54-1146: Diaw is a surname. Notable people with the name include: Aminata Diaw (1959–2017), Senegalese academic and political philosopher Boris Diaw (born 1982), French basketball player Cheik Diaw , Senegalese murderer Davide Diaw (born 1992), Italian footballer Djibril Diaw (born 1994), Senegalese footballer Doudou Diaw (born 1975), Senegalese footballer Ibrahim Diaw (born 1979), French-Senegalese handball player Ibrahima Diaw (table tennis) (born 1992), Senegalese table tennis player Khadim Diaw (born 1998), Senegalese-Mauritanian footballer Malick Diaw (born 1979), Malian military personnel and politician Mamadou Diaw (born 2001), Senegalese footballer Mory Diaw (born 1993), French-Senegalese footballer Mouhamadou Diaw (born 1981), Senegalese footballer Moustapha Diaw (born 1996), Mauritanian footballer Namori Diaw (born 1994), Mauritanian footballer Ndeye Meïssa Diaw (born 1994), Senegalese footballer Talla Diaw (born 1954), Senegalese wrestler [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
108-470: A Romanesque cloister adjoin the cathedral on its south side. The Archbishopric of Aix is now shared with Arles . Among its other public institutions, Aix also has the second most important Appeal Court (Palais de Justice) outside of Paris, located near the site of the former Palace of the Counts (Palais des Comtes) of Provence . The Hôtel de Ville (town hall), a building in the classical style of
162-625: A diplôme d'études universitaires générales in philosophy. The following year, she went to the Lycée Masséna in Nice to complete a Bachelor of Arts degree in philosophy and a DEUG 2, before earning a master's degree from the University of Nice Sophia Antipolis in 1981. Diaw finished her studying with a postgraduate diploma and dissertation on the theory of conflicts of the political thinking of Jean-Jacques Rousseau , which earned her
216-514: A 19th-century fountain depicts the "good king" René holding the Muscat grapes that he introduced to Provence in the 15th century; halfway down is a natural hot water fountain (34 °C), covered in moss, dating back to the Romans; and at the bottom, at la Rotonde, the hub of modern Aix, stands a monumental fountain from 1860 beneath three giant statues representing art, justice and agriculture. In
270-548: A July average of 24 °C (75 °F ). It has an average of 300 days of sunshine and only 58 days of rain. While it is partially protected from the Mistral , Aix still occasionally experiences the cooler and gusty conditions it brings. Like most of the south of France, Aix-en-Provence has a Mediterranean climate ( Köppen Csa). The Cours Mirabeau is a wide thoroughfare, planted with double rows of plane trees , bordered by fine houses and decorated by fountains. It follows
324-492: A mixture of all styles from the 5th to the 17th century, including a richly decorated portal in the Gothic style with doors elaborately carved in walnut . The interior contains 16th-century tapestries, a 15th-century triptych depicting King René and his wife on the side panels, as well as a Merovingian baptistery , its Renaissance dome supported by original Roman columns. The archbishop's palace (Palais de l'Archêveché) and
378-520: A rapidly decreasing number of people, is part of the provencal dialect of the Occitan language. The provencal for "Aix-en-Provence" is "Ais de Prouvènço" [ˈaj de pʀuˈvɛ̃sɔ] . Most of the older streets in Aix have names in both Provençal and French. Aix hosted the ninth International Congress of Modern Architecture in 1953. Aix is the home town of the rugby union team Provence Rugby . It played host to
432-593: A recently restored organ. Next to it is the Musée Granet, devoted to European painting and sculpture. Aix is often referred to as the city of a thousand fountains. Among the most notable are the 17th-century Fontaine des Quatre Dauphins (Fountain of the Four Dolphins) in the Quartier Mazarin, designed by Jean-Claude Rambot, and three of the fountains down the central Cours Mirabeau: at the top,
486-474: A university town: Louis II of Anjou granted a royal charter for a university in 1409. Today Aix-en-Provence remains an important educational centre, with many teaching and research institutes: Aix also has several training collèges, lycées, and a college of art and design. It has also become a centre for many international study programmes. Several lycées offer CPGE . Aix holds two significant musical events each year. These are: An important opera festival,
540-531: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Aminata Diaw Aminata Diaw Cissé (24 May 1959 – 14 April 2017) was a Senegalese lecturer and political philosopher who taught at the Cheikh Anta Diop University (UCAD). Influenced by Jean-Jacques Rousseau and her academia background, she wrote about citizenship, civil society, democracy, development, ethnicity, gender, globalisation, human rights, identity, nationality and
