داستان‌خوانی و نقد و بررسی اثری از ابراهیم گلستان: هدف از برگزاری جلسات ماهانه‌ی کافه‌ادبی خواندن آثار ادبی و و هم‌نشینی و سخن‌گفتن درباره‌ی آن‌ها برای لذت بردن بیش‌تر از ادبیات است. کافه‌ادبی جماعتی علاقمند به آثار ادبی هستند که می‌‌خواهند نظرات‌شان درباره‌ی ادبیات را با دیگران مطرح کنند و نظرات دیگران را بشنوند.ابراهیم گلستان نویسنده و فیلم‌ساز ایرانی‌ صاحب‌سبک است که همیشه نظراتی جنجالی درباره‌ی هنرمندان و آثار هنری داشته. گلستان کم‌تر از انگشتان دودست مجموعه داستان منتشرشده و آن‌طور که گفته می‌شود تعداد زیادی اثر منتشرنشده دارد. با این‌حال سبک ویژه‌ی او در ادبیات همیشه مورد توجه جامعه‌ی هنری ایرانی بوده و هست آن‌چنان که با وجود بیش از سی‌سال دوری از ایران، سال گذشته در سن نودسالگی توانست... more >>

IN COLLABORATION WITH McGill Iranian Students Association: This is the third session of a five-part talk series based on the documentary entitled "The Human Ape" which will focus on the topics of problem solving, communication, planning and cooperation, amongst other topics. The overarching goal of the series is to provide a systematic overview of specific cognitive capacities which have enabled humans to achieve tremendous feats throughout their recorded history. More importantly, we will discover how a much older history of human development, that is its evolutionary history, may have contributed significantly to the emergence of human culture and technological achievements. A final goal of the series is to appreciate unique characteristics which set modern humans apart from their evolutionary relatives. These... more >>

From the early French immigrants to Richard Desjardins, we will survey "La Chanson québécoise", Quebec songs, songwriters and singers.  We will try to understand how the evolution of Quebec songwriting mirrors the social, cultural and political aspirations of its people, first called "les Canadiens", and from the late sixties onwards, "les Québécois".  As we did in the previous talk "Every day culture of Quebec", for which this talk is a complement, we will explain who is who, and what are the canonical names to remember, but we will salt the list with our own personal preferences, a base from which you may explore by yourself the richness of Quebec's songwriting. ... more >>

The history of western art presents a survey of the greatest achievements in the history of art from the stone age to the post impressionist world. The aim of this presentation is to bring some intelligible order into the wealth of names, periods and styles which crowd the art books. it will try to make us see the history of art as a continuous weaving and changing of traditions in which each work refers to the past and points to the future. ... more >>

CaféLitt is not a place; it is a gathering of minds. We are a group of mostly Persian young students, scholars and professionals who gather every Thursday evening around 19h00 in a café to discuss various subjects and share different ideas, ranging vastly from history to science, from literature to fine arts. We started these gatherings on Jan 18th, 2007. Each week, one of us takes the responsibility of presenting a topic (in Persian, English or French) for about an hour in a subject s/he is intimately familiar with or has an expertise in. Afterwards, the evening turns into a discussion forum and all members of the audience will have an opportunity to ask their question(s) and share their points of view.
CaféLitt is open to all comments, suggestion, collaboration and new ideas. CaféLitt provides an unparalleled opportunity for learning about culture, science and philosophy in a relaxed and friendly environment, and for sharing your knowledge and expertise with like-minded members of your community.
CaféLitt is officially registered as a non-profitable group and is a nonpartisan, nonreligious and nonpolitical entity.