Film de la semaine: “Révolution silencieuse” de Lila Ribi

“Elémenterre”

Adepte de la culture biologique, Cédric, paysan suisse, fait le choix d’une production céréalière entièrement locale. Une décision conséquente pour son exploitation et l’entier de sa famille.

Si le bonheur est dans le pré, il exige des sacrifices : oser remettre en question les acquis, affronter un système globalisé vicié et vicieux, quitte à se retrouver en marge. Un risque financier important pour ce père de six enfants et son épouse. Mais une démarche essentielle pour ces esprits zen. De ce retour au plus proche de la terre et du vivant dépend leur équilibre, leur harmonie.

Les documentaires à succès Demain et Solutions locales pour un désordre global prêchaient la bonne parole en laissant de côté les difficultés engendrées. Plus intime, ce film capte avec modestie et sympathie les espoirs, les doutes et les frustrations qu’engendrent ces révolutions silencieuses à hauteur d’homme. Mieux tenu d’un point de vue cinématographique – lumière fuyante, cadre instable, image terne –, il aurait pu  convaincre davantage et emporter.

A découvrir ou revoir en DVD à la Bibliothèque (4.1 REV).


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Période d’examens / Exam period

Du 26 novembre au 21 décembre, la Bibliothèque étend ses horaires (période d’examens) :

  • Lundi – vendredi : 8 h – 23 h
  • Samedi : 9 h – 23 h
  • Dimanche : 9 h – 19 h (Accès réservé à la communauté IHEID)

Library opening hours from 26 November to 21 December (exam period):

  • Monday – Friday: 8 am – 11 pm
  • Saturday: 9 am – 11 pm
  • Sunday: 9 am – 7 pm (Access for the Graduate Institute only)

Illustration: pixabay, CC0 (Creative Commons)

A new guide on Impact Metrics

Following our blog articles on bibliometrics and their major applications, our specialist librarians Isabelle Vuillemin-Raval and Linda Leger have prepared a full guide on Impact Metrics.

This will help you understand:

  • Journal and article impact factors
  • Author impact factors such as G, H and i10 indexes
  • The shift towards Altmetrics
  • Why such calculations can be a bad idea

Enjoy!


Original picture: Measuring tape, by Newsong (CC0 public domain)

Book of the Week: “Kings and presidents: Saudi Arabia and the United States since FDR” by Bruce Riedel

An insider’s account of the often-fraught U.S.-Saudi relationship.

Saudi Arabia and the United States have been partners since 1943, when President Roosevelt met with two future Saudi monarchs. Subsequent U.S. presidents have had direct relationships with those kings and their successors– setting the tone for a special partnership between an absolute monarchy with a unique Islamic identity and the world’s most powerful democracy. Although based in large part on economic interests, the U.S.-Saudi relationship has rarely been smooth.

Publisher: Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution Press, 2018
Call Number: 327(532/73) HEIA 121331

Film of the Week: “Foxtrot” by Samuel Maoz

After his son’s death, Michael spirals into a whirlwind of anger only to experience one of life’s unfathomable twists which rival the surreal military experiences of his son.

“Michael and Dafna Feldmann, an affluent Tel Aviv couple, learn that their son, Jonathan, a soldier, has died in the line of duty. The Israeli military authorities refuse to inform the distraught parents where and how Jonathan died, or if his body had been recovered. Several hours later, they are notified almost matter-of-factly that there has been a mix-up, and that it was some other Jonathan Feldman who has been killed. An angry Michael demands that the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) allow Jonathan to return home.”

Publisher: Black Out, 2018
Call Number: 956.94 FOX