Paris Institute for Critical Thinking
| Institut de Paris pour la Pensée Critique | |
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| Abbreviation | PICT |
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| Formation | 2018 |
| Headquarters | Paris, France |
| Website | https://parisinstitute.org/ |
The Paris Institute for Critical Thinking (PICT) is a non-profit educational organization located in Paris, France, dedicated to promoting critical thinking through the humanities and arts. It offers university-quality courses alongside a variety of events such as lectures, conferences, and workshops. PICT also creates intellectual content for a global audience, including podcasts, blogs, videos, and through its publishing house, PICT Books.[1] The institute emphasizes inclusivity, welcoming participants from diverse backgrounds and conducting all programs in English, fostering an accessible environment for learning and engagement.[2][3][4][5]
History
[edit | edit source]Established in 2018, PICT focuses on the humanities and arts, offering a range of academic activities such as courses, workshops, conferences, and public lectures.[6][7]
Organizational Structure
[edit | edit source]The organization's co-founders include executive director Evrim Emir-Sayers, managing director Macha Matalaev, and editor-at-large David Selim Sayers. The administrative staff is entirely composed of volunteers, reflecting PICT's commitment to community involvement.[8][9][10][11][12]
Funding Sources
[edit | edit source]As a registered non-profit association in France, PICT invests all its funding back into educational activities. A significant portion of the enrollment fees is allocated directly to instructors, whose vision and dedication are essential to the institute's existence.[13]
PICT Community
[edit | edit source]All supporters of PICT are integral to its community, which includes the PICT team, members of the association, participants who support in-person activities through enrollment fees, and an international audience that engages with PICT's books and online content.[12]
Activities
[edit | edit source]The institute operates mostly in English and is dedicated to providing high-quality education accessible to the public regardless of their educational background.[3][14][15] PICT also engages in public outreach via online journals and articles that are available in open-access format as well as through its imprint, PICT Books.[11]
In 2022, the PICT website published a 25-page essay by co-founders David Selim Sayers and Evrim Emir-Sayers about the field of Turkish studies in Germany, which triggered intense controversy in the national media in Turkey.[11]
In 2023, PICT participated in the successful campaign by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) to secure the release of Franco-Afghan journalist Mortaza Behboudi from prison in Afghanistan.[16]
Partnerships
[edit | edit source]PICT fosters diverse partnerships at local, national, and international levels to enhance its mission and broaden its impact.[12]
- Association of Former UNESCO Staff Members (AFUS)
- Cambridge Society of Paris
- Centre for Critical Thought, University of Kent
- Collège d’Études Mondiales
- École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées
- Fondation Biermans-Lapôtre
- Fondation Danoise
- Fondation Maison des Sciences de l’Homme (FMSH)
- Goethe-Institut Paris
- Independent Social Research Foundation (ISRF)
- London Group of Multilingual Writers (LGMW)
- Maison de la Vie Associative et Citoyenne de Paris Centre — site Marais
- Maison des Écrivains et de la Littérature
- Maison des Étudiants Suedois
- Reporters Without Borders
- San Francisco Books Paris
- Sorbonne pour l’Organisation des Nations Unies (SONU)
- The Abbey Bookshop
References
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