594-574: Is situated in the south of France, in a plain overlooking the Arc river, about 1.5 kilometres (1 mi) from the right bank of the river. The city slopes gently from north to south and the Montagne Sainte-Victoire can easily be seen to the east. Aix's position in the south of France gives it a warm climate, though more extreme than Marseille due to the inland location. It has an average January temperature of 6 °C (43 °F ) and
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#1732772865973648-572: The Festival international d'Art Lyrique , founded in 1948, now ranks with those in Bayreuth , Salzburg and Glyndebourne . The director until 2018 was Bernard Foccroulle , organist and director of la Monnaie in Brussels. The festival takes place in late June and July each year. The main venues in Aix itself are the outdoor Théâtre de l'Archévêché in the former garden of the archbishop's palace,
702-536: The All Blacks during the early stages of the 2007 Rugby World Cup . Ysabel , the tenth novel of the best-selling Canadian author Guy Gavriel Kay , was set and written in Aix. Italian electroacoustic artist Giuseppe Ielasi 's album Aix was produced in Aix-en-Provence, hence the title. This is also the site of an alleged sighting and landing of a UFO in 1981 that is taken seriously by GEIPAN ,
756-615: The Berlin Philharmonic was performed at the Aix festival. The current director of the festival is Pierre Audi . This takes place each year in June to coincide with the national ' Fête de la Musique .' There is a week of classical, jazz, and popular concerts held in different street venues and courtyards in the city. Some of these events are held in the Conservatoire Darius Milhaud , named in honour of
810-613: The Franks and Lombards , and was occupied by the Saracens in 731 and by Charles Martel in 737. Aix, which during the Middle Ages was the capital of Provence , did not reach its zenith until after the 12th century, when, under the houses of Barcelona/Aragon and Anjou , it became an artistic centre and seat of learning. Aix passed to the crown of France with the rest of Provence in 1487, and in 1501 Louis XII established there
864-602: The French Alps . A frequent and rapid shuttle bus service for commuters operates between the bus station in Aix and Marseille. There are many other long distance and local buses from the bus station. The city also offers a "city pass" available in 24, 48, and 72-hour packages for visiting tourists. The "pass tourisitque" is offered at the Aix-en-Provence Tourist Office, the Atelier de Cézanne, and
918-692: The Romans to Aix and gave it the name Aquae Sextiae . A spa was built in 1705 near the remains of the ancient Roman baths of Sextius . South of the Cours Mirabeau is the Quartier Mazarin . This residential district was constructed for the gentry of Aix by Archbishop Michele Mazzarino brother of Cardinal Jules Mazarin in the last half of the 17th century and contains several notable hôtels particuliers . The 13th-century church of Saint-Jean-de-Malte contains valuable pictures and
972-483: The Très Bien distinction from the jury by a unanimous decision. She completed a doctorate degree with first-class honours from the same institution in 1985. After graduation, Diaw returned to Senegal and joined the Cheikh Anta Diop University 's (UCAD) Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Arts and Humanities. She taught at the university as an assistant lecturer in political philosophy between 1986 and 1989. She
1026-488: The surname Diaw . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Diaw&oldid=1258949305 " Categories : Surnames Surnames of African origin Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
1080-519: The "boulevard exterieur", the predominantly one-way ring road that encircles the old town. Access to the old town is by a series of often narrow one-way streets that can be confusing to navigate for the uninitiated. As well as overland routes, two "rivers" flow through Aix, the Arc and the Torse, but neither of which can remotely be described as navigable. The local Aix dialect, rarely used and spoken by
1134-649: The Cité du Livre are the Grand Théâtre de Provence and the Pavillon Noir (see above). To the east of Aix rises Montagne Sainte-Victoire (1,011 metres or 3,317 feet), one of the landmarks of the Pays d'Aix. It is accessible from the centre of Aix by road or on foot, taking the wooded footpath of Escrachou Pevou to the plateau of Bibemus. It dramatically overshadows the small dam built by Émile Zola 's father and
