arts… It draws on the social sciences for the questions and methods that enable us to identify correlations, trace origins, and, in short, understand the human experience. History also looks to the future! To prepare for the future, you act today based on your knowledge of the past! 
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