Image et Sciences Sociales

Contrary to oral interviews, statistics or primary sources in print, the use of film does not occupy an important place in the training of social scientists. Yet, as this article argues, before film and video can become standard data gathering tools, social scientists need to reflect on the ways filming techniques are taught. To do so, this article offers an account of a filming course taught for several years to third year students at the university of Tours.     

La Langue des Sciences Sociales dans le Tableau historique de Condorcet

Condorcet started working on "social sciences" many years before the French Revolution. Although published in 1793-1794, his Tableau historique, was first conceived in the 1770s. It examined the necessary conditions for scientific reasoning and scientific languages. Analyzing the obstacles that stood in the way of the development of social sciences, Condorcet used case studies to offer a reflection on the making of a language that would be scientific and accessible to the enlightened citizen as well.