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#17327728659731188-498: The Dakar Biennale in 2004, 2006 and 2008, making her responsible for exchanges and meetings of the commission. Diaw co-authored La recherche French-speaking feminist: Language, identities and challenges with Fatou Sow in 1999, wrote Les intellectuels entre mémoire nationaliste et représentations de la modernité in 2002, Nouveaux contours de l'espace public de Afrique in 2004, and Women Writing Africa, West Africa and
1242-683: The Darius Milhaud Conservatory designed by Kengo Kuma . Aix has several museums and galleries: Prior to 1989 Aix had several libraries, for example in the Parc Jourdan and the Town Hall. In 1989, many of these were moved to the Méjanes, an old match factory. In 1993, the "Cité du Livre" was opened around the library. This has media spaces for dance, cinema and music, and a training facility for librarians. Adjacent to
1296-599: The Faculty of Letters and Human Sciences, its Department of Philosophy, the Directorate of Cultural and Scientific Animation and the UCAD Foundation. Aix-en-Provence Aix-en-Provence or simply Aix , is a city and commune in southern France , about 30 km (20 mi) north of Marseille . A former capital of Provence , it is the subprefecture of the arrondissement of Aix-en-Provence , in
1350-649: The French composer, a native of Aix. The dance company Ballet Preljocaj of the French dancer and choreographer Angelin Preljocaj has been located in Aix since 1996. In 2007 it took up residence in the Pavillon Noir , a centre for dance performance, designed in 1999 by the architect Rudy Ricciotti . The centre is one of nineteen of its kind in France, designated Centre chorégraphique national . Aix-en-Provence
1404-602: The Hospital Center University De Fann in the night of 14 April 2017. According to Dior Konaté, who wrote Diaw's entry in the Dictionary of African Biography , Rousseau's political thoughts and her background in academia influenced her to employ their theoretical insights to comment on Senegalese current affairs such as citizenship, civil society, democracy, development, ethnicity, gender, globalisation, human rights, identity, nationality and
1458-611: The Mediterranean coast of Provence; and to Nice and other towns on the French Riviera . Aix and Marseille are equidistant from the Marseille Provence Airport (MRS) at Marignane on the Étang de Berre which features domestic and international scheduled passenger service. There is another airport at Les Milles, which is mostly used by general aviation. There is a frequent bus shuttle service from
1512-772: The Philosophical and Epistemological Research Center of the Doctoral School Studies. Diaw was born on 24 May 1959 in Saint-Louis, Senegal , the former capital of the country, and attended the local Lyceé Amet Fall school. She passed her baccalaureate with the highest honours of Mention Bien aged 19 in 1977 and left Senegal to study in France. Diaw enrolled at the Lycée Paul Cézanne preparatory school in Aix-en-Provence and earned
1566-870: The Sahel with Esi Sutherland-Addy , funded by the Ford Foundation in 2005, and was invited by the University of Kansas ' African studies program to the Senegalese Women Between Positive Law and Islam: About the Family Code conference in 2003. She took part in the National Conference of Senegal from 2007 to 2009, defending with the politician Penda Mbow on retaining secularism in the constitution. and wrote Women Writing Africa in November 2005, which
1620-573: The UCAD's rectorate, and wrote articles from discussion learnt from African Feminist Forum , African Gender Institute , DAWN on Globalization, Friedrich Ebert Foundation Institute for Democratic Alternatives in South Africa , Rendez-vous de l'histoire de Blois and Women Living Under Muslim Laws . Diaw was a pan-Africanist . In 1996, she married the UCAD professor Mame Thierno Cissé, with whom she had two daughters. Diaw died from illness at
1674-691: The democratisation and women's position within this movement and the debate on gender parity with the Senegalese Lawyers' Association. From June 2010, Diaw worked as a senior programme officer of CODESRIA's Training, Grant and Fellowship Division, and worked on its collaboration with UNESCO , UN Women and the UNESCO National Commissions on a project about the women's movement and gender-related violence in The Gambia , Guinea-Bissau and Senegal from 2011 to 2012. She
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1728-488: The department of Bouches-du-Rhône , in the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur . The population of Aix-en-Provence is approximately 145,000. Its inhabitants are called Aixois or, less commonly, Aquisextains . Aix ( Aquae Sextiae ) was founded in 123 BC by the Roman consul Sextius Calvinus , who gave his name to its springs, following the destruction of the nearby Gallic oppidum at Entremont . In 102 BC its vicinity
