International Symposium on Textbooks – May 28–29, 2026

The Making of the Textbook: History, Uses, and Changes

Conferences:
  • Outlook historical and epistemological on the manual textbook – Xavier Riondet (University of Rennes 2) and Sylvain Wagnon (Faculty of Education – University of Montpellier).
  • Textbooks in the Face of Digital Transformation and Artificial Intelligence – André Tricot (Paul Valéry University, Montpellier).

 

Workshops:

  • The Battle for the Narrative: Ideological and Memory-Related Issues
  • Textbooks by Subject and Grade Level
  • The Textbook and Its Skills
  • Textbooks and recommendations from the Department of Education and other institutions

 

Roundtable Discussion on May 28: Textbooks Today and Tomorrow

  • Agnès Botrel, Director of Magnard Publishing and member of the association’s board School Publishers.
  • Sébastien Cote, history professor and series editor for school textbooks at Nathan Publishing.
  • Agnès Faivre, Deputy Director of Education, Nouvelle-Vendée Region
  • Alexandra Mounier, Project Manager for Textbooks and Digital Resources, Île-de-France Region.
  • Jean-Louis Nembrini, Vice President for Education, Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region.

Panel discussion moderated by Mayssa Issa, journalist.

 

Free admission