RADIAN Ph.D. Program

Contemporary Interpretations of the Legal and Political Concept of Abolition: From the Analysis of Theoretical Discourse to the Practice of Law through Research-Creation.

The jury consisted of:
Anne-Sophie Chambost, professor
at the Institut d’Études Politiques de Lyon
Éric Millard Albacette, professor
at the University of Paris Nanterre
Charlotte Girard, professor
at the University of Paris Nanterre
Michele Spanò, associate professor at the School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences (EHESS)
Nader Hakim, professor at the University of Bordeaux
Céline Jouin, professor at Sciences Po Bordeaux
Katja Gentric, professor at ÉSADHAR
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This research was conducted under the supervision of Nader Hakim (professor at the University of Bordeaux) and Céline Jouin (professor at Sciences Po Bordeaux). The defense took place at the University of Bordeaux on February 12, 2026.

The Representation of Embodied Spaces Through the Lens of Devastated Bodies and Contemporary Theater

Léna Osseyran is a director, actress, and architect who has been based in France since 2019. In her thesis, she aims to explore representation in theater, the creation of dramaturgical elements in contemporary theatrical forms, and in atypical architectural configurations. Her thesis is co-supervised by Romain Jobez (University of Caen & LASLAR) and Edith Doove, curator.

Four Corners: A teeming desert, a sacrificial zone, a subject of artistic representation.

The jury consisted of

Luc Benoit at La Guillaume, University of Rouen Normandy, thesis co-advisor

Céline Flécheux, University of Paris 8 Vincennes-Saint-Denis, examiner

Marta Ponsa, Jeu de Paume, examiner

Isabelle Prim, Caen School of Arts and Media, thesis co-supervisor

Olivier Schefer, University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, rapporteur
Dork Zabunyan, University of Paris 8 Vincennes-Saint-Denis, rapporteur

UΚ-100: A Modernist Dwelling? A Symptomatic Object and Critical Laboratory

At the examination, the jury consisted of:
Robert Bonamy, Full Professor, University of Poitiers
Dominique Dehais, Professor Emeritus, École Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de Normandie
(co-advisor)
Arnaud François, Senior Lecturer (HDR), École Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de Normandie
Arno Gisinger, University Professor, University of Paris 8 – Vincennes St-Denis
Christian Joschke, Professor, Beaux-Arts de Paris,
Valérie Vignaux, University Professor, University of Caen Normandy (co-advisor).

From documentary imagery to the photographic tableau: Toward a comprehensive understanding of photography.

At the University of Caen, the jury consisted of

Carole Maigné, professor at the University of Lausanne

Jérôme Laurent, professor at the University of Caen

Jean Kempf, professor emeritus at the University of Lumière-Lyon II (pre-rapporteur)

Philippe Bazin, author and photographer (pre-rapporteur)

Paul Edwards, Senior Lecturer at the University of Paris Cité

Anca Cristofovici, professor at the University of Caen and thesis co-advisor

Tania Vladova, professor at ÉSADHAR and co-advisor for the thesis

In Cité: Toward an Art of Shared Space? From Drop Sculpture to Collaborative Installation.

At the Caen Museum of Fine Arts, the jury consisted of:
Pierre Bunmann, University Professor/Artist, Bordeaux
Thomas Hippler, Co-Director and University Professor, Caen
Marjolaine Levy, Ph.D. / Curator and Art Critic, Rennes
Miguel Angel Molina, Co-Director and Instructor at ÉSADHAR / PhD / Artist
Roberto Nigro, University Professor / Lüneburg
Anne Sauvagnargues, University Professor / Artist, Heidi WOOD, Artist, Paris

Chasing the Sun

Between comedy, drama, and tragedy, the sunset as a spectacle of the small end of the world at the FRAC de Normandie in Caen. Edited by Brigitte Poitrenaud-Lamesi (University of Caen-Normandy) and Arnaud François (National School of Architecture of Normandy).