1782-510: The legal economy. The current mayor of Aix-en-Provence is Sophie Joissains , elected on September 24, 2021. Presidential Elections Second Round: A set of ancient roads radiate out from Aix to the surrounding countryside, the Pays d'Aix. There are also a large number of modern autoroutes connecting Aix to nearby towns. There are autoroutes northwards to Avignon and to the Luberon ; southwards to Marseille ; and eastwards to Aubagne and
1836-479: The line of the old city wall, and divides the town into two sections. The new town extends to the south and west; the old town, with its narrow, irregular streets, and its old mansions dating from the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries, lies to the north. Situated on this avenue, which is lined on one side with banks and on the other with cafés, is the Deux Garçons, the most famous brasserie in Aix. Built in 1792, it
1890-410: The main bus station in Aix which also serves the nearby TGV station at l'Arbois, in the middle of the countryside about 16 kilometres (10 mi) from Aix. At Aix, the line from Paris branches to Marseille and Nice; it takes about 3 hours to get from Paris to Aix by TGV. Aix also has a railway station near the centre, Gare d'Aix-en-Provence , with connections to Marseille, Pertuis and Briançon in
1944-713: The manufacture of confectionery, iron-ware, hats, matches and the extraction of olive oil . Current economic activities include: The airline Twin Jet has its head office in Aix-en-Provence. From 1990 to 2000, criminal organizations established complex extortion rings in Marseille extending to Aix-en-Provence and the greater French Riviera . Since 2002, Le Milieu is known for, in addition to its extortion rings, large counterfeiting and white-collar crime operations. Due to increased financial regulation, Le Milieu has collectively pushed to integrate their crime profits into
1998-584: The middle of the 17th century, looks onto a picturesque square (Place de l'Hôtel de Ville). It contains some fine woodwork and tapestries. At its side rises a handsome clock-tower, erected in 1510. Also on the Place de l'Hôtel de Ville is the former Corn Exchange (1759–1761) (Halle de Grains). This ornately decorated 18th-century building was designed by the Vallon brothers. Nearby are the remarkable thermal springs , containing lime and carbonic acid , that first drew
2052-482: The official Aix tourism website. In the town itself, there is an inexpensive municipal bus service, including a dial-a-bus service ("proxibus"), a park-and-ride service and tiny electrified buses for those with mobility problems – these are six-seater vehicles that circulate at a speed of 16 km/h (10 mph). The central old town of Aix is for the most part pedestrianised. There are large underground and overground parking structures placed at regular intervals on
2106-490: The older part of Aix, there are also fountains of note in the Place d'Albertas and the Place des Trois-Ormeaux. Aix is the birthplace of Post-Impressionist painter Paul Cézanne. A walking trail links sites including his childhood home, Jas de Bouffan, and his former studio, Atelier Cézanne. The white limestone mountain Sainte-Victoire overlooks the city and was a frequent subject of Cézanne's works. Aix has long been
2160-594: The parliament of Provence, which existed until 1789. In the 17th and 18th centuries, the town was the seat of the Intendance of Provence. Current archeological excavations in the Ville des Tours, a medieval suburb of Aix, have unearthed the remains of a Roman amphitheatre . A deposit of fossil bones from the Upper Continental Miocene gave rise to a Christian dragon legend. Aix-en-Provence
2214-731: The private Higher Management Institute school in Dakar . Two years later, she was appointed one of the first laureates of the first edition of the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) on Democratic Governance, a Pan-African academic research organisation, publishing the monograph Démocratie et logiques identitaires en Afrique on behalf of the institute, In 1994, Diaw wrote L'invention de la politique en Afrique and Repenser la société civile in 1998. She
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2268-408: The public. From 2009 onwards, the château, which now belongs to Jacqueline's daughter Catherine Hutin, has been open to the public from June to September. Mont Sainte-Victoire has a complex network of paths, leading to the priory and Croix de Provence at the summit, to the large man-made reservoir of Bimont and to the Roman viaduct above le Tholonet. Industries formerly included flour-milling,
2322-491: The recently restored 18th-century Théâtre du Jeu de Paume, and the newly built Grand Théâtre de Provence ; operas are also staged in the outdoor Théâtre du Grand Saint-Jean outside Aix. Linked to the festival is the Académie européenne de musique, a summer school for young musicians with master classes by celebrated artists. Over the four-year period from 2006 until 2009, Sir Simon Rattle 's version of Wagner's Ring Cycle with
2376-576: The state in an African and Senegalese context by using a political insight. Diaw worked for the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA), Bellagio Study and Conference Center of the Rockfeller Foundation, National UNESCO Sub-Commission on Social Sciences and Humanities, West African Research Association, the National UNESCO Sub-Commission on Social Sciences and Humanities and
2430-492: The state in an African and Senegalese context. She observed the connections between gender, politics and power in Africa from both a feminist and philosophical viewpoint. A ceremony to honour her life took place at the West African Research Center on 20 December 2017. On 3 May 2018, a second tribute for Diaw was hosted by three faculty members at a conference room in UCAD organised by its rectorate,
2484-520: The village was formerly occupied by the counts of Provence (including René of Anjou ) and the Archbishops of Aix before it became the family home of the marquis de Vauvenargues . It was acquired by the Spanish artist Pablo Picasso in 1958, who was resident there from 1959 until 1962, when he moved to Mougins . He and his wife Jacqueline are buried in its grounds, which are not usually open to
2538-422: Was a favourite subject and haunt of Paul Cézanne throughout his lifetime. In the village of Le Tholonet on the precipitous southern side of Mont Sainte-Victoire, there is a windmill that he used, and beyond that a mountain hut, the refuge Cézanne , where he liked to paint. To the north, the mountain slopes gently down through woodland to the village of Vauvenargues . The Château of Vauvenargues overlooking
2592-486: Was frequented by the likes of Paul Cézanne , Émile Zola and Ernest Hemingway . On 3 November 2019, Les Deux Garçons was devastated by a fire that engulfed the entire building, leaving the much loved establishment just a shell. The Cathedral of the Holy Saviour ( Aix Cathedral ) is situated to the north in the medieval part of Aix. Built on the site of a former Roman forum and an adjacent basilica, it contains
2646-770: Was made director of the UCAD's director of Information, Cultural and Sports Activities in 1996, was selected as fellow at the Bellagio Study and Conference Center of the Rockfeller Foundation in Italy in 2001, was chair of the National UNESCO Sub-Commission on Social Sciences and Humanities, and vice-chair of the West African Research Association in 2002 and was chair of the Commission on Encounters and Exchanges of
2700-409: Was one of the first Senegalese women to teach philosophy at the university. In 1988, Diaw authored Rousseau et la Révolution française: â propos de la théorie de I'État and L'autorité du Souverain ou le pari de la liberté chez Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Du refus du modéle á l'invocation d'autorité: Rousseau et Montaigne two years later. In 1990, Diaw was made a lecturer and lectured for one year at
2754-406: Was part of Marseille-Provence 2013 , the year-long cultural festival when the region served as the European Capital of Culture . Aix hosted several major cultural events including one half of the Grand Atelier du Midi gala exhibition and an episode of the Révélations pyrotechnical performance. The city also unveiled major new cultural infrastructure to coincide with Marseille-Provence 2013, including
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#17327728659732808-464: Was published by Feminist Press in New York. She led the Philosophical and Epistemological Research Center of the Doctoral School Studies (CEREPHE) from July 2009 on. Diaw supported women's rights through being secretary general of the National UNESCO Sub-Commission on Social Sciences and Humanities (COSEF), and was a member of the Senegalese Women Association of University Graduates and African Women Workers Network. Her work with COSEF saw her discuss
2862-409: Was resource manager in CODESRIA conferences, methodology, writing workshops, was active in several general assemblies, such as being the co-chair of the programme committee of its 14th general assembly in Dakar in 2015. Diaw led its Gender Research Programme, organised multiple Annual Gender Symposiums in Cairo and its yearly Gender Institute. She was also director of cultural and scientific animation at
2916-409: Was the scene of the Battle of Aquae Sextiae , where the Romans under Gaius Marius defeated the Ambrones and Teutones , with mass suicides among the captured women, which passed into Roman legends of Germanic heroism. In the 4th century AD it became the metropolis of Narbonensis Secunda . It was occupied by the Visigoths in 477. In the succeeding century, the town was repeatedly plundered by
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