Cahiers Parisiens/ Parisian Notebookspublish selected papers drawn from the various advanced-level activities at the University of Chicago Center in Paris. Topics treated in each issue reflect the disciplinary diversity of conferences and lectures organized at the Center during a given academic year. Papers are published in the language in which they were presented-primarily English or French, but also other languages as the occasions warrant. Papers not written in English are prefaced by an English